List of counties in Georgia

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Counties of Georgia
Location State of Georgia
Number159
PopulationsGreatest: 1,074,634 (Fulton)
Least: 1,600 (Taliaferro)
Average: 68,634 (2022)
AreasLargest: 908 square miles (2,350 km2) (Ware)
Smallest: 121 square miles (310 km2) (Clarke)
Average: 373.7 square miles (968 km2)
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: AthensClarke County, AugustaRichmond County, ColumbusMuscogee County, GeorgetownQuitman County, StatenvilleEchols County, MaconBibb County, CussetaChattahoochee County, and Preston-Webster County.

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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] One traditional reasoning for the creation and location of so many counties in Georgia was that a country farmer, rancher, or lumberman should be able to travel to the legal 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] The last new county to be established in Georgia was 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] Despite the state increasing in population by over one million according to the 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

Majority-minority counties

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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.

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Counties listing

County
FIPS code [12] County seat [13] Est. [13] Origin [14] Etymology [14] Density
Population [15] Area [13] Map
ApplingCounty 001 Baxley 1818Land ceded by the Creek Indians in the Treaty of Fort Jackson in 1814 and the Treaty of the Creek Agency in 1818Colonel Daniel Appling (1787–1818), a hero of the War of 1812 36.2018,428509 sq mi
(1,318 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Appling County.svg
AtkinsonCounty 003 Pearson 1917Clinch and Coffee counties William Yates Atkinson (1854–99), governor of Georgia (1894–98) and speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives 24.218,183338 sq mi
(875 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Atkinson County.svg
BaconCounty 005 Alma 1914Appling, Pierce and Ware counties Augustus Octavius Bacon (1839–1914), U.S. Senator (1895–1914); President pro tempore of the United States Senate 39.2711,191285 sq mi
(738 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Bacon County.svg
BakerCounty 007 Newton 1825Early CountyColonel John Baker (died 1792), a hero of the American Revolutionary War 8.132,788343 sq mi
(888 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Baker County.svg
BaldwinCounty 009 Milledgeville 1803Creek 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 169.1343,635258 sq mi
(668 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Baldwin County.svg
BanksCounty 011 Homer 1859Franklin and Habersham countiesDr. Richard Banks (1784–1850), local physician noted for treating natives with smallpox82.6019,328234 sq mi
(606 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Banks County.svg
BarrowCounty 013 Winder 1914Gwinnett, Jackson and Walton counties"Uncle Dave" David Crenshaw Barrow Jr. (1852–1929), chancellor of the University of Georgia (1906–29)551.2389,299162 sq mi
(420 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Barrow County.svg
BartowCounty 015 Cartersville 1832Created 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 245.25112,816460 sq mi
(1,191 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Bartow County.svg
Ben HillCounty 017 Fitzgerald 1906Irwin and Wilcox counties Benjamin Harvey Hill (1823–82), U.S. Senator (1877–82)67.7317,069252 sq mi
(653 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Ben Hill County.svg
BerrienCounty 019 Nashville 1856Coffee, Irwin, and Lowndes counties John Macpherson Berrien (1781–1856), U.S. Senator; U.S. Attorney General 40.3018,214452 sq mi
(1,171 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Berrien County.svg
BibbCounty 021 Macon 1822Houston, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs countiesDr. William Wyatt Bibb (1780–1820), first Governor of Alabama; U.S. Senator624.79156,197250 sq mi
(647 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Bibb County.svg
BleckleyCounty 023 Cochran 1912Pulaski County Logan Edwin Bleckley (1827–1907), Georgia State Supreme Court Chief Justice 56.4812,257217 sq mi
(562 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Bleckley County.svg
BrantleyCounty 025 Nahunta 1920Charlton, Pierce, and Wayne countiesBenjamin Daniel Brantley (1832-91), a state legislator, local merchant and confederate soldier or William Gordon Brantley (1860–1934), U.S. Congressman40.9518,183444 sq mi
(1,150 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Brantley County.svg
BrooksCounty 027 Quitman 1858Lowndes and Thomas countiesCaptain Preston S. Brooks (1819–57), a hero of the Mexican–American War; Congressman from South Carolina 32.9016,253494 sq mi
(1,279 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Brooks County.svg
BryanCounty 029 Pembroke 1793Chatham CountyJonathan Bryan (1708–88), colonial settler; famous state representative109.1148,225442 sq mi
(1,145 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Bryan County.svg
BullochCounty 031 Statesboro 1796Bryan 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 Georgia121.6183,059683 sq mi
