List of counties in Georgia
Subdivisions of Georgia, US
Counties of Georgia Location State of Georgia Number 159 Populations Greatest: 1,079,105 (Fulton )Taliaferro ) Areas Largest: 908 square miles (2,350 km2 ) (Ware )2 ) (Clarke )2 ) Government Subdivisions
The U.S. state of Georgia is divided into 159 counties , the second-highest number after Texas , which has 254 counties . Under the Georgia State Constitution , all of its counties are granted home rule to deal with problems that are purely local in nature. Also, eight consolidated city-counties have been established in Georgia: Athens –Clarke County , Augusta –Richmond County , Columbus –Muscogee County , Georgetown –Quitman County , Statenville –Echols County , Macon –Bibb County , Cusseta –Chattahoochee County , and Preston -Webster County .
History
From 1732 until 1758, the minor civil divisions in Georgia were districts and towns. In 1758, the Province of Georgia was divided into eight parishes , and another four parishes were created in 1765. On February 5, 1777, the original eight counties of the state were created: Burke, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Richmond, and Wilkes.
Georgia has the second-largest number of counties of any state in the United States , only behind Texas , which has 254 counties .[ 1] county seat town or city, and then back home, in one day on horseback or via wagon. About 25 counties in Georgia were created in the first quarter of the 20th century, after the use of the railroad , automobile , truck, and bus had become possible. Because of the County Unit System , later declared unconstitutional, new counties, no matter the population, had at least one representative in the state house, keeping political power in rural areas.[ 2] [ 3] Peach County , founded in 1924.
The proliferation of counties in Georgia led to multiple state constitutional amendments attempting to limit the number of counties. The most recent such amendment, ratified in 1945, limited the number to 159 counties, although there had been 161 counties from 1924 to 1931. In a rare consolidation of counties, both Campbell County and Milton County were annexed into Fulton County in 1932 as a financial move during the Great Depression , since those two county governments were nearly bankrupt . Fulton County contains Atlanta , and it was thought that tax revenues from Atlanta and its suburbs would help to support the rural areas of the discarded counties, which had very little tax income of their own—mostly from property taxes on farms and forests, which did not amount to much.
Due to Georgia's high number of unpopulated counties, Georgia judges are able to get around a state constitutional provision prohibiting banishment "beyond the limits of this state" by banishing criminals from all but one county of the state, usually Echols County. Because the one county where the banished criminal is technically allowed to live is so unpopulated, the banished criminals will leave the state of Georgia rather than move to that county.[ 4]
Georgia is the only state that still allows sole commissioner county government. As of 2021, seven of the state's 159 counties operate under that system.
During the 2022 legislative session , the Georgia General Assembly began considering reducing the number of counties in the state.[ 5] 2020 Census , 67 counties lost population, mostly in rural areas. The rationale for consolidating counties is to reduce costs for county services such as school systems, law enforcement and elections.[ 5] [ 6]
Changed names of counties
A few counties in Georgia have changed their names. Jasper County was originally named "Randolph County". Later, the present-day Randolph County was founded. Webster County was once named "Kinchafoonee County", and Bartow County was originally named "Cass County".
Defunct counties
Christ Church, St. Andrew, St. David, St. George, St. James, St. John, St. Mary, St. Matthew, St. Patrick, St. Paul, St. Philip, and St. Thomas were all parishes that were dissolved in 1777 with the establishment of the charter counties.
Bourbon County (1785–1788): formed out of disputed Yazoo lands in present-day Mississippi; dissolved in 1788.Campbell County (1828–1932): formed from Carroll and Coweta in 1828. Areas northwest of the Chattahoochee River became Douglas in 1870; the remainder of Campbell was merged into southwest Fulton in 1932.Milton County (1857–1932): formed from northeast Cobb , southeast Cherokee , and southwest Forsyth in 1857 (and later northern DeKalb ); was merged into north Fulton in 1932.There was a previous Walton County in Georgia, which was actually located in what is now western North Carolina . A brief skirmish, the Walton War , was fought between North Carolina and Georgia in 1810, before Georgia relinquished its claim on that area after the 1811 survey of Ellicott Rock .
Majority-minority counties
Majority-minority counties (2020 Census) Per the 2020 Census, 36 of Georgia's 159 counties are majority-minority . Eighteen have African-American majorities and 18 are majority-minority with no dominant group. An influx of immigrants to the Atlanta metropolitan area and Latino workers to the Black Belt has helped to fuel the shift.
