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  New Georgia Encyclopedia: Berrien County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Berrien is Georgia's 116th county, with an area of 452 square miles.
The county was named for John Macpherson Berrien, a Savannah lawyer who served variously as a judge (with a stint on the Supreme Court of Georgia), a state senator, a U.S. senator, and the U.S. attorney general under President Andrew Jackson.
Unusual in rural Georgia at the time for its size (it held four classrooms, rather than the usual one), the two-story, wood-frame building is one of a few still standing in the state.
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2295   (762 words)

  
 Berrien County, Georgia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Berrien County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Berrien County was created 25 February 1856 out of portions of Coffee, Irwin and Lowndes counties by an act of the Georgia General Assembly.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,044, and the median income for a family was $34,643.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Berrien_County,_Georgia   (412 words)

  
 GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Berrien County was created on Feb. 25, 1856 by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1855-56, p.
Georgia's 116th county was created from portions of Coffee, Irwin, and Lowndes counties.
Berrien County was named for former U.S. Senator, U.S. Attorney General, and Georgia politician John Macpherson Berrien (1781-1856).
www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/histcountymaps/berrienhistmaps.htm   (94 words)

  
 John M. Berrien Summary
Born at Rocky Hill, near Princeton, New Jersey, he moved with his parents to Savannah, Georgia, in 1782; was graduated from Princeton College in 1796; studied law in Savannah; was admitted to the bar at the age of 18, and began practice in Louisville, Georgia in 1799.
Berrien was a member of the Georgia Senate from 1822 to 1823.
Berrien County, Georgia and Berrien County, Michigan (settled when he was attorney general), are named in his honor.
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 georgia.gov - Berrien County
Berrien County was created in 1856 from Coffee, Irwin, and Lowndes counties.
The county was named for John McPherson Berrien, a U.S. Senator and Andrew Jackson's Attorney General.
Berrien County had one of the state's earliest post roads, the Coffee Road.
berriencounty.georgia.gov   (60 words)

  
 BERRIEN COUNTY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Berrien County was created in 1856 from portions of Coffee, Irwin, and Lowndes counties.
The county was named for John McPherson Berrien, a U.S. senator and U.S. Attorney General.
The county seat is Nashville, and there are a total of four incorporated municipalities: Alapaha, Enigma, Ray City and Nashville.
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 Nashville Gerogia
The act creating Berrien County authorized the county's inferior court to contract for construction of a courthouse and other public buildings (Ga. Laws 1855-56, p.
Reportedly, a log schoolhouse served as the county's temporary courthouse until a two-story wooden structure was built in 1858.
Should the commissioners not have selected a county seat by the time of the election, the new justices of the county's inferior court were authorized to make this decision.
history.ucan.us /nashvillega.htm   (255 words)

  
 Georgia Division of Public Health | Counties | Berrien County
Berrien County had 6.6 licensed nursing home beds per 100 persons in 1999, compared with the state average of 5.5 per 100 persons.
In 1999, the number of physicians in the county per 10,000 persons was 5.5, compared to the state average of 19.3.
County history courtesy Department of Community Affairs Georgia County Snapshots.
health.state.ga.us /regional/berrien/index.asp   (172 words)

  
 GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Note: This is NOT the official web site of Berrien County or of any county officials; it is an educational web site about the history of the county courthouse and the county itself.
Berrien County was named for former U.S. Senator, U.S. Attorney General, and Georgia politician
Georgia DOT Map of Berrien County, pdf (798 K) Georgia DOT Map of Berrien County, gif (320 K) Topographical Map of Berrien County
www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/courthouses/berrienCH.htm   (348 words)

  
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Berrien County, was created February 25, 1856 from Lowndes, Irwin, and Coffee counties.
Berrien County was named for John MacPherson Berrien, U. Senator from Georgia and Attorney General under Andrew Jackson.
Nashville, site of the county seat, was named for for General Francis Nash of North Carolina, a distinguished soldier of the Revolutionary War.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ga/county/berrien   (328 words)

  
 Berrien County Georgia Real Estate
Berrien County Georgia Real Estate is a way for consumers to find the best Real estate Agents and Brokers for every city in Berrien County Georgia.
When you have been directed to an Berrien County Georgia real estate professional in the area you have chosen you will be able to search for your dream home and get free printouts from the MLS database in that area.
Berrien County Georgia Real Estate Brokers and agents can use the many news and information pages we offer to get up to date information about the Berrien County Georgia real estate market.
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 Berrien County, Georgia
Treaty of Fort Jackson, ceding the lower third of Georgia is signed by the Creek
The land where the pig (technically, it was a hog) was shot is in Berrien County near the town of Alapaha, Georgia.
Residents of rural Alapaha, Georgia (Berrien County), hold a festival celebrating Hogzilla, the legendary 1,000-pound hog.
www.ourgeorgiahistory.com /chronpop/168   (244 words)

  
 Tift County
The County was named for Nelson Tift, who had helped found the city of Albany, served as that city's Mayor, and later as congressman.
Tift County is also said to be home of the largest Southern Magnolia in Georgia and among the oldest anywhere.
It has long been a meeting place for county residents; in 1991 they formed the Magnolia Tree Foundation to help preserve and protect it for future generations.
www.tiftcounty.org   (120 words)

