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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Johnson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,980. The county seat is Wrightsville. Johnson County is part of the Dublin, Georgia, Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
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Johnson county was created by the Georgia legislature December 11, 1858, from parts of Emanuel, Laurens, and Washington counties. Johnson County was named for Georgia governor, senator, and U.S. vice-presidential candidate Herschel Vespasian Johnson.
In 1919, a deputy driving Jim Waters, a black prisoner accused of rape, out of the county was stopped by a group of 150 men at a bridge over the Ohoopee River. The men tied Waters to a tree and shot him numerous times. The case was closed without any investigation.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1858 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1859 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1859 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1859 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1859 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1910 | 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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1860 | 2,919
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1870 | 2,964
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1880 | 4,800
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1890 | 6,129
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1900 | 11,409
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1910 | 12,897
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1920 | 13,546
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1930 | 12,681
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1940 | 12,953
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1950 | 9,893
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1960 | 8,048
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1970 | 7,727
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1980 | 8,660
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1990 | 8,329
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Johnson County, Georgia, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gajohnso/
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