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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
Meriwether County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 21,992. The county seat is Greenville, home of the Meriwether County Courthouse. The county was formed on December 14, 1827, as the 73rd county in Georgia. It was named for David Meriwether, a general in the American Revolutionary War and member of Congress from Georgia.
Meriwether County is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1825 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1827 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1827 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1828 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1828 | Marriage records recorded | 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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| 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
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| 1830 | 4,422
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| 1840 | 14,132
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| 1850 | 16,476
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| 1860 | 15,330
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| 1870 | 13,756
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| 1880 | 17,651
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| 1890 | 20,740
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| 1900 | 23,339
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| 1910 | 25,180
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| 1920 | 26,168
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| 1930 | 22,437
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| 1940 | 22,055
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| 1950 | 21,055
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| 1960 | 19,756
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| 1970 | 19,461
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| 1980 | 21,229
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| 1990 | 22,411
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Meriwether County, Georgia, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.bellsouthpwp.net/m/s/msaffold/meriweth.htm
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