Place:Dawson, Georgia, United States

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NameDawson
Alt namesDawsonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates34.433°N 84.167°W
Located inGeorgia, United States     (1857 - )
See alsoGilmer, Georgia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Lumpkin, Georgia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Afton
Amicalola
Barrettsville
Dawsonville
Dougherty
Emma
Hubbardsville
Juno
Landrum
Lumpkin
McKee
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Dawson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 3, 1857 from Gilmer and Lumpkin counties. As of 2000, the population is 15,999. The 2007 Census Estimate showed a population of 21,484. The county seat is Dawsonville.

It is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Dawson County is named for William Crosby Dawson, a U.S. Senator from Georgia.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1857 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1858 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1858 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1858 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1858 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1858 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1860 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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
1860 3,856
1870 4,369
1880 5,837
1890 5,612
1900 5,442
1910 4,686
1920 4,204
1930 3,502
1940 4,479
1950 3,712
1960 3,590
1970 3,639
1980 4,774
1990 9,429
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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~gadawson

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