Place:Douglas, Georgia, United States

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NameDouglas
Alt namesDouglassource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates33.7°N 84.75°W
Located inGeorgia, United States     (1870 - )
See alsoCampbell, Georgia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Carroll, Georgia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Cobb, Georgia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Chapel Hill
Douglasville
Fairplay
Fouts Mill
Hannah
Lithia Springs
White City
Winston
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Douglas County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 132,403, nearly double that in 1990. The county seat is Douglasville.

Douglas County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It has attracted new residents as jobs have increased in the Atlanta area.

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History

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Name

The county was created during Reconstruction after the US Civil War when many African Americans were serving in the Georgia legislature, and was named Douglass County after the abolitionist Frederick Douglass, but the name was soon changed when Confederate Democrats regained power and expelled the reconsructionists. They renamed it Douglas County (one 's') after Stephen A. Douglas, an Illinois senator and the Democratic opponent of Abraham Lincoln in the presidential election of 1860. The existing historical marker makes no mention of the original name and says:


County seat

The act creating Douglas County provided that in November 1870, voters of the new county would elect county officers, and vote to select the site of the county seat. In the election, some voters chose a site near the center of the county, but a larger number voted for the settlement known as "Skinned Chestnut" or "Skin(t) Chestnut," based on a Creek Indian landmark tree. The courthouse commissioners chose this site as county seat and proceeded to sell lots and build a courthouse. It later changed its name to Douglasville.

A group of citizens filed suit against the commissioners. The case ultimately went to the Supreme Court of Georgia, which ruled against the commissioners. Both sides agreed to postpone further action until the route of the Georgia Western Railroad through Douglas County was determined. The General Assembly enacted legislation on Feb. 28, 1874, directing that an election be held on Apr. 7, 1874, to determine the location of the county seat—but with the provision that the site be located on the Georgia Western Railroad. In the election, voters confirmed Douglasville as the county seat. On Feb. 25, 1875, the General Assembly incorporated Douglasville.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1870 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1871 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1871 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1871 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1871 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1880 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1880 6,934
1890 7,794
1900 8,745
1910 8,953
1920 10,477
1930 9,461
1940 10,053
1950 12,173
1960 16,741
1970 28,659
1980 54,573
1990 71,120
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Douglas County, Georgia, United States

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Research Tips

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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~gadougla/

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