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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 located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 688,078, making it the fourth-most populous county in Georgia. Its county seat and largest city is Marietta.
Cobb, along with several adjoining counties, was created on December 3, 1832, by the Georgia General Assembly from the huge 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.[1] The county was named for Thomas Willis Cobb, a United States 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 the city limits of Atlanta.
Its Cumberland District, an edge city, encompasses over of office space.
The U.S. Census Bureau ranks Cobb County as the most-educated in the state of Georgia and 12th among all counties in the United States. It has ranked among the top 100 wealthiest counties in the United States.
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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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gacobb/
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