Fictional counties
Film
Deliverance Diggstown Gator Ghost Fever Smokey Bites the Dust Tank Fort Benning , across the Chattahoochee River from Alabama.)[citation needed The Ugly Dachshund Television
The Dukes of Hazzard [ 7] [ 8] Family Guy Peter Griffin gets arrested.The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo Rectify SundanceTV original series, takes place in the fictional Paulie County, Georgia.Squidbillies Adult Swim series about anthropomorphic cephalopods , is set in rural, fictional Dougal County (a possible reference to Douglas County ) in the hills of north Georgia.[ 9] The Walking Dead [ 10] [ 11] The Resident The first season of Amazon Prime streaming series Reacher Lee Child 's 1997 novel Killing Floor Alabama state line. Theater
Books
Karin Slaughter 's novels are often set in the fictional Grant County, Georgia .In Stephen King 's The Green Mile
John Birmingham includes a fictional Buttecracke (pronounced Beau-cray) County, Georgia, in his Dave vs. the Monsters series of novels.We Deserve Monuments , by Jas Hammonds, takes place in the fictional Bardell County, Georgia.
Counties listing
County
FIPS code[ 12] County seat[ 13]
Est. [ 13] Origin[ 14]
Etymology[ 14]
Density
Population[ 15]
Area[ 13]
Map
Appling County
001
Baxley 1818
Land ceded by the Creek Indians in the Treaty of Fort Jackson in 1814 and the Treaty of the Creek Agency in 1818
Colonel Daniel Appling (1787–1818), a hero of the War of 1812
2 )
18,457
509 sq mi1,318 km2 )
Atkinson County
003
Pearson 1917
Clinch and Coffee counties
William Yates Atkinson (1854–99), governor of Georgia (1894–98) and speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives 2 )
8,293
338 sq mi875 km2 )
Bacon County
005
Alma 1914
Appling, Pierce and Ware counties
Augustus Octavius Bacon (1839–1914), U.S. Senator (1895–1914); President pro tempore of the United States Senate 2 )
11,124
285 sq mi738 km2 )
Baker County
007
Newton 1825
Early County
Colonel John Baker (died 1792), a hero of the American Revolutionary War
2 )
2,743
343 sq mi888 km2 )
Baldwin County
009
Milledgeville 1803
Creek cessions of 1802 and 1805
Abraham Baldwin (1754–1807), a Founding Father ; U.S. Senator (1799–1807); one of the Georgia delegates who signed the U.S. Constitution 2 )
43,396
258 sq mi668 km2 )
Banks County
011
Homer 1859
Franklin and Habersham counties
Dr. Richard Banks (1784–1850), local physician noted for treating natives with smallpox
2 )
19,789
234 sq mi606 km2 )
Barrow County
013
Winder 1914
Gwinnett, Jackson and Walton counties
"Uncle Dave" David Crenshaw Barrow Jr. (1852–1929), chancellor of the University of Georgia (1906–29)
2 )
92,792
162 sq mi420 km2 )
Bartow County
015
Cartersville 1832
Created from a portion of Cherokee County and originally called Cass County after General Lewis Cass
General Francis S. Bartow (1816–61), Confederate political leader ; first Confederate general killed in the American Civil War
2 )
115,041
460 sq mi1,191 km2 )
Ben Hill County
017
Fitzgerald 1906
Irwin and Wilcox counties
Benjamin Harvey Hill (1823–82), U.S. Senator (1877–82)2 )
17,128
252 sq mi653 km2 )
Berrien County
019
Nashville 1856
Coffee, Irwin, and Lowndes counties
John Macpherson Berrien (1781–1856), U.S. Senator; U.S. Attorney General 2 )
18,570
452 sq mi1,171 km2 )
Bibb County
021
Macon 1822
Houston, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties
Dr. William Wyatt Bibb (1780–1820), first Governor of Alabama ; U.S. Senator
2 )
156,512
250 sq mi647 km2 )
Bleckley County
023
Cochran 1912
Pulaski County
Logan Edwin Bleckley (1827–1907), Georgia State Supreme Court Chief Justice 2 )
12,465
217 sq mi562 km2 )
Brantley County
025
Nahunta 1920
Charlton, Pierce, and Wayne counties
Benjamin Daniel Brantley (1832-91), a state legislator, local merchant and confederate soldier or William Gordon Brantley (1860–1934), U.S. Congressman
2 )
18,401
444 sq mi1,150 km2 )
Brooks County
027
Quitman 1858
Lowndes and Thomas counties
Captain Preston S. Brooks (1819–57), a hero of the Mexican–American War ; Congressman from South Carolina
2 )
16,245
494 sq mi1,279 km2 )
Bryan County
029
Pembroke 1793
Chatham County
Jonathan Bryan (1708–88), colonial settler; famous state representative
2 )
49,739
442 sq mi1,145 km2 )
Bulloch County
031
Statesboro 1796
Bryan and Screven counties
