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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Whitfield County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census shows a population of 102,599. The county seat is Dalton. The county was created on December 30, 1851, and named after George Whitefield, Methodist evangelist. The "e" was omitted to reflect the pronunciation of his name.
Whitfield County is part of the Dalton, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1851 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1852 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1852 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1852 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1852 | 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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1860 | 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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1860 | 10,047
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1870 | 10,117
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1880 | 11,900
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1890 | 12,916
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1900 | 14,509
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1910 | 15,934
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1920 | 16,897
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1930 | 20,808
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1940 | 26,105
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1950 | 34,432
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1960 | 42,109
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1970 | 55,108
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1980 | 65,789
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1990 | 72,462
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Whitfield County, Georgia, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.geocities.com/heartland/plains/3242
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