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Lowndes County, Georgia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lowndes County is a county located in the state of Georgia. The county is a major commercial, educational, and manufacturing center of south Georgia with considerable forest products including pulpwood and naval stores, such as turpentine and rosin. In the county the population is spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 15.10% from 18 to 24, 31.30% from 25 to 44, 18.50% from 45 to 64, and 9.00% who are 65 years of age or older. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lowndes_County,_Georgia   (418 words)

Lowndes County, Georgia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19) Lowndes County is a (A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government) county located in the (The way something is with respect to its main attributes) state of (A state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War) Georgia. The county seat is (A town in southern Georgia near the Florida border) Valdosta. The county was named for William Jones Lowndes, whose father, (Click link for more info and facts about Rawlins Lowndes) Rawlins Lowndes, had been a Revolutionary War leader from South Carolina. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/lo/lowndes_county,_georgia.htm   (555 words)

Lowndes County, Mississippi Genealogy Web Site The County Seat of Lowndes County, Mississippi is Columbus. Lowndes County, as recited in the establishing act, was named "in memory of the late William Lowndes". William Jones Lowndes (1782-1822) of South Carolina was a United States Congressman from that State (1811-1822) and an earnest supporter of the War of 1812. www.rootsweb.com /~mslownde   (276 words)

Lowndes County Historical Maps Lowndes County was created from Irwin County on Dec. 23, 1825 by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1825, p. Georgia's 68th county was named for South Carolina lawyer, planter, U.S. representative, and vice presidential candidate William Lowndes (1782-1822). Lowndes was a ardent supporter of the War of 1812 and was a well-respected member of Congress. www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/histcountymaps/lowndeshistmaps.htm   (92 words)

Georgia Department of Community Affairs Lowndes County is named for William Lowndes, a South Carolina statesman who died shortly after being nominated for Vice President of the United States. The county seat, Valdosta, was named for Governor George Troup's plantations, named for an Italian alpine valley, Val D'Osta. In 1837, Troupville became the county seat until the railroad surveyors came to the area. www.dca.state.ga.us /snapshots/p1.asp?County=Lowndes   (364 words)

WCTV | Lowndes County to Get New Fire Station   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19) The county is now building a new station on an acre of land that was donated to them. The county says the existing firehouse is in a state of disrepair. The county says that by putting more stations closer together, it will continue to lower insurance rates, which for homeowners means saving money on their insurance premiums. www.wctv6.com /home/headlines/535472.html   (293 words)

Lowndes County Courthouse The Lowndes County courthouse is widely acknowledged as one of the most beautiful county courthouses in Georgia. County History: Lowndes County was created from Irwin County on Dec. 23, 1825 by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1825, p. County Seat: In 1826, the legislature passed an act appointing commissioners to select a site for a county seat for newly created Lowndes County. www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/courthouses/lowndesCH.htm   (420 words)

Lowndes County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19) Lowndes County was created by an act of the Alabama General Assembly on 20 Jan. 1830. Lowndes County is located in the south-central portion of the state, in the Black Belt. The county is named for South Carolina statesman William Lowndes. www.archives.state.al.us /counties/lowndes.html   (95 words)

Lowndes County Alabama 1860 slaveholders and 1870 African Americans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19) It is possible to locate a free person on the Lowndes County, Alabama census for 1860 and not know whether that person was also listed as a slaveholder on the slave census, because published indexes almost always do not include the slave census. The term "County" is used to describe the main subdivisions of the State by which the census was enumerated. By the 1870 census, the white population of Lowndes County had decreased 39% to 5,086, while the "colored" population increased almost 7% to 20,633. freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~ajac/allowndes.htm   (1809 words)

OUR OPINION: Lowndes County foresight paying off - The Valdosta Daily Times, Valdosta GA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19) For decades, Lowndes County has had the foresight to work with the military in keeping development from encroaching on Moody Air Force Base’s flight paths and base perimeter. With the County currently working on its new comprehensive development plan, including zoning and other issues, it is heartening to hear that the commissioners are considering even stricter guidelines for the Moody Activity Zone surrounding the base. Lowndes is fortunate to have a legacy of military support, which is now paying off for the community as the base stands to gain jobs while refocusing its mission. www.valdostadailytimes.com /content/3/16669/OUR+OPINION%3A+Lowndes+County+foresight+paying+offhtm   (362 words)