  
 A To Z Marriages: Marriage records for Berrien County, Georgia
Georgia Berrien County Marriages, 1851-1900 by Bride (A-O)
Georgia Berrien County Marriages, 1851-1900 by Groom (A-O)
Georgia Berrien County Marriages, 1851-1900 by Groom (P-Z)
www.atozmarriages.com /usa/ga/berrien.shtml   (111 words)

  
 Berrien County, Georgia GA, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Berrien County is one of 159 counties in Georgia.
This was an increase of 2.74% from the 2000 census.
Berrien County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=7808   (602 words)

  
 Berrien Co. GA
Georgia Cemeteries - Burial records of persons interred in Georgia cemeteries are indexed here.
Georgia Birth Records - Georgia Birth records can be searched using a first and last name from this database.
Georgia Adoption Registry - This is an Georgia adoption registry database to help you run a birth parent search or an adoptee search.
resources.rootsweb.com /USA/GA/Berrien   (573 words)

  
 Berrien County Genealogy Queries
He was from around the Lowndes, Cook, or Berrien County area of Georgia.
I found him in Lee county the the 1830,40 and 50 census records and in 1860 I found his wife Malinda in Mitchell county living with four...
She is buried in a family cemetery in that county.
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 Berrien County, Georgia Genealogical Records Information
Which includes Berrien County, Georgia County Records, Berrien County, Georgia History, Berrien County, Georgia Facts, Berrien County, Georgia Genealogical Addresses and websites related to Berrien County, Georgia Genealogy in general.
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www.mygeorgiagenealogy.com /ga_county/ber.htm   (946 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Berrien County, Ga.
For convenient presentation of this material, the site includes a page for each of the more than 3,000 counties in the U.S., as well as for various U.S. and foreign territories and countries.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
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 Berrien County Georgia Historical Photos - powered by smugmug
Berrien County > Schools > Consolidated One and Two-Room Schools > Post 1st Consolidation
All grammar schools of Berrien County will open for Fall terms next Monday morning, announces Mr.
From Nashville Herald, 1942-47: From 1942-43 up through 1946-47 the white schools in the county remained the same: Alapaha, Cottle, Enigma, Gaskins, Jordan, Nashville, New Lois, New River, Poplar Springs, Ray City.
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 Berrien County, Georgia (GA) Real Estate Census Data
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 Berrien County Georgia Genealogy
Houston, Muscogee, and Talbot Counties, Georgia Marriages, 1826-52
You may use this search to find soldiers who were admitted to become citizens of the United States of America in the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Georgia on 12 June 1918.
Berrien County, Georgia World War II Casualties Army and Airforce
www.kindredtrails.com /GA_Berrien.html   (135 words)

  
 Berrien County, Georgia QuickLinks from the US Census Bureau
Population by Race and Hispanic or Latino origin: Georgia counties, Places in Georgia
Historical population counts, 1900 to 1990, for all counties in Georgia
Summary statistics for Georgia counties by NAICS (North American Industry Classification System): 2002
quickfacts.census.gov /qfd/states/13/13019lk.html   (248 words)

  
 Berrien County Courthouse (Built 1898), Nashville, Georgia
County Courthouse Photos: Berrien County Courthouse (Built 1898), Nashville, Georgia
Find more information on Georgia from the State Fact Sheets.
The pin marks the general location of the county courthouse shown in the above photo.
www.ers.usda.gov /Briefing/Population/Photos/ShowCH.asp?FIPS=13019   (104 words)

  
 UGA Cooperative Extension Service-Berrien County
University of Georgia Cooperative Service-Berrien County operates as part of the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and College of Family and Consumer Sciences.
Our purpose is to bring current research and information to the people of Berrien County in the areas of Agriculture/Environment, Family and Consumer Sciences, and 4-H/Youth Development.
The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension-Berrien County offers educational programs, assistance, and materials to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex or handicap status.
county.ces.uga.edu /berrien   (109 words)

  
 BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA BIOGRAPHIES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The information was taken from the Memoirs of Georgia printed in the late 19th century.
The materials found in this book were submitted by the families themselves, and therefore, they should be more accurate than those composed by outsiders.
HENRY H. TIFT - Tifton - Berrien Co., GA was born at Mystic, Conn., March 16, 1841, his father, Amos C. Tift, having been a merchant of that city, where he died in 1886...
www.mountainpress.com /books/ga/details/ga-0103w.html   (93 words)

  
 Berrien County Georgia Historical Photos - powered by smugmug
Berrien County Georgia Historical Photos - powered by smugmug
The photographs on this page can be downloaded and used for personal use only.
©2006-Berrien County Historical Photos Committee Photos are for personal use only.
berriencounty.smugmug.com /CountyHistory   (103 words)

  
 Berrien County (Georgia) - Wikipedia
Sitz der County-Verwaltung (County Seat) ist in Nashville.
Das County grenzt im Uhrzeigersinn an die Counties: Coffee County, Atkinson County, Lanier County, Lowndes County, Cook County, Tift County und Irwin County.
Februar 1856 aus Teilen von Coffee, Irwin und Lowndes County gebildet und benanntnach John Berrien, einem US-Senator, der unter Präsident Andrew Jackson Generalstaatsanwalt war.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Berrien_County_(Georgia)   (368 words)

  
 Berrien County, GA Genealogy Forum
Thornton's in Ga. Cook co. Berrien co. Ga.
MULLIS in 1860 census, Berrien Co. - Jerri 9/05/01
Re: Harnage, Nashville and Berrien County, G - linda walker 4/23/01
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