Atkinson (GA)

Welcome to Atkinson County ...

Time Zone: Atkinson County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Pearson is the Seat for Atkinson County.

Atkinson County was founded in 1917. Atkinson was created by taking area from Clinch and Coffee Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Atkinson had a population of 8,165 people. This is a decrease of 2.38% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,364 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Atkinson represented 0.09% of the total population of Georgia.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Georgia
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- Jump to Family Search
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- Website for the Georgia Archives

Websites specific to Atkinson County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Berrien County
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- Clinch County
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- Coffee County
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- Lanier County
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- Ware County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Georgia
- Cemeteries of Atkinson County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Georgia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Georgia

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.