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 8,269 people. This is a decrease of 1.27% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,375 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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  • 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
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Georgia
  • 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