Archibald Bulloch (1729–77), a hero of the Revolutionary War; Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives ; acting governor of Georgia (1775–77) and first governor of Georgia2 )
84,327
683 sq mi1,769 km2 )
Burke County
033
Waynesboro 1777
Originally organized as St. George Parish
Edmund Burke (1729–97), British-American political philosopher and Member of Parliament (MP) who sympathized with the cause of American independence2 )
24,438
831 sq mi2,152 km2 )
Butts County
035
Jackson 1825
Henry and Monroe counties
Captain Samuel Butts (1777–1814), a hero of the Creek War
2 )
26,887
187 sq mi484 km2 )
Calhoun County
037
Morgan 1854
Baker and Early counties
John C. Calhoun (1782–1850), U.S. Congressman; U.S. Senator; Vice President of the United States from South Carolina2 )
5,457
280 sq mi725 km2 )
Camden County
039
Woodbine 1777
St. Mary and St. Thomas parishes
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (1714–94), Lord Chancellor of Great Britain who sympathized with the cause of American independence2 )
58,118
630 sq mi1,632 km2 )
Candler County
043
Metter 1914
Bulloch, Emanuel and Tattnall counties
Allen Daniel Candler (1834–1910), state legislator; U.S. Congressman; Governor of Georgia (1898–1902)2 )
11,059
247 sq mi640 km2 )
Carroll County
045
Carrollton 1826
Lands ceded by the Creek Indians in 1825 in the Treaty of Indian Springs
Charles Carroll (1737–1832), the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence 2 )
127,098
499 sq mi1,292 km2 )
Catoosa County
047
Ringgold 1853
Walker and Whitfield counties
Chief Catoosa, a Cherokee chief
2 )
68,910
162 sq mi420 km2 )
Charlton County
049
Folkston 1854
Camden County
Robert Milledge Charlton (1807–54), jurist; U.S. Senator (1852–54); mayor of Savannah 2 )
12,934
781 sq mi2,023 km2 )
Chatham County
051
Savannah 1777
Christ Church and St. Philip parishes
William Pitt , Earl of Chatham (1708–78), British Prime Minister who sympathized with the cause of American independence2 )
303,655
440 sq mi1,140 km2 )
Chattahoochee County
053
Cusseta 1854
Marion and Muscogee counties
Chattahoochee River , which forms the county's (and the state's) western border2 )
8,661
249 sq mi645 km2 )
Chattooga County
055
Summerville 1838
Floyd and Walker counties
Chattooga River 2 )
25,222
314 sq mi813 km2 )
Cherokee County
057
Canton 1831
Cherokee Cession of 1831
Cherokee Nation, which controlled this part of the state autonomously until 18312 )
286,602
424 sq mi1,098 km2 )
Clarke County
059
Athens 1801
Jackson County
Elijah Clarke (1733–99), a hero of the Revolutionary War2 )
129,933
121 sq mi313 km2 )
Clay County
061
Fort Gaines 1854
Early and Randolph counties
Henry Clay (1777–1852), Secretary of State ; Speaker of the House of Representatives ; U.S. Senator from Kentucky2 )
2,853
195 sq mi505 km2 )
Clayton County
063
Jonesboro 1858
Fayette and Henry counties
Augustin Smith Clayton (1783–1839), a local jurist and U.S. Congressman2 )
298,300
143 sq mi370 km2 )
Clinch County
065
Homerville 1850
Lowndes and Ware counties
General Duncan Lamont Clinch (1784–1849), a hero of the War of 1812 and the Seminole War ; U.S. Congressman
2 )
6,746
809 sq mi2,095 km2 )
Cobb County
067
Marietta 1832
Cherokee County
Colonel Thomas Willis Cobb (1784–1835), a hero of the War of 1812; U.S. Congressman
2 )
776,743
340 sq mi881 km2 )
Coffee County
069
Douglas 1854
Clinch, Irwin, Telfair and Ware counties
General John E. Coffee (1782–1836), a hero of the War of 1812
2 )
43,317
599 sq mi1,551 km2 )
Colquitt County
071
Moultrie 1856
Lowndes and Thomas counties
Walter Terry Colquitt (1799–1855), Methodist pastor; U.S. Senator2 )
46,167
552 sq mi1,430 km2 )
Columbia County
073
Appling (de jure) and Evans (de facto)1790
Richmond County
Christopher Columbus (1446–1506), explorer2 )
165,162
290 sq mi751 km2 )
Cook County
075
Adel 1918
Berrien County
General Philip Cook (1817–94), Confederate general; Georgia's Georgia Secretary of State
2 )
17,714
229 sq mi593 km2 )
Coweta County
077
Newnan 1826
Created on Creek lands ceded in 1825 in the treaty of Indian Springs and Creek Cessions of 1826
Coweta tribe of the Creek Nation and their village near Columbus
2 )
155,892
443 sq mi1,147 km2 )
Crawford County
079
Knoxville 1822
Houston County
William Harris Crawford (1772–1834), U.S. Senator; ambassador to France; Secretary of the Treasury 2 )
12,277
325 sq mi842 km2 )
Crisp County
081
