Place:Walton, Georgia, United States

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Place Information
Name
Walton
Alternate names
Walton     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Coordinates
33.767°N 83.733°W
Located in
Georgia, United States     (1818 - )
See also
Barrow, Georgia, United States     (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Newton, Georgia, United States     (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Contained Places

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Inhabited place
Alcovy Mountain
Between
Bold Springs
Bradley
Campton
Caruthers Mill
Ebenezer
Good Hope
Gratis
Herndonville
Jersey
Loganville
Monroe
Mount Vernon
Nicholasville
Pannell
Snows Mill
Social Circle
Split Silk
Walker Park
Walnut Grove
Whitney
Windsor
Youth
Watching Page

source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Walton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 60,687. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 75,647 [1]. The county seat is Monroe, Georgia6.

This county is a part of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area (Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area).

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1818 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1819 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1819 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1820 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1820 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1825 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1920 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
1820 4,192
1830 10,929
1840 10,209
1850 10,821
1860 11,074
1870 11,038
1880 15,622
1890 17,467
1900 20,942
1910 25,393
1920 24,216
1930 21,118
1940 20,777
1950 20,230
1960 20,481
1970 23,404
1980 31,211
1990 38,586

Note: The first Walton County was created in 1803 as a Georgia county and was reported in 1810 as part of Georgia; it was abolished in 1812 after a review of the State boundary determined its area to be located in North Carolina. The present-day Walton County was created in 1818, comprising territory included in Jackson County in 1810.

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Research Tips

  1. Tax digest 1819, 1826, 1831, 1834, 1852-1853, FHL US/CAN Film 159188. [2]
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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~gawalton/

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