TOCCOA TIMES, NEWS, RECORD
HISTORY
Newspaper
On Round 1 selection list.
Habersham County paper of record.
1873 Toccoa news (Toccoa, Ga. : 1880) established. Its publisher was Edw. Schaefer and editor, J.W. Harris.
1889 Toccoa news (Toccoa, Ga. : 1880) becomes the Toccoa news and Piedmont industrial journal published by Edwards and Keese)
1890 Demorest times established. Demorest was a prohibition town.
1893 Toccoa news and Piedmont industrial journal becomes the Toccoa news (Toccoa, Ga. : 1893) (published by Edwards and Keese)
1896 Toccoa times (published by W. AL. [sic] Fowler) merges with Toccoa news (Toccoa, Ga. : 1893) to form the Toccoa times-news (published by W. AL. [sic] Fowler).
1897 Toccoa news (Toccoa, Ga. : 1893) and Toccoa times merge to form the Southern record (published by Southern Publishing Co.)
1901 Southern record changes its name to Toccoa record
1995 Toccoa record merges with Stephens County chieftain (published by Community Newspapers) to form Chieftain & Toccoa record (published by Community Newspapers)
2000 Chieftain & Toccoa record becomes the Toccoa record (Toccoa, Ga. : 2000) . The paper, published by Patrick Neal, continues to publish under this title.
City
County seat of Stephens County, 1905-. Prior to the formation of Stephens County, Toccoa was part of Habersham County.
Rowell
County
New Georgia Encyclopedia entry (Habersham County)
New Georgia Encyclopedia entry (Stephens County)
Habersham (-1905)
Superior Court Districts
Western Circuit, Dec. 19, 1818-Aug. 8, 1881
Northeastern Circuit, Aug. 8, 1881-
Population - Census
1820 3145
1830 10671
1840 7961
1850 8895
1860 5966
1870 6322
1880 8718
1890 11573
1900 13604
Stephens County (1905-)
Superior Court Districts
Northeastern Circuit, Aug. 18, 1905-Feb. 7, 1949
Mountain Circuit, Feb. 7, 1949-
Population - Census
1910 9728
1920 11215
1930 11740
1940 12972
1950 16647
1960 18391
1970 20331
ALREADY DIGITIZED BY DLG
North-east Georgian (Clarkesville, Ga.) , Dec 23, 1857
FILM HOLDINGS
Toccoa news (Toccoa, Ga. : 1880)
Mar 20, 1880 - Apr 13, 1889 on reel with Toccoa news and Piedmont industrial journal
Demorest times sn 88054062
Mar 1891 - 1894
Mar 27, 1891; Jun 21 - Oct 5, 1894
Jun 3, 1892
Toccoa times weekly sn 88054063
Oct 19, 1894 - May 6, 1896 (on reel with Demorest Times)
Toccoa news and Piedmont industrial journal weekly sn 88054060
Apr 20, 1889 - Jul 1889 (on reel with Toccoa news (Toccoa, Ga. : 1880) )
Aug 1889 - Feb 4, 1893 (on reel with Toccoa news (Toccoa, Ga. : 1893) )
Toccoa news (Toccoa, Ga. : 1893)
May 30, 1891 - Jun 1894 (on reel with The Toccoa times-news, Southern record (Toccoa, Ga.), and The Toccoa record)
Feb 10, 1893 - Sep 26, 1895 (on reel with Toccoa news and Piedmont industrial journal)
Toccoa times-news weekly sn 88054064
Aug 28, 1896 - Feb 5, 1897 (on reel with Toccoa news (Toccoa, Ga. : 1893) etc.)
Southern record (Toccoa, Ga.) sn88054065
Feb 19, 1897 - Dec 22, 1898 (on reel with Toccoa news (Toccoa, Ga. : 1893) etc.)
Toccoa record sn88054061
Mar. 8, 1901 - Nov. 14, 1902 (on reel with Toccoa news (Toccoa, Ga. : 1893) etc.)
Dec 1902 - Apr 1907
1906 - 1971 (suppl)
May 1907 - Jul 1909
Aug 1909 - Oct 1911
Nov 1911 - Oct 1913
Nov 1913 - Dec 1915
Jan 1916 - Jul 1921
Jan 1918 - Sep 1919
Oct 1919 - Dec 1920