Cordele 1905
Dooly County
Charles Frederick Crisp (1845–96), Speaker of the House of Representatives2 )
19,631
274 sq mi710 km2 )
Dade County
083
Trenton 1837
Walker County
Major Francis L. Dade (1793–1835), a hero of the Seminole War
2 )
16,165
174 sq mi451 km2 )
Dawson County
085
Dawsonville 1857
Gilmer and Lumpkin counties
William Crosby Dawson (1798–1857), U.S. Senator (1849–55); state legislator2 )
31,732
211 sq mi546 km2 )
Decatur County
087
Bainbridge 1823
Early County
Commodore Stephen Decatur (1779–1820), a naval hero of the actions against the Barbary Pirates in the early 19th century
2 )
29,087
597 sq mi1,546 km2 )
DeKalb County
089
Decatur 1822
Henry, Fayette, and Gwinnett counties
"Baron" Johann DeKalb (1721–80) a German who accompanied Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette , and was inspector general of the Colonial Army
2 )
762,992
268 sq mi694 km2 )
Dodge County
091
Eastman 1870
Montgomery, Pulaski and Telfair counties
William Earle Dodge (1805–1883), temperance leader; businessman from New York; a co-founder of Phelps, Dodge, and Company , a mining and metals company2 )
19,776
501 sq mi1,298 km2 )
Dooly County
093
Vienna 1821
Creek Cession of 1821
Colonel John Dooly (1740–80), a hero of the American Revolution
2 )
10,981
393 sq mi1,018 km2 )
Dougherty County
095
Albany 1853
Baker County
Charles Dougherty (1801–53), judge from Athens, Georgia 2 )
82,645
330 sq mi855 km2 )
Douglas County
097
Douglasville 1870
The former Campbell County and Carroll County
Stephen Arnold Douglas (1813–61), an Illinois Democratic Congressman who ran against Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 United States presidential election and lost2 )
149,160
199 sq mi515 km2 )
Early County
099
Blakely 1818
Creek Cession of 1814
Peter Early (1773–1817), tenth governor of Georgia2 )
10,563
511 sq mi1,323 km2 )
Echols County
101
Statenville 1858
Clinch and Lowndes counties
General Robert M. Echols (1798–1847), a state legislator and a hero of the Mexican–American War 2 )
3,709
404 sq mi1,046 km2 )
Effingham County
103
Springfield 1777
St. Matthew and St. Philip parishes
Thomas Howard, Earl of Effingham (1746–1791), who sympathized with the cause of American independence
2 )
71,541
480 sq mi1,243 km2 )
Elbert County
105
Elberton 1790
Wilkes County
Samuel Elbert (1740–88), a general in the Revolutionary War; became Governor of Georgia in 17852 )
20,013
369 sq mi956 km2 )
Emanuel County
107
Swainsboro 1812
Bulloch and Montgomery counties
Colonel David Emanuel (1744–1808), became the governor of Georgia in 1801
2 )
23,119
686 sq mi1,777 km2 )
Evans County
109
Claxton 1914
Bulloch and Tattnall counties
General Clement Anselm Evans (1832–1911), a hero of the American Civil War; the commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans
2 )
10,754
185 sq mi479 km2 )
Fannin County
111
Blue Ridge 1854
Gilmer and Union counties
Colonel James Walker Fannin Jr. (1809–36), a hero of the Texas Revolution
2 )
25,955
386 sq mi1,000 km2 )
Fayette County
113
Fayetteville 1821
Creek Cession of 1821
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), a French hero of the Revolutionary War2 )
123,351
197 sq mi510 km2 )
Floyd County
115
Rome 1832
Cherokee County
General John Floyd (1769–1839), soldier, U.S. Congressman
2 )
100,113
513 sq mi1,329 km2 )
Forsyth County
117
Cumming 1832
Cherokee County
John Forsyth (1780–1841), Secretary of State under President Martin Van Buren 2 )
272,887
226 sq mi585 km2 )
Franklin County
119
Carnesville 1784
Cherokee and Creek Cessions of 1783
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), writer, inventor, philosopher, publisher, and a Founding Father of the United States2 )
24,782
263 sq mi681 km2 )
Fulton County
121
Atlanta 1853
DeKalb County + the former Campbell and Milton counties and a portion of Cobb County
Hamilton Fulton (1781–1833), a Scottish civil and hydraulic engineer.2 )
1,079,105
529 sq mi1,370 km2 )
Gilmer County
123
Ellijay 1832
Cherokee County
George Rockingham Gilmer (1780–1859), 16th governor of Georgia2 )
32,860
427 sq mi1,106 km2 )
Glascock County
125
Gibson 1857
Warren County
General Thomas Glascock (1780–1841), a hero of the War of 1812 and the Seminole War of 1817; U.S. Congressman
2 )
2,954
144 sq mi373 km2 )
Glynn County
127
Brunswick 1777
St. David and St. Patrick parishes
