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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
Oglethorpe County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,899. The county seat is Lexington.
Oglethorpe County is included in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA Combined Statistical Area. It is the largest county in Northeast Georgia.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1793 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1794 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1794 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1794 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1795 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1800 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1820 | 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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1800 | 9,780
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1810 | 12,297
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1820 | 14,046
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1830 | 13,618
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1840 | 10,868
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1850 | 12,259
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1860 | 11,549
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1870 | 11,782
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1880 | 15,400
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1890 | 16,951
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1900 | 17,881
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1910 | 18,680
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1920 | 20,287
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1930 | 12,927
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1940 | 12,430
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1950 | 9,958
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1960 | 7,926
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1970 | 7,598
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1980 | 8,929
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1990 | 9,763
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gaogleth/
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