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Lowndes County, Georgia
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Hello and welcome to the Genealogy Trails website
for Lowndes County, Georgia.
This County is available for adoption.
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Lowndes (pronounced Lounds) was created December 23, 1825. The
county seat is Valdosta. The county was named for William Jones Lowndes, whose father, Rawlins Lowndes, had been
a Revolutionary War leader from South Carolina.
The county is a major commercial, educational, and manufacturing center of south Georgia with considerable forest
products including pulpwood and naval stores, such as turpentine and rosin. Part of Grand Bay, a 13,000-acre swamp
is located in Lowndes County.
Cities and towns
Barretts (unincorporated) -- Clyattville (unincorporated) -- Dasher -- Hahira
Lake Park -- Minneola (unincorporated) -- Moody AFB -- Naylor (unincorporated)
Remerton -- Valdosta
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Online Data
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Census
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County Records
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Website Updates:
Nov 2009: 1830 and 1840 Census; Court Record for SMITH |
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