John Glynn (1722–79), British Member of Parliament and Serjeant-at-law , who sympathized with the cause of American independence2 )
86,172
422 sq mi1,093 km2 )
Gordon County
129
Calhoun 1850
Cass (now Bartow) and Floyd counties
William Washington Gordon (1796–1842), first president of the Central of Georgia Railroad 2 )
59,757
355 sq mi919 km2 )
Grady County
131
Cairo 1905
Decatur and Thomas counties
Henry Woodfin Grady (1850–89), orator; managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution 2 )
26,066
458 sq mi1,186 km2 )
Greene County
133
Greensboro 1786
Washington County
General Nathanael Greene (1742–86), a hero of the Revolutionary War
2 )
20,722
388 sq mi1,005 km2 )
Gwinnett County
135
Lawrenceville 1818
Cherokee Cession of 1817 and Creek Cession of 1818
Button Gwinnett (1735–1777), one of Georgia's delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence2 )
983,526
433 sq mi1,121 km2 )
Habersham County
137
Clarkesville 1818
Cherokee Cessions of 1817 and 1819
Colonel Joseph Habersham (1751–1815), a hero of the Revolutionary War; U.S. Postmaster General in the Cabinet of George Washington
2 )
48,757
278 sq mi720 km2 )
Hall County
139
Gainesville 1818
Cherokee Cessions of 1817 and 1819
Dr. Lyman Hall (1724–90), one of Georgia's delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence; became the governor of Georgia in 1783
2 )
217,267
394 sq mi1,020 km2 )
Hancock County
141
Sparta 1793
Greene and Washington counties
John Hancock (1737–93), President of the Continental Congress; first signer of the Declaration of Independence2 )
8,676
473 sq mi1,225 km2 )
Haralson County
143
Buchanan 1856
Carroll and Polk counties
General Hugh Anderson Haralson (1805–54), U.S. Congressman
2 )
32,038
282 sq mi730 km2 )
Harris County
145
Hamilton 1827
Muscogee and Troup counties
Charles Harris (1772–1827), prominent attorney from Savannah
2 )
36,654
464 sq mi1,202 km2 )
Hart County
147
Hartwell 1853
Elbert and Franklin counties
Nancy Morgan Hart (1735–1830), a heroine of the Revolutionary War2 )
27,556
232 sq mi601 km2 )
Heard County
149
Franklin 1830
Carroll, Coweta and Troup counties
Stephen Heard (1740–1815), a hero of the Revolutionary War2 )
12,034
296 sq mi767 km2 )
Henry County
151
McDonough 1821
Creek Cession of 1821
Patrick Henry (1736–99), prominent lawyer, orator, and a Founding Father of the United States2 )
254,613
323 sq mi837 km2 )
Houston County
153
Perry 1821
Creek Cession of 1821
John Houstoun (1744–1796), member of the Continental Congress; became governor of Georgia in 17782 )
171,974
377 sq mi976 km2 )
Irwin County
155
Ocilla 1818
Creek Cessions of 1814 and 1818
Jared Irwin (1751–1818), the governor who rescinded the Yazoo Act in 17962 )
9,120
357 sq mi925 km2 )
Jackson County
157
Jefferson 1796
Franklin County
General James Jackson (1757–1806), a hero of the Revolutionary War
2 )
88,615
342 sq mi886 km2 )
Jasper County
159
Monticello 1807
Baldwin (FKA Randolph County 1807–12)
Sergeant William Jasper (1750–1779), a hero of the Revolutionary War
2 )
16,455
370 sq mi958 km2 )
Jeff Davis County
161
Hazlehurst 1905
Appling and Coffee counties
Jefferson Davis (1808–89), the first and only President of the Confederate States of America 2 )
14,906
333 sq mi862 km2 )
Jefferson County
163
Louisville 1796
Burke and Warren counties
Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third President of the United States 2 )
15,183
528 sq mi1,368 km2 )
Jenkins County
165
Millen 1905
Bulloch, Burke, Emanuel, and Screven counties
Charles Jones Jenkins (1805–83), governor of Georgia, who was the author of the famous Georgia Platform of 18502 )
8,627
350 sq mi906 km2 )
Johnson County
167
Wrightsville 1858
Emanuel, Laurens and Washington counties
Herschel Vespasian Johnson (1812–80), U.S. Senator; Governor of Georgia2 )
9,282
304 sq mi787 km2 )
Jones County
169
Gray 1807
Baldwin County
James Jones (1769–1801), U.S. Congressman2 )
28,969
394 sq mi1,020 km2 )
Lamar County
171
Barnesville 1920
Monroe and Pike counties
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1825–93), U.S. Senator; Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 2 )
20,401
185 sq mi479 km2 )
Lanier County
173
Lakeland 1920
Berrien, Clinch and Lowndes counties
Sidney Lanier (1842–1881), attorney, linguist, mathematician,[ 16] 2 )
10,452
187 sq mi484 km2 )
Laurens County
175
Dublin 1807
