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Douglas
County, Georgia
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County, Georgia.
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This county, created by Act of the Legislature October 1, 1870, is
named for Stephen A. Douglas, the "Little Giant," a Vermonter who was
Congressman from Illinois 1843 to '47, Senator from '47 to '61, and
Democratic candidate for President in 1860 on the ticket with Gov.
Herschel V. Johnson, of Georgia, for Vice President.
Among the first County Officers were: Sheriff T.H. Sellman, Clerk of
Superior Court A.L. Gorman, Ordinary Wm. Hindman, Tax Receiver Jno. M.
James, Tax Collector M.D. Watkins, Treasurer C.P. Bower, Surveyor John
M. Hughey.
Formed soon after the end of the US Civil War, Douglas County was
originally named by the reconstruction legislature after Frederick
Douglass, the Civil War-era abolitionist; however, the official honoree
was later changed to Stephen A. Douglas, an Illinois senator and the
Democratic opponent of Abraham Lincoln in the presidential election of
1860.
The county seat is Douglasville, Georgia
Cities and towns
Incorporated:
Austell (part, remainder is in Cobb County, Georgia)
Douglasville
Villa Rica (part, remainder is in Carroll County, Georgia)
Unincorporated
Communities:
Lithia Springs -- Beulah -- Bill Arp -- Chapel Hill -- Cracker --
Fairplay -- Fouts Mill
Hannah -- McWhorter -- Midway -- Phillips Mill -- White City -- Winston
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Online Data
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Biographies
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Births
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Cemeteries
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Census
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Church Histories/Records
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County Records
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Court Records
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Deaths
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Family Bibles
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History
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Marriages
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Military
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Newspaper Data
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Obituaries
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Surnames
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Wills/Probate Records
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Website
Updates: Nov 2009 List of Cemeteries - Deaths for 1919 and 1920 - Obits
- News Aricles
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