Place:Hancock, Georgia, United States

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NameHancock
Alt namesHancocksource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates33.267°N 82.967°W
Located inGeorgia, United States     (1793 - )
See alsoBaldwin, Georgia, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Greene, Georgia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Taliaferro, Georgia, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Washington, Georgia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Beulah
Buckhead
Culverton
Devereux
Eureka
Friendship
Glenford
Gum Hill
Harpertown
Howell Grove
Linton
Mayfield
Mount Zion
Powelton
Pride
Sandy Run
Shoulderbone
Sparta
Springfield
Zebulon
Unknown
Bethel
Jewell
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,429. The county seat is Sparta. The county was created on December 17, 1793, and named for John Hancock, a Founding Father of the American Revolution.

Hancock County is included in the Milledgeville, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1793 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1794 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1794 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1794 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1800 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1806 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1830 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
1800 14,456
1810 13,330
1820 12,734
1830 11,820
1840 9,659
1850 11,578
1860 12,044
1870 11,317
1880 16,989
1890 17,149
1900 18,277
1910 19,189
1920 18,357
1930 13,070
1940 12,764
1950 11,052
1960 9,979
1970 9,019
1980 9,466
1990 8,908
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Hancock County, Georgia, United States

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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~gahancoc/index.html

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