Sylvania Telephone

HISTORY

Newspaper

• Screven County paper of record.

• Established 1879, Democratic, C.H. Medlock, editor and publisher in 1880.

City

• County Seat of Screven County

• New Georgia Encyclopedia entry

County

• New Georgia Encyclopedia entry

Superior Court Districts

• Eastern Circuit, Dec. 14, 1793-Feb. 23, 1796

• Middle Circuit, Feb. 23, 1796-Mar. 10, 1869

• Eastern Circuit, Mar. 10, 1869-Feb. 24, 1973

• Middle Circuit, Feb. 24, 1873-Aug. 9, 1919

• Ogeechee Circuit, Aug. 9, 1919-

Population - Census

• 1800 - 3019

• 1810 - 4477

• 1820 - 3941

• 1830 - 4776

• 1840 - 4794

• 1850 - 6847

• 1860 - 8274

• 1870 - 9175

• 1880 - 12786

• 1890 - 14424

• 1900 - 19252

• 1910 - 20202

• 1920 - 23552

• 1930 - 20503

ALREADY DIGITIZED BY DLG

• None

FILM HOLDINGS

1. Dec 23, 1879 - May 17, 1907

2. Jun 1907 - Sep 1912

3. Oct 1912 - Dec 1915

4. Jan 1916 - Feb 1919

5. Mar 1919 -Apr 1922

6. May 1922 - Dec 1924