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Dougherty County, Georgia
A Proud Member of the Genealogy Trails Group
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Hello and welcome to the Genealogy Trails website
for Dougherty County, Georgia.
Mandy Shemery, Site Coordinator
Our goal at Genealogy Trails
is to help you track your ancestors through time and place by transcribing genealogical and historical data and
placing it online for the free use of all researchers.
This is a continuation of
our original, Illinois Genealogy Trails History and Genealogy Project and we are excited about this opportunity
to expand into other states. We welcome your feedback and comments, and your data contributions.
If you think you might be interested in joining our group, view our Volunteer Page for further information and instructions on signing up. We're looking for folks
who share our dedication to putting data online and are interested in helping this project be as successful as
it can be.
If you have data that you would like to have posted on this website, please contact us.
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across will be added to this site.
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Inscription: This County, created by
Act of the Legislature December 15, 1853,
is named for Charles Dougherty of Athens, noted ante-bellum lawyer and jurist and strong advocate of states rights.
In the Creek War in 1836 the Indians were driven out at the Battle of Chickasawhachee Swamp. Among the first County
Officers were: Sheriff John H. Phillips, Ordinary William E. Smith, Clerk of Superior Court Samuel D. Irvin, Clerk
of Inferior Court Thos. J. Johnston, Tax Receiver Bennett Adams, Tax Collector Redding O. Rutland, Coroner Sherrod
Hook and Surveyor Thos. G. Westfall.
The county seat and largest city is Albany
Cities and towns
Incorporated: Albany
Unincorporated: Acree -- Pecan City -- Pretoria -- Putney -- Radium Springs
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