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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Chatham County is located in the U.S. state of Georgia, on the state's Atlantic coast. The county seat and largest city is Savannah. One of the original counties of Georgia, Chatham County was created February 5, 1777, and is named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.
The U.S. Census Bureau's official 2020 population for Chatham County was 295,291 residents. This was an increase of 11.4% from the official 2010 population of 265,128 residents. Chatham is the sixth most populous county in Georgia, and the most populous Georgia county outside the Atlanta metropolitan area. Chatham is the core county of the Savannah metropolitan area.
Historical churches
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Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1777 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1777 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1783 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1785 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1800 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1806 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1790 | 10,769
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| 1800 | 12,946
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| 1810 | 13,540
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| 1820 | 14,737
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| 1830 | 14,127
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| 1840 | 18,801
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| 1850 | 23,901
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| 1860 | 31,043
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| 1870 | 41,279
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| 1880 | 45,023
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| 1890 | 57,740
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| 1900 | 71,239
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| 1910 | 79,690
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| 1920 | 100,032
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| 1930 | 105,431
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| 1940 | 117,970
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| 1950 | 151,481
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| 1960 | 188,299
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| 1970 | 187,767
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| 1980 | 202,226
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| 1990 | 216,935
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Chatham County, Georgia, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gachatha
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