- Name
- Lowndes
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- Alternate names
- Lowndes (Getty Vocabulary Program)
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- Type
- County
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- Coordinates
- 30.833°N 83.25°W
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- Located in
- Georgia, United States (1825 - )
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- See also
- Berrien, Georgia, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Brooks, Georgia, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Colquitt, Georgia, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Echols, Georgia, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Irwin, Georgia, United States (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Lanier, Georgia, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
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| Contained Places
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Larger map
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- Inhabited place
- Academy Acres
- Bandy
- Barko Village
- Barretts
- Bemiss
- Bray
- Briggston
- Chapman
- Charter Oaks
- Cherokee Plantation
- Cherry Creek Hills
- Clyattville
- Country Club Estates
- Dasher
- Dees
- Dellwood
- Delmar
- Eager
- Eastwind
- Five Points
- Forrest Place
- Forresthill Estates
- Forrestwood Estates
- Foxborough
- Franklinville
- Greens Crossing
- Hahira
- Hallmark Heights
- Herring
- Highland Heights
- Indianola
- Jackson
- Joree Springs
- Kinderlou
- Lake Park
- Lakeland Forest
- Lakeview Heights
- Lawton
- Lincoln Park
- Little Miami
- Macville
- Mederer Acres
- Melrose
- Mineola
- Mobile Home Estates
- Monks Crossing
- Naylor
- Newsome
- North Gate Manor Trailer Park
- Northwood
- Oak
- Old Clyattville
- Olympia
- Ousley
- Pebblewood
- Prescott
- Provident
- Remerton
- Schoer Estates
- Seaford
- Shiloh
- South Ree Springs
- Stephenton
- Tillman
- Troupville ( 1859 - )
- Twin Lakes
- Valdosta ( 1859 - )
- West Valdosta
- Westwood Estates
- Windsor Park
- Wood Valley
- Woodgate
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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
Lowndes County (pronounced Lounds) is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created December 23, 1825. As of 2000, the population was 92,115; the 2005 Census estimates show a population of 96,705 [1]. The county seat is Valdosta. The county is a major commercial, educational, and manufacturing center of south Georgia with considerable forest products including pulpwood and naval stores, such as turpentine and rosin. Part of Grand Bay, a 13,000 acre swamp is located in Lowndes County.
The county was named for William Jones Lowndes, whose father, Rawlins Lowndes, had been a Revolutionary War leader from South Carolina.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1825 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1858 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1862 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1862 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | Marriage 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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| 1830 | 2,453
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| 1840 | 5,574
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| 1850 | 7,714
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| 1860 | 5,249
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| 1870 | 8,321
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| 1880 | 11,049
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| 1890 | 15,102
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| 1900 | 20,036
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| 1910 | 24,436
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| 1920 | 26,521
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| 1930 | 29,994
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| 1940 | 31,860
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| 1950 | 35,211
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| 1960 | 49,270
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| 1970 | 55,112
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| 1980 | 67,972
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| 1990 | 75,981
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~galownde/
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