Wilkinson County
Colonel John Laurens (1754–82), aide to George Washington during the Revolutionary War
2 )
49,941
813 sq mi2,106 km2 )
Lee County
177
Leesburg 1826
Creek Cessions of 1826
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Lee III (1732–1794), a hero of the Revolutionary War, who attained the nickname "Light-Horse Harry"
2 )
33,872
356 sq mi922 km2 )
Liberty County
179
Hinesville 1777
St Andrew, St James, and St John Parishes
Named in honor of the noted patriotism of the citizens of Midway in their support of the cause of colonial independence
2 )
69,210
519 sq mi1,344 km2 )
Lincoln County
181
Lincolnton 1796
Wilkes County
General Benjamin Lincoln (1733–1810), a hero of the Revolutionary War; was later assigned to the suppression of Shays' Rebellion
2 )
7,879
211 sq mi546 km2 )
Long County
183
Ludowici 1920
Liberty County
Dr. Crawford Williamson Long (1815–78), in 1842 the first man to use diethyl ether as an anesthetic for dental surgery
2 )
19,594
401 sq mi1,039 km2 )
Lowndes County
185
Valdosta 1825
Irwin County
William Jones Lowndes (1782–1822), prominent figure in the affairs of South Carolina throughout the formative years of the United States
2 )
120,712
504 sq mi1,305 km2 )
Lumpkin County
187
Dahlonega 1832
Cherokee, Habersham, and Hall counties
Wilson Lumpkin (1783–1870), Governor of Georgia; U.S. Senator2 )
35,258
284 sq mi736 km2 )
Macon County
193
Oglethorpe 1837
Houston and Marion counties
General Nathaniel Macon (1758–1837), Speaker of the House of Representatives; U.S. Senator
2 )
11,817
403 sq mi1,044 km2 )
Madison County
195
Danielsville 1811
Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Jackson and Oglethorpe counties
James Madison (1751–1836), fourth President of the United States ; chief writer of the U.S. Constitution 2 )
32,191
284 sq mi736 km2 )
Marion County
197
Buena Vista 1827
Lee and Muscogee counties
General Francis Marion (1732–95), the "Swamp Fox"; a hero of the Revolutionary War
2 )
7,440
367 sq mi951 km2 )
McDuffie County
189
Thomson 1870
Columbia and Warren counties
George McDuffie (1790–1851), orator and governor of South Carolina 2 )
21,799
260 sq mi673 km2 )
McIntosh County
191
Darien 1793
Liberty County
General Lachlan McIntosh (1727–1806), a hero of the Revolutionary War
2 )
11,501
434 sq mi1,124 km2 )
Meriwether County
199
Greenville 1827
Formed from Troup County
General David Meriwether (1755–1822), a hero of the Revolutionary War; U.S. Congressman
2 )
20,931
503 sq mi1,303 km2 )
Miller County
201
Colquitt 1856
Baker and Early counties
Andrew Jackson Miller (1806–56), president of the Medical College of Georgia
2 )
5,747
283 sq mi733 km2 )
Mitchell County
205
Camilla 1857
Baker County
Gen. Henry Mitchell (1760–1839), a hero of the Revolutionary War
2 )
21,114
512 sq mi1,326 km2 )
Monroe County
207
Forsyth 1821
Creek Cession of 1821
James Monroe (1758–1831), the fifth President of the United States and the creator of the Monroe Doctrine of 18232 )
30,625
396 sq mi1,026 km2 )
Montgomery County
209
Mount Vernon 1793
Washington County
General Richard Montgomery (1738–75), a hero of the Revolutionary War
2 )
8,761
245 sq mi635 km2 )
Morgan County
211
Madison 1807
Baldwin County
General Daniel Morgan (1736–1802), a hero of the Revolutionary War; U.S. Congressman
2 )
21,460
350 sq mi906 km2 )
Murray County
213
Chatsworth 1832
Cherokee County
Thomas W. Murray (1790–1832), famous state legislator
2 )
41,035
344 sq mi891 km2 )
Muscogee County
215
Columbus 1826
Creek Cession of 1826
Muskogee ethnic group, to which the Creek and Seminole Nations belong2 )
201,877
216 sq mi559 km2 )
Newton County
217
Covington 1821
Henry, Jasper, and Walton counties
Sergeant John Newton (1755–80), a hero of the Revolutionary War
2 )
120,135
276 sq mi715 km2 )
Oconee County
219
Watkinsville 1875
Clarke County
Oconee River , which forms its eastern boundary2 )
44,182
186 sq mi482 km2 )
Oglethorpe County
221
Lexington 1793
Wilkes County
General James Edward Oglethorpe (1696–1785), the founder of the Colony of Georgia
2 )
15,754
441 sq mi1,142 km2 )
Paulding County
223
Dallas 1832
Cherokee County
John Paulding (1759–1818), a hero of the Revolutionary War
2 )
183,164
314 sq mi813 km2 )
Peach County
225
Fort Valley 1924
Houston and Macon counties
Its location in Central Georgia is one of the richest peach-producing regions in the country.
