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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Walton 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 83,768. It is located about 30 miles east of the state capital, the city of Atlanta. Monroe is the county seat; Loganville is another major city.
Walton County is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1818 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1819 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1819 | Land records recorded | 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 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1825 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1920 | 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
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1820 | 4,192
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1830 | 10,929
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1840 | 10,209
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1850 | 10,821
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1860 | 11,074
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1870 | 11,038
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1880 | 15,622
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1890 | 17,467
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1900 | 20,942
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1910 | 25,393
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1920 | 24,216
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1930 | 21,118
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1940 | 20,777
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1950 | 20,230
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1960 | 20,481
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1970 | 23,404
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1980 | 31,211
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1990 | 38,586
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Note: The first Walton County was created in 1803 as a Georgia county and was reported in 1810 as part of Georgia; it was abolished in 1812 after a review of the State boundary determined its area to be located in North Carolina. The present-day Walton County was created in 1818, comprising territory included in Jackson County in 1810.
Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Walton County, Georgia, United States
Research Tips
- Tax digest 1819, 1826, 1831, 1834, 1852-1853, FHL US/CAN Film 159188. [1]
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gawalton/
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