Brooks County, Georgia Genealogical Records Information Brooks County was formed from parts of Lowndes and Thomas counties and was named for Preston Brooks, a member of Congress prior to the Civil War and an avid defender of state rights. During the Civil War, the county was the main producer of food for the confederacy and became known as the "Breadbasket of the South." Brooks County officials paid for the structure with $14,958 in Confederate money, a fortunate circumstance for the county, since this currency was soon to become useless. www.segenealogy.com /georgia/ga_county/bro.htm   (572 words)

Georgia Division of Public Health | Counties | Lowndes County Lowndes County had 5.2 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 17.4, compared to the state average of 19.3. The county's five municipalities are Dasher, Hahira, Lake Park, Remerton, and Valdosta. health.state.ga.us /regional/lowndes/index.asp   (178 words)

ALGenWeb Project: Lowndes County, Alabama I have many ties to Lowndes as several of my ancestors helped to settle the county before it was a county. Lowndes County was formed in 1830 from land taken from An organizational meeting of relatives of people buried in Concord Methodist Church Cemetery at the intersection of Wasden Road (Hwy 26) and Highway 6, Lowndes CO, AL, is scheduled for Sunday, August 7, 2005, at 1:30 p.m. www.rootsweb.com /~allownde   (370 words)

Sims Home The next census in which Waller Sims appeared, 1840 Lowndes County, showed the two sons to be in their twenties and still living with their father. Bethel Church is in extreme northeastern Butler County, a few miles east of Fort Deposit, off Highway 31 near the corners of present-day Butler, Lowndes, and Crenshaw counties. The Census of 1850 showed Waller Sims at age sixty to be a respectable farmer in Lowndes County with wife and eight children at home: "Martha, Mary, Caroline, Francis, Waller, Wesley, Weston, and Olden," ranging in age from twenty-three to seven. www.theseverts.net /Sims.htm   (1093 words)

Lowndes County Schools I am pleased to announce that the new 2004-2005 Report Card has been released, and we continue to show improvement as we journey from Good to Great. The Lowndes County Board of Education presented the Transportation GREAT Award to mechanic [...] The Lowndes County Board of Education presented the first GREAT Award of the 2005-2006 sch [...] www.lowndes.k12.ga.us   (161 words)

Lowndes County Animal Welfare Lowndes County Animal Services is located in Valdosta, GA. We are committed to building lifelong bonds between people and animals through education, community outreach programs and the prevention of cruelty. We are devoted to the prevention of cruelty to animals by operating an animal shelter for homeless, abandoned and unwanted animals; by operating an adoption center for healthy animals; by investigating cruelty and abuse cases; and by educating the public in animal owner responsibility. Report to the municipal or county police department or county sheriff’s department using the non-emergency number, unless the alleged perpetrator is actively involved in an act that threatens an animal’s life. www.petfinder.org /shelters/GA53.html   (1502 words)

Digital Lowndes County Map, Maps of Lowndes County County, Georgia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19) Lowndes County Map, Maps of Lowndes County and all Georgia County Maps. Every county map is available, but we may not yet have your county of interest completed. Individual County Overview™ vector graphics are priced by population, with prices ranging from $275 to $425 per county. www.creativeforceinc.com /county_maps/county_maps.asp?ID=494   (229 words)

index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19) Lowndes High Students, teachers, and administrators particpated in the United Way's Day of Caring on Friday, August 26 at Wild Adventures Theme Park. The mission of Lowndes High School is to challenge and encourage all students to become productive members of society and to develop their maximum potential in these areas: academic, technology-career preparation, physical, aesthetic, and social. Lowndes High School is part of the Lowndes County School System. lhs.lowndes.k12.ga.us   (230 words)

Lowndes Middle School, Valdosta, GA Lowndes Middle School, Valdosta, GA Welcome to Lowndes Middle School Lowndes Middle School's mission is to teach all students in a safe, challenging learning environment so that they will be inspired to excel intellectually, socially, physically, and emotionally to become responsible, productive citizens of their community, state and nation. Lowndes Middle School is part of the Lowndes County Schools System, where we inspire students to learn and excel. lms.lowndes.k12.ga.us   (68 words)

georgia.gov - City of Valdosta Region 11 » Lowndes County » City of Valdosta Valdosta, the county seat of Lowndes County, was incorporated on December 7, 1860. Upon its incorporation, the county seat was moved from Troupville to Valdosta. valdosta.georgia.gov   (105 words)

Lowndes County, Alabama US Census Records Lowndes County was formed on January 20, 1830 from Butler, Dallas and Montgomery Counties. It was named for Congressman William Lowndes from South Carolina. The first census taken in Lowndes was in 1830. www.reynoldsrecords.com /alabama/lowndes_census.html   (261 words)