2 )
28,805
151 sq mi391 km2 )
Pickens County
227
Jasper 1853
Cherokee and Gilmer counties
General Andrew Pickens (1739–1817), a hero of the Revolutionary War; U.S. Congressman
2 )
35,969
232 sq mi601 km2 )
Pierce County
229
Blackshear 1857
Appling and Ware counties
Franklin Pierce (1804–1869), fourteenth President of the United States 2 )
20,425
343 sq mi888 km2 )
Pike County
231
Zebulon 1822
Monroe County
General Zebulon Pike (1779–1813), explorer and a hero of the War of 1812
2 )
20,461
218 sq mi565 km2 )
Polk County
233
Cedartown 1851
Floyd and Paulding counties
James Knox Polk (1795–1849), eleventh President of the United States 2 )
44,223
311 sq mi805 km2 )
Pulaski County
235
Hawkinsville 1808
Laurens County
Count Kazimierz Pułaski of Poland (1748–79), a hero of the Revolutionary War
2 )
10,095
247 sq mi640 km2 )
Putnam County
237
Eatonton 1807
Baldwin County
General Israel Putnam (1718–90), a hero of the Revolutionary War
2 )
23,129
344 sq mi891 km2 )
Quitman County
239
Georgetown 1858
Randolph and Stewart counties
General John Anthony Quitman (1799–1858), a hero of the Mexican-American War
2 )
2,280
152 sq mi394 km2 )
Rabun County
241
Clayton 1819
Cherokee Cession of 1819
William Rabun (1771–1819), Governor of Georgia (1817–19)2 )
17,442
371 sq mi961 km2 )
Randolph County
243
Cuthbert 1828
Lee County
John Randolph of Roanoke (1773–1833), U.S. Congressman2 )
6,078
429 sq mi1,111 km2 )
Richmond County
245
Augusta 1777
St Paul Parish
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond (1735–1806), who sympathized with the cause of American independence2 )
205,414
324 sq mi839 km2 )
Rockdale County
247
Conyers 1870
Henry and Newton counties
Rockdale Church, which was so named for the subterranean bed of granite that underlies this region of the state
2 )
95,987
131 sq mi339 km2 )
Schley County
249
Ellaville 1857
Marion and Sumter counties
William Schley (1786–1858), governor of Georgia (1835–37)2 )
4,526
168 sq mi435 km2 )
Screven County
251
Sylvania 1793
Burke and Effingham counties
General James Screven (1744–1778), a hero of the Revolutionary War
2 )
14,174
648 sq mi1,678 km2 )
Seminole County
253
Donalsonville 1920
Decatur and Early counties
Seminole Nation
2 )
9,092
238 sq mi616 km2 )
Spalding County
255
Griffin 1851
Fayette, Henry, and Pike counties
Thomas Spalding (1774–1851), U.S. Congressman, state legislator, and agriculturalist2 )
69,946
198 sq mi513 km2 )
Stephens County
257
Toccoa 1905
Franklin and Habersham counties
Alexander Stephens (1812–83), U.S. Congressman; Governor of Georgia; first and only Vice President of the Confederate States of America 2 )
27,228
179 sq mi464 km2 )
Stewart County
259
Lumpkin 1830
Randolph County
General Daniel Stewart (1759–1829), a hero of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812
2 )
4,674
459 sq mi1,189 km2 )
Sumter County
261
Americus 1831
Lee County
General Thomas Sumter (1734–1832), the "Fighting Gamecock," a hero of the Revolutionary War
2 )
28,890
485 sq mi1,256 km2 )
Talbot County
263
Talbotton 1827
Muscogee County
Matthew Talbot (1762–1827), served in the Georgia State Senate for 15 years, including two years as the President of the Senate, and Governor of Georgia for two weeks in 18192 )
5,718
393 sq mi1,018 km2 )
Taliaferro County
265
Crawfordville 1825
Greene, Hancock, Oglethorpe, Warren, and Wilkes counties
Colonel Benjamin Taliaferro (1750–1821), U.S. Congressman; a hero of the Revolutionary War
2 )
1,609
195 sq mi505 km2 )
Tattnall County
267
Reidsville 1801
Montgomery County
Josiah Tattnall (1764–1803), U.S. Senator; Governor of Georgia2 )
24,296
484 sq mi1,254 km2 )
Taylor County
269
Butler 1852
Macon, Marion and Talbot counties
Zachary Taylor (1784–1850), the twelfth President of the United States 2 )
7,758
378 sq mi979 km2 )
Telfair County
271
McRae-Helena 1807
Wilkinson County
Edward Telfair (1735–1807), the second Governor of Georgia following the establishment of the United States2 )
10,920
441 sq mi1,142 km2 )
Terrell County
273
Dawson 1856
Lee and Randolph counties
Dr. William Terrell (1778–1855), U.S. Congressman
2 )
8,718
336 sq mi870 km2 )
Thomas County
275
Thomasville 1825
Decatur and Irwin counties
