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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
White County is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 22, 1857, from part of Habersham County. The county was named for Newton County Representative David T. White, who helped a Habersham representative successfully attain passage of an act creating the new county. As of 2000, the population was 19,944. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 25,020. The county seat is Cleveland.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1857 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1858 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1858 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1858 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1858 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1870 | 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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| 1860 | 3,315
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| 1870 | 4,606
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| 1880 | 5,341
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| 1890 | 6,151
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| 1900 | 5,912
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| 1910 | 5,110
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| 1920 | 6,105
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| 1930 | 6,056
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| 1940 | 6,417
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| 1950 | 5,951
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| 1960 | 6,935
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| 1970 | 7,742
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| 1980 | 10,120
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| 1990 | 13,006
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gawhite/
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