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| Name | Cobb |
| Alt names | Cobb | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 33.933°N 84.567°W |
| Located in | Georgia, United States (1832 - ) |
| See also | Carroll, Georgia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | DeKalb, Georgia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Douglas, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Fulton, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Gwinnett, Georgia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Milton, 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
Cobb County is a suburban county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2017, the population was 755,754, making it Georgia's third most-populous county. Its county seat and largest city is Marietta.
Along with several adjoining counties, Cobb County was founded on December 3, 1832, by the Georgia General Assembly from the large Cherokee County territory—land northwest of the Chattahoochee River which the state confiscated from the Cherokee Nation and redistributed to settlers via lottery, following the passage of the federal Indian Removal Act. The county was named for Thomas Willis Cobb, a U.S. representative and senator from Georgia. It is believed that Marietta was named for his wife, Mary.
Cobb County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is situated immediately to the northwest of Atlanta's city limits.
Its Cumberland District, an edge city, has over of office space. As of 2017, Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves play in Cumberland.
The U.S. Census Bureau ranks Cobb County as the most-educated in the state of Georgia and 12th among all counties in the US. It has ranked among the Top 100 wealthiest counties in the nation. In October 2017, Cobb was ranked as the "Least Obese County in Georgia"
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1832 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | 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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| 1865 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1865 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1865 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1865 | Probate 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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| 1840 | 7,539
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| 1850 | 13,843
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| 1860 | 14,242
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| 1870 | 13,814
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| 1880 | 20,748
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| 1890 | 22,286
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| 1900 | 24,664
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| 1910 | 28,397
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| 1920 | 30,437
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| 1930 | 35,408
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| 1940 | 38,272
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| 1950 | 61,830
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| 1960 | 114,174
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| 1970 | 196,793
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| 1980 | 297,718
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| 1990 | 447,745
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Cobb County, Georgia, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gacobb/
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