General Jett Thomas (1776–1817), a hero of the War of 1812
2 )
45,649
548 sq mi1,419 km2 )
Tift County
277
Tifton 1905
Berrien, Irwin and Worth counties
Colonel Nelson Tift (1810–91), a captain in the Confederate States Navy ; U.S. Congressman
2 )
41,554
265 sq mi686 km2 )
Toombs County
279
Lyons 1905
Emanuel, Montgomery, and Tattnall counties
General Robert Toombs (1810–85), U.S. Senator; Confederate States Secretary of State
2 )
27,040
367 sq mi951 km2 )
Towns County
281
Hiawassee 1856
Rabun and Union counties
George Washington Towns (1801–54), governor of Georgia during the antebellum period 2 )
13,035
166 sq mi430 km2 )
Treutlen County
283
Soperton 1918
Emanuel and Montgomery counties
John A. Treutlen (1726–82), the first elected Governor of Georgia (1777–78)2 )
6,341
201 sq mi521 km2 )
Troup County
285
LaGrange 1826
Creek Cession of 1826
George M. Troup (1780–1856), Governor of Georgia (1823–27); U.S. Senator2 )
70,742
414 sq mi1,072 km2 )
Turner County
287
Ashburn 1905
Dooly, Irwin, Wilcox and Worth counties
Captain Henry G. Turner (1839–1904), U.S. Congressman; a hero of the American Civil War
2 )
8,909
286 sq mi741 km2 )
Twiggs County
289
Jeffersonville 1809
Wilkinson County
General John Twiggs (1750–1816), a hero of the Revolutionary War; Governor of Georgia
2 )
7,691
360 sq mi932 km2 )
Union County
291
Blairsville 1832
Cherokee County
Federal union of the states
2 )
27,124
323 sq mi837 km2 )
Upson County
293
Thomaston 1824
Crawford and Pike counties
Stephen Upson (1786–1824), state legislator 2 )
28,263
326 sq mi844 km2 )
Walker County
295
LaFayette 1833
Murray County
Major Freeman Walker (1780–1827), U.S. Senator (1819–1821)
2 )
69,489
446 sq mi1,155 km2 )
Walton County
297
Monroe 1818
Creek Cession of 1818
George Walton (1749–1804), one of Georgia's delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence2 )
106,702
329 sq mi852 km2 )
Ware County
299
Waycross 1824
Appling County
Nicholas Ware (1769–1824), U.S. Senator (1821–24)2 )
36,243
903 sq mi2,339 km2 )
Warren County
301
Warrenton 1793
Columbia, Hancock, Richmond, and Wilkes counties
General Joseph Warren (1741–75), a hero of the Revolutionary War
2 )
5,106
286 sq mi741 km2 )
Washington County
303
Sandersville 1784
Creek Cession of 1783
George Washington (1732–99), the first President of the United States , although named after him as a general2 )
19,820
680 sq mi1,761 km2 )
Wayne County
305
Jesup 1803
Creek Cession of 1802
General Anthony Wayne (1745–96), known as "Mad Anthony Wayne"; U.S. Congressman; a hero of the Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War
2 )
31,373
645 sq mi1,671 km2 )
Webster County
307
Preston 1853
Stewart County (Formally Kinchafoonee)
Daniel Webster (1782–1852), U.S. Secretary of State ; supported Henry Clay 's Compromise of 1850 2 )
2,337
210 sq mi544 km2 )
Wheeler County
309
Alamo 1912
Montgomery County
General Joseph Wheeler (1836–1906), U.S. Congressman; a hero of the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War
2 )
7,081
298 sq mi772 km2 )
White County
311
Cleveland 1857
Habersham County
Colonel John White, a hero of the Revolutionary War
2 )
29,026
242 sq mi627 km2 )
Whitfield County
313
Dalton 1851
Murray County
George Whitefield (1714–70), pastor; established the Bethesda Orphanage near Savannah 2 )
103,687
290 sq mi751 km2 )
Wilcox County
315
Abbeville 1857
Dooly, Irwin, and Pulaski counties
General Mark Wilcox (1800–50), a noted soldier and state legislator
2 )
8,779
380 sq mi984 km2 )
Wilkes County
317
Washington 1777
Cherokee and Creek Cessions of 1773
John Wilkes (1727–97), a British Member of Parliament who sympathized with the cause of American independence2 )
9,518
471 sq mi1,220 km2 )
Wilkinson County
319
Irwinton 1803
Creek Cessions of 1802 and 1805
General James Wilkinson (1757–1825), a hero of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812; Senior Officer of the U.S. Army ; turned out to be an agent of the Spanish government
2 )
8,725
447 sq mi1,158 km2 )
Worth County
321
Sylvester 1853
Dooly and Irwin counties
General William J. Worth (1794–1849), a hero of the Mexican–American War
2 )
20,273
570 sq mi1,476 km2 )
See also
References
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