(1,769 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Bulloch County.svg
BurkeCounty 033 Waynesboro 1777Originally 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 independence29.3524,388831 sq mi
(2,152 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Burke County.svg
ButtsCounty 035 Jackson 1825Henry and Monroe countiesCaptain Samuel Butts (1777–1814), a hero of the Creek War 142.5126,649187 sq mi
(484 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Butts County.svg
CalhounCounty 037 Morgan 1854Baker and Early counties John C. Calhoun (1782–1850), U.S. Congressman; U.S. Senator; Vice President of the United States from South Carolina19.535,469280 sq mi
(725 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Calhoun County.svg
CamdenCounty 039 Woodbine 1777St. Mary and St. Thomas parishes Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (1714–94), Lord Chancellor of Great Britain who sympathized with the cause of American independence90.5057,013630 sq mi
(1,632 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Camden County.svg
CandlerCounty 043 Metter 1914Bulloch, Emanuel and Tattnall counties Allen Daniel Candler (1834–1910), state legislator; U.S. Congressman; Governor of Georgia (1898–1902)44.5311,000247 sq mi
(640 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Candler County.svg
CarrollCounty 045 Carrollton 1826Lands 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 249.68124,592499 sq mi
(1,292 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Carroll County.svg
CatoosaCounty 047 Ringgold 1853Walker and Whitfield countiesChief Catoosa, a Cherokee chief424.8568,826162 sq mi
(420 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Catoosa County.svg
CharltonCounty 049 Folkston 1854Camden County Robert Milledge Charlton (1807–54), jurist; U.S. Senator (1852–54); mayor of Savannah 16.3612,781781 sq mi
(2,023 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Charlton County.svg
ChathamCounty 051 Savannah 1777Christ Church and St. Philip parishes William Pitt, Earl of Chatham (1708–78), British Prime Minister who sympathized with the cause of American independence684.33301,107440 sq mi
(1,140 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Chatham County.svg
ChattahoocheeCounty 053 Cusseta 1854Marion and Muscogee counties Chattahoochee River, which forms the county's (and the state's) western border35.428,819249 sq mi
(645 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Chattahoochee County.svg
ChattoogaCounty 055 Summerville 1838Floyd and Walker counties Chattooga River 79.4124,936314 sq mi
(813 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Chattooga County.svg
CherokeeCounty 057 Canton 1831Cherokee Cession of 1831 Cherokee Nation, which controlled this part of the state autonomously until 1831663.39281,278424 sq mi
(1,098 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Cherokee County.svg
ClarkeCounty 059 Athens 1801Jackson County Elijah Clarke (1733–99), a hero of the Revolutionary War1,073.35129,875121 sq mi
(313 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Clarke County.svg
ClayCounty 061 Fort Gaines 1854Early and Randolph counties Henry Clay (1777–1852), Secretary of State; Speaker of the House of Representatives; U.S. Senator from Kentucky14.592,845195 sq mi
(505 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Clay County.svg
ClaytonCounty 063 Jonesboro 1858Fayette and Henry counties Augustin Smith Clayton (1783–1839), a local jurist and U.S. Congressman2,073.87296,564143 sq mi
(370 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Clayton County.svg
ClinchCounty 065 Homerville 1850Lowndes and Ware countiesGeneral Duncan Lamont Clinch (1784–1849), a hero of the War of 1812 and the Seminole War; U.S. Congressman8.236,662809 sq mi
(2,095 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Clinch County.svg
CobbCounty 067 Marietta 1832Cherokee CountyColonel Thomas Willis Cobb (1784–1835), a hero of the War of 1812; U.S. Congressman2,270.45771,952340 sq mi
(881 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Cobb County.svg
CoffeeCounty 069 Douglas 1854Clinch, Irwin, Telfair and Ware countiesGeneral John E. Coffee (1782–1836), a hero of the War of 181272.0743,172599 sq mi
(1,551 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Coffee County.svg
ColquittCounty 071 Moultrie 1856Lowndes and Thomas counties Walter Terry Colquitt (1799–1855), Methodist pastor; U.S. Senator82.9045,762552 sq mi
(1,430 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Colquitt County.svg
ColumbiaCounty 073 Appling (de jure) and Evans (de facto)1790Richmond County Christopher Columbus (1446–1506), explorer560.07162,419290 sq mi
(751 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Columbia County.svg
CookCounty 075 Adel 1918Berrien CountyGeneral Philip Cook (1817–94), Confederate general; Georgia's Georgia Secretary of State 76.0017,404229 sq mi
(593 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Cook County.svg
CowetaCounty 077 Newnan 1826Created on Creek lands ceded in 1825 in the treaty of Indian Springs and Creek Cessions of 1826Coweta tribe of the Creek Nation and their village near Columbus345.11152,882443 sq mi
(1,147 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Coweta County.svg
CrawfordCounty 079 Knoxville 1822Houston County William Harris Crawford (1772–1834), U.S. Senator; ambassador to France; Secretary of the Treasury 37.3512,140325 sq mi
