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 north-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,330. The county seat is Dawsonville.

Dawson County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its natural resources include Amicalola Falls, the highest falls in Georgia and one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the state.

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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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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Dawson County, Georgia, United States

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Research Tips

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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~gadawson

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