Place:Atkinson, Georgia, United States

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NameAtkinson
Alt namesAtkinsonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates31.3°N 82.867°W
Located inGeorgia, United States     (1917 - )
See alsoClinch, Georgia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Coffee, Georgia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Axson
Gracys Station
Henderson Still
Kirkland
Leliaton
Oberry
Pearson
Sandy Bottom
Stokesville
Willacoochee
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Atkinson County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,375. The county seat is Pearson. The county was formed in 1917 from parts of Coffee and Clinch Counties. It is named for William Yates Atkinson, Democratic governor of Georgia from 1894 to 1898. In 2003 it had the highest illiteracy rate of any U.S. county at 36%.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1917 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1919 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1919 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1919 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1919 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1920 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1920 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1929 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
1920 7,656
1930 6,894
1940 7,093
1950 7,362
1960 6,188
1970 5,879
1980 6,141
1990 6,213
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Atkinson County, Georgia, United States

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