(842 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Crawford County.svg
CrispCounty 081 Cordele 1905Dooly County Charles Frederick Crisp (1845–96), Speaker of the House of Representatives71.9319,708274 sq mi
(710 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Crisp County.svg
DadeCounty 083 Trenton 1837Walker CountyMajor Francis L. Dade (1793–1835), a hero of the Seminole War92.4216,081174 sq mi
(451 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Dade County.svg
DawsonCounty 085 Dawsonville 1857Gilmer and Lumpkin counties William Crosby Dawson (1798–1857), U.S. Senator (1849–55); state legislator142.8330,138211 sq mi
(546 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Dawson County.svg
DecaturCounty 087 Bainbridge 1823Early CountyCommodore Stephen Decatur (1779–1820), a naval hero of the actions against the Barbary Pirates in the early 19th century48.5528,982597 sq mi
(1,546 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Decatur County.svg
DeKalbCounty 089 Decatur 1822Henry, 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 Army2,846.34762,820268 sq mi
(694 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting DeKalb County.svg
DodgeCounty 091 Eastman 1870Montgomery, 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 company39.5219,802501 sq mi
(1,298 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Dodge County.svg
DoolyCounty 093 Vienna 1821Creek Cession of 1821Colonel John Dooly (1740–80), a hero of the American Revolution 26.9010,572393 sq mi
(1,018 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Dooly County.svg
DoughertyCounty 095 Albany 1853Baker County Charles Dougherty (1801–53), judge from Athens, Georgia 251.4182,966330 sq mi
(855 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Dougherty County.svg
DouglasCounty 097 Douglasville 1870The 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 lost740.28147,316199 sq mi
(515 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Douglas County.svg
EarlyCounty 099 Blakely 1818Creek Cession of 1814 Peter Early (1773–1817), tenth governor of Georgia20.6910,574511 sq mi
(1,323 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Early County.svg
EcholsCounty 101 Statenville 1858Clinch and Lowndes counties General Robert M. Echols (1798–1847), a state legislator and a hero of the Mexican–American War 9.123,686404 sq mi
(1,046 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Echols County.svg
EffinghamCounty 103 Springfield 1777St. Matthew and St. Philip parishesThomas Howard, Earl of Effingham (1746–1791), who sympathized with the cause of American independence143.8469,041480 sq mi
(1,243 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Effingham County.svg
ElbertCounty 105 Elberton 1790Wilkes County Samuel Elbert (1740–88), a general in the Revolutionary War; became Governor of Georgia in 178553.7019,814369 sq mi
(956 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Elbert County.svg
EmanuelCounty 107 Swainsboro 1812Bulloch and Montgomery countiesColonel David Emanuel (1744–1808), became the governor of Georgia in 180133.4222,929686 sq mi
(1,777 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Emanuel County.svg
EvansCounty 109 Claxton 1914Bulloch and Tattnall countiesGeneral Clement Anselm Evans (1832–1911), a hero of the American Civil War; the commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans 57.8110,695185 sq mi
(479 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Evans County.svg
FanninCounty 111 Blue Ridge 1854Gilmer and Union countiesColonel James Walker Fannin Jr. (1809–36), a hero of the Texas Revolution 66.6825,737386 sq mi
(1,000 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Fannin County.svg
FayetteCounty 113 Fayetteville 1821Creek Cession of 1821 Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), a French hero of the Revolutionary War619.44122,030197 sq mi
(510 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Fayette County.svg
FloydCounty 115 Rome 1832Cherokee CountyGeneral John Floyd (1769–1839), soldier, U.S. Congressman193.8599,443513 sq mi
(1,329 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Floyd County.svg
ForsythCounty 117 Cumming 1832Cherokee County John Forsyth (1780–1841), Secretary of State under President Martin Van Buren 1,182.46267,237226 sq mi
(585 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Forsyth County.svg
FranklinCounty 119 Carnesville 1784Cherokee and Creek Cessions of 1783 Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), writer, inventor, philosopher, publisher, and a Founding Father of the United States91.7424,128263 sq mi
(681 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Franklin County.svg
FultonCounty 121 Atlanta 1853DeKalb County + the former Campbell and Milton counties and a portion of Cobb County Hamilton Fulton (1781–1833), a Scottish civil and hydraulic engineer.2,031.441,074,634529 sq mi
(1,370 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Fulton County.svg
GilmerCounty 123 Ellijay 1832Cherokee County George Rockingham Gilmer (1780–1859), 16th governor of Georgia75.8932,407427 sq mi
(1,106 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Gilmer County.svg
GlascockCounty 125 Gibson 1857Warren CountyGeneral Thomas Glascock (1780–1841), a hero of the War of 1812 and the Seminole War of 1817; U.S. Congressman20.412,939144 sq mi
