Troup County, Georgia
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 35 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1972; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near LaGrange, West Point, La Grange.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
Library of CongressNewspaper directory data for Georgia is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Troup titles at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP13 of 35 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
35 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBTroup was formed in 1825 (1825-06-09) from from PIKE.
Section the Third (now TROUP) created from Non-County Area, and from PIKE.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusTroup County population from 1830 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1830 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,799 | 15,733 | 16,262 | 20,565 | 24,002 | 36,097 | 43,879 | 49,841 | 47,189 | 50,003 | 58,779 | 69,426 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS90 cemeteries and 3 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 90 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Antioch Cemetery |
| Asbury Cemetery |
| Bass Cemetery |
| Bethel Church Cemetery |
| Bright Star Cemetery |
| Burkes Chapel Church Cemetery |
| Butler Cemetery |
| Carter Cemetery |
| Cox Cemetery |
| Daniel Cemetery |
| East Vernon Church Cemetery |
| East View Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Church Cemetery |
| Evans Cemetery |
| Fannin Cemetery |
| Fort Tyler Cemetery 2 |
| Freeman Cemetery |
| Friendship Cemetery |
| Garrett Family Cemetery |
| Glanton Cemetery |
| Gray Hill Church Cemetery |
| Hall Cemetery |
| Hall Cemetery |
| Hamby Cemetery |
| Hardy Cemetery |
| Harmony Church Cemetery |
| Heard Cemetery |
| Herndon Cemetery |
| Hillview Cemetery |
| Jones Cemetery |
| Langford Cemetery |
| Linebarker Cemetery |
| Long Cane Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Louise Cemetery |
| Lovelace Cemetery |
| Loyd Chapel Cemetery |
| McGee Cemetery |
| Mccalls Cemetery |
| Moody Cemetery |
| Mount Beulah Cemetery |
| Mountain Spring Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Mountville Cemetery |
| Murphy Cemetery |
| Myrtle Hill Cemetery |
| New Harmony Church Cemetery |
| New Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery |
| New Providence Cemetery |
| Newsom Cemetery |
| O'Neal Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Christian Church Cemetery |
| Old Emmaus Cemetery |
| Old Providence Cemetery |
| Old Shiloh Church Cemetery |
| Owens Cemetery |
| Perry Cemetery |
| Pinewood Cemetery |
| Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery |
| Rakestraw Cemetery |
| Reeds Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Reid Cemetery |
| Reid Cemetery |
| Restlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery |
| Rocky Mount Cemetery |
| Rogers Cemetery |
| Saint Mary Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Salem Church Cemetery |
| Shadowlawn Cemetery |
| Shilolt Cemetery |
| Sledge Cemetery |
| Sledge Cemetery |
| Smith Cemetery |
| South View Cemetery |
| Stinson Cemetery |
| Sturdivant Cemetery |
| Talley Cemetery |
| Thompson Cemetery |
| Thrash Cemetery |
| Traylor Cemetery |
| Traylor Johnson Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 3 of 3
| Name |
|---|
| Crowder |
| Troup Factory |
| Vernon |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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