Place:Wilcox, Georgia, United States

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NameWilcox
Alt namesWilcoxsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates32.967°N 83.45°W
Located inGeorgia, United States     (1857 - )
See alsoBen Hill, Georgia, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Dooly, Georgia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Irwin, Georgia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Pulaski, Georgia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Turner, Georgia, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Abbeville
Browning
Double Run
Five Points
Forest Glen
Kramer
Owensboro
Pineview
Pitts
Rochelle
Seville
Sibbie
Statham Shoals
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Wilcox County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,750. The county seat is Abbeville. It is also included in the Warner Robins, Georgia metro area

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History

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It is unclear whether Wilcox County is named for General Mark Wilcox, a Georgia state legislator and one of the founders of the Georgia Supreme Court, or if it is named for his son John Wilcox. The formation of the county was led by Norman McDuffie of Pulaski County, Georgia. It was formed on December 22, 1857 from parts of Irwin, Pulaski, and Dooly counties. Wilcox County, was given land from Dooly County, Irwin County, and Pulaski County in 1857. When the county seat was named Abbeville the early settlers paid respect to their earlier home in Abbeville, South Carolina.

Jefferson Davis, President of The Confederate States of America spent his last night in Wilcox County, before being captured by Union troops. His capture marked the end of the Confederacy.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1857 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1858 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1858 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1858 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1858 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1860 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1910 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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
1860 2,115
1870 2,439
1880 3,109
1890 7,980
1900 11,097
1910 13,486
1920 15,511
1930 13,439
1940 12,755
1950 10,167
1960 7,905
1970 6,998
1980 7,682
1990 7,008
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www.rootsweb.com/~gawilcox/

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