Columbus --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia It is situated in the central part of the state on the relatively flat Ohio till plain, at the junction of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers. It was founded (1856) at the North Fork Ferry of the Oregon Trail by settlers from Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1821 as the county seat, it was named Tiptonia for General John Tipton, who had donated land, but a month later it was renamed Columbus. www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9273746   (912 words)

The Political Graveyard: Lowndes County, Ala. 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. politicalgraveyard.com /geo/AL/LO.html   (572 words)

Lowndes Viking Football 2005 The game didn’t start off on the best note for Lowndes, when the Vikings fumbled at the 24 yard line on the first play. Lowndes pounded away at Douglass, capping off their scoring with a 1-yard TD run by Tavarus Williams. Tickets may be purchased at the ticket office during the day or at the Viking Touchdown Club meeting on Monday night. www.lowndesfootball.com   (904 words)

County Finds Right Storage Mix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19) At the time, the county was operating 30 servers containing public records data including property deeds, marriage certificates, engineering documents and other government records, and it would soon be moving beyond its capacity to keep up with the growing volume. What he said he didn't initially understand was that the county's backup needs required an a la carte solution from several different vendors and that it would take a systems integrator to help him select the best components for each job. Rather than recommending that Lowndes officials go with a single vendor to tackle all these challenges, Ayoub said he suggested a solution that involved a mix of brand-name vendors such as IBM, EMC Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co., using the best of breed from each one. www.eweek.com /article2/0,1895,1848724,00.asp   (1067 words)

genealogy When the library was built in the 1970's, space was provided for Lowndes County history and genealogy materials. Since the major focus is local history, many of the materials are on Lowndes County. There is some microfilm for nearby Alabama counties and a few reels for other states. www.lowndes.lib.ms.us /genealogy2.html   (306 words)

The Brooks County Chamber of Commerce The Brooks County Chamber of Commerce is organized to advance the general welfare and prosperity of Brooks County so that its citizens and all areas of its business community will prosper. The Quitman-Brooks County Chamber of Commerce invites businesses of all sizes, individuals, organizations and any others who want to have a positive impact on our growth as a community to become members of our chamber. Your support means much to the future of Brooks County and to our ability to continue to add to our list of programs and services. www.quitmangeorgia.org   (665 words)

Lowndes County Freedom Organization -- Study Guide In 1965, A full century after the War Between the States, things hadn't changed much: 86 white families owned 90 percent of the land in the county and controlled the government. The documentary shows that the people who struggled for their rights say there was a victory in 1966: that's the year poor and disenfranchised fl Alabamians found the courage to create the Lowndes County Freedom Party. After Lowndes County, Stokely Carmichael became a controversial figure in the Civil Rights Movement when he worked with the Black Panther party in Oakland. www.cptr.ua.edu /alex/studyguides/lowndes.htm   (540 words)

Lowndes Co., GA Genealogy The parent county from which Lowndes County was organized from was Irwin. U.S. Census reports are available for this county from 1830 to 1920. My name is Harry Folsom (miamibig@bellsouth.net) and I am the person responsible for Lowndes County. www.rootsweb.com /%7Egalownde   (126 words)

Giddens, William Jefferson/Ball, Della 1880 Census of Lowndes County, Georgia, MF-135, Roll 156, Census, Volume 15, ED 75, District 657 Lower Fork, Sheet 18 line 46, Recorded in household of John Taylor, his grandfather. 1910 Census of Lowndes County, Georgia, MF-238, Roll 202, Census, Volume 65, Valdosta, ED 100, Sheet 8, Records William J. Giddens with wife Della, children: Avie, Henry, Claudine, Cleo, and Della Ruth. Use this information only as a guide for conducting your own research, not all of the information contained herein is adequatly proven and some family connections have been compiled from secondary sources without verification. www.bargeron.com /genealogy/gsb/f2923.html   (653 words)

Lowndes County, Alabama Genealogical Records Information This page is for the general information on Lowndes County, Alabama. Which includes Lowndes County, Alabama County Records, Lowndes County, Alabama History, Lowndes County, Alabama Facts, Lowndes County, Alabama Genealogical Addresses and websites related to Lowndes County, Alabama Genealogy in general. Lowndes County Historical Society, 5935 County Road 4, Minter, AL 36761 www.myalabamagenealogy.com /al_county/lo.htm   (375 words)

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