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Walton County, Georgia
A Proud Member of the Genealogy Trails Group
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Hello and welcome to the Genealogy Trails website
for Walton County, Georgia.
This County is available for adoption.
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Walton County was created on December 15, 1818. It is named for
George Walton, one of the three men from Georgia who signed the United States Declaration of Independence. The
other two were Button Gwinnett and Lyman Hall.
Walton County is located about 50 miles east of Fulton County. Monroe is the County Seat with other major towns
being Loganville, Social Circle, Jersey, Between, Good Hope and Walnut Grove.
Walton County has been home to, birthplace of, or claimed 7 Georgia governors, to wit: James Boynton, Howell Cobb,
Alfred Colquitt, Wilson Lumpkin, Henry McDaniel, Richard Russell, Jr., Clifford Walker.
Cities and towns
Between
Bold Springs (unincorporated)
Campton (unincorporated)
Good Hope
Gratis (unincorporated)
Jersey
Loganville
Monroe
Mt. Vernon (unincorporated)
Pannell (unincorporated)
Social Circle
Walnut Grove
Youth (unincorporated)
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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/Legal Records
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Website Updates:
Sep 2009: HILL obit; bios for ADAMS, BLASSINGAME, BRADLEY, BRODNAX,
CARITHERS, CARTER, DAY
10 Jan 2008: HARALSON death notice and county history |
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