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       DAWSON COUNTY, GA.
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Dawson County, Georgia, was created on December 3, 1857 from parts of Gilmer and Lumpkin Counties.
It was named for lawyer and politician William C. Dawson.
The County seat is Dawsonville.


WilliamDawson

William Crosby Dawson
1798 - 1856
More on the history of Dawson Co., GA.

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  USGenWeb Archives for Dawson County
  • Bible Records
  • Biographies
  • Cemeteries
  • Census Records, Federal
  • Deeds and Land Records
  • History
  • Military
  • Newspapers
  • Obituaries
  • Photographs
  • Vital Records Births, Marriages, Deaths)

    • The following may also be useful:

    • Dawson County Government information, including contacts for the Clerk of the Superior Court and the Probate Court.
    • Georgia's Virtual Vault, which houses digital images of county marriages, Georgia death certificates from 1919 to 1930, Confederate pension applications, and much more.
    • Message boards from Rootsweb/Ancestry.
    County Coordinator: Carolyn Barber Jarrard
       STATE COORDINATOR:     Paula Perkins
    ASSISTANT STATE COORDINATOR: Rebecca Maloney
    ASSISTANT STATE COORDINATOR: Vivian Saffold
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