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| Name | Cherokee |
| Alt names | Cherokee | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 34.267°N 84.45°W |
| Located in | Georgia, United States (1831 - ) |
| See also | DeKalb, Georgia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Gwinnett, Georgia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Hall, Georgia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Milton, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Pickens, Georgia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Cherokee County is located in the US state of Georgia. As of 2019 estimates, the population was 258,773. The county seat is Canton. The county Board of Commissioners is the governing body, with members elected to office. Cherokee County is included in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1831 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1832 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1833 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1833 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1841 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | 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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| 1840 | 5,895
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| 1850 | 12,800
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| 1860 | 11,291
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| 1870 | 10,399
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| 1880 | 14,325
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| 1890 | 15,412
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| 1900 | 15,243
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| 1910 | 16,661
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| 1920 | 18,569
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| 1930 | 20,003
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| 1940 | 20,126
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| 1950 | 20,750
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| 1960 | 23,001
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| 1970 | 31,059
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| 1980 | 51,699
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| 1990 | 90,204
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Cherokee County, Georgia, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gacherok/
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