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| Name | Wilcox |
| Alt names | Wilcox | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 32.967°N 83.45°W |
| Located in | Georgia, United States (1857 - ) |
| See also | Ben Hill, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Dooly, Georgia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Irwin, Georgia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Pulaski, Georgia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Turner, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Wilcox County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,255. The county seat is Abbeville.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Wilcox County was formed on December 22, 1857, from parts of Irwin, Pulaski, and Dooly counties. The county was named for General Mark Wilcox, a Georgia state legislator and one of the founders of the Georgia Supreme Court.
The first county courthouse was built in 1858; the present courthouse dates from 1903.
Timeline
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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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| 1910 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1919 | 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 | 2,115
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| 1870 | 2,439
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| 1880 | 3,109
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| 1890 | 7,980
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| 1900 | 11,097
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| 1910 | 13,486
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| 1920 | 15,511
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| 1930 | 13,439
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| 1940 | 12,755
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| 1950 | 10,167
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| 1960 | 7,905
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| 1970 | 6,998
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| 1980 | 7,682
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| 1990 | 7,008
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Wilcox County, Georgia, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gawilcox/
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