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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
Screven County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,593. The county seat is Sylvania.
History
The County was created on December 14, 1793, and was named after General James Screven, who served in the American Revolutionary War.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1790 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1793 | County formed | 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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| 1800 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1811 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1817 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1927 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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 | 3,019
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| 1810 | 4,477
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| 1820 | 3,941
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| 1830 | 4,776
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| 1840 | 4,794
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| 1850 | 6,847
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| 1860 | 8,274
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| 1870 | 9,175
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| 1880 | 12,786
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| 1890 | 14,424
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| 1900 | 19,252
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| 1910 | 20,202
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| 1920 | 23,552
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| 1930 | 20,503
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| 1940 | 20,353
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| 1950 | 18,000
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| 1960 | 14,919
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| 1970 | 12,591
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| 1980 | 14,043
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| 1990 | 13,842
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Screven County, Georgia, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gascreve/
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