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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Brooks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Valdosta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,243. The county seat is Quitman. Brooks County was created 11 December 1858 from portions of Lowndes and Thomas counties by an act of the Georgia General Assembly named in honor of Preston Brooks, famous and acclaimed throughout the South for having beaten to unconsciousness, Senator Charles Sumner in 1856 in Congress. The county is in the Valdosta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1857 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1858 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1859 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1859 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1859 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1860 | 6,356
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| 1870 | 8,342
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| 1880 | 11,727
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| 1890 | 13,979
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| 1900 | 18,606
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| 1910 | 23,832
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| 1920 | 24,538
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| 1930 | 21,330
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| 1940 | 20,497
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| 1950 | 18,169
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| 1960 | 15,292
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| 1970 | 13,739
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| 1980 | 15,255
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| 1990 | 15,398
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gabrooks/
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