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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
Clinch County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on February 14, 1850, named in honor of Duncan Lamont Clinch. As of the 2010 census, the population is 6,798. The county seat is Homerville.
With just 8.5 people per square mile (land), Clinch has one of the lowest population densities of any county in Georgia.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1850 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1867 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1867 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1868 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1868 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1919 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1930 | 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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| 1850 | 637
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| 1860 | 3,063
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| 1870 | 3,945
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| 1880 | 4,138
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| 1890 | 6,652
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| 1900 | 8,732
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| 1910 | 8,424
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| 1920 | 7,984
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| 1930 | 7,015
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| 1940 | 6,437
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| 1950 | 6,007
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| 1960 | 6,545
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| 1970 | 6,405
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| 1980 | 6,660
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| 1990 | 6,160
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Note: Clinch was created from Lowndes and Ware, but only the portion taken from Lowndes was reported as Clinch in 1850; the portion taken from Ware was reported with Ware.
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gacinch
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