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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Rabun County is the north-easternmost county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,883,[1] up from 16,276 in 2010. The county seat is Clayton. With an average annual rainfall of over , Rabun County has the title of the rainiest county in Georgia and is one of the rainiest counties east of the Cascades. The year 2018 was the wettest on record in the county's history. The National Weather Service cooperative observation station in northwest Rabun's Germany Valley measured 116.48 inches of rain during the year. During 2020, the Germany Valley NWS station reported a yearly precipitation total of 100.19 inches.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1819 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1820 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1820 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1821 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1826 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1829 | Court 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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1820 | 524
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1830 | 2,176
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1840 | 1,912
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1850 | 2,448
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1860 | 3,271
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1870 | 3,256
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1880 | 4,634
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1890 | 5,606
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1900 | 6,285
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1910 | 5,562
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1920 | 5,746
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1930 | 6,331
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1940 | 7,821
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1950 | 7,424
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1960 | 7,456
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1970 | 8,327
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1980 | 10,466
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1990 | 11,648
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Rabun County, Georgia, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.usgennet.org/usa/region/southeast/garabun/
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