(373 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Glascock County.svg
GlynnCounty 127 Brunswick 1777St. David and St. Patrick parishes John Glynn (1722–79), British Member of Parliament and Serjeant-at-law, who sympathized with the cause of American independence201.6185,079422 sq mi
(1,093 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Glynn County.svg
GordonCounty 129 Calhoun 1850Cass (now Bartow) and Floyd counties William Washington Gordon (1796–1842), first president of the Central of Georgia Railroad 166.0758,954355 sq mi
(919 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Gordon County.svg
GradyCounty 131 Cairo 1905Decatur and Thomas counties Henry Woodfin Grady (1850–89), orator; managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution 56.7926,008458 sq mi
(1,186 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Grady County.svg
GreeneCounty 133 Greensboro 1786Washington CountyGeneral Nathanael Greene (1742–86), a hero of the Revolutionary War51.9020,139388 sq mi
(1,005 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Greene County.svg
GwinnettCounty 135 Lawrenceville 1818Cherokee 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 Independence2,252.55975,353433 sq mi
(1,121 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Gwinnett County.svg
HabershamCounty 137 Clarkesville 1818Cherokee Cessions of 1817 and 1819Colonel Joseph Habersham (1751–1815), a hero of the Revolutionary War; U.S. Postmaster General in the Cabinet of George Washington 170.7747,475278 sq mi
(720 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Habersham County.svg
HallCounty 139 Gainesville 1818Cherokee Cessions of 1817 and 1819Dr. 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 1783539.83212,692394 sq mi
(1,020 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Hall County.svg
HancockCounty 141 Sparta 1793Greene and Washington counties John Hancock (1737–93), President of the Continental Congress; first signer of the Declaration of Independence17.738,387473 sq mi
(1,225 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Hancock County.svg
HaralsonCounty 143 Buchanan 1856Carroll and Polk countiesGeneral Hugh Anderson Haralson (1805–54), U.S. Congressman111.1231,337282 sq mi
(730 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Haralson County.svg
HarrisCounty 145 Hamilton 1827Muscogee and Troup countiesCharles Harris (1772–1827), prominent attorney from Savannah 78.1836,276464 sq mi
(1,202 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Harris County.svg
HartCounty 147 Hartwell 1853Elbert and Franklin counties Nancy Morgan Hart (1735–1830), a heroine of the Revolutionary War115.9926,909232 sq mi
(601 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Hart County.svg
HeardCounty 149 Franklin 1830Carroll, Coweta and Troup counties Stephen Heard (1740–1815), a hero of the Revolutionary War39.6111,725296 sq mi
(767 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Heard County.svg
HenryCounty 151 McDonough 1821Creek Cession of 1821 Patrick Henry (1736–99), prominent lawyer, orator, and a Founding Father of the United States768.93248,364323 sq mi
(837 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Henry County.svg
HoustonCounty 153 Perry 1821Creek Cession of 1821 John Houstoun (1744–1796), member of the Continental Congress; became governor of Georgia in 1778449.95169,631377 sq mi
(976 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Houston County.svg
IrwinCounty 155 Ocilla 1818Creek Cessions of 1814 and 1818 Jared Irwin (1751–1818), the governor who rescinded the Yazoo Act in 179625.569,126357 sq mi
(925 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Irwin County.svg
JacksonCounty 157 Jefferson 1796Franklin CountyGeneral James Jackson (1757–1806), a hero of the Revolutionary War245.4383,936342 sq mi
(886 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Jackson County.svg
JasperCounty 159 Monticello 1807Baldwin (FKA Randolph County 1807–12)Sergeant William Jasper (1750–1779), a hero of the Revolutionary War43.1115,951370 sq mi
(958 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Jasper County.svg
Jeff DavisCounty 161 Hazlehurst 1905Appling and Coffee counties Jefferson Davis (1808–89), the first and only President of the Confederate States of America 44.7114,889333 sq mi
(862 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Jeff Davis County.svg
JeffersonCounty 163 Louisville 1796Burke and Warren counties Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third President of the United States 29.0015,314528 sq mi
(1,368 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Jefferson County.svg
JenkinsCounty 165 Millen 1905Bulloch, Burke, Emanuel, and Screven counties Charles Jones Jenkins (1805–83), governor of Georgia, who was the author of the famous Georgia Platform of 185024.838,689350 sq mi
(906 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Jenkins County.svg
JohnsonCounty 167 Wrightsville 1858Emanuel, Laurens and Washington counties Herschel Vespasian Johnson (1812–80), U.S. Senator; Governor of Georgia30.409,242304 sq mi
(787 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Johnson County.svg
JonesCounty 169 Gray 1807Baldwin County James Jones (1769–1801), U.S. Congressman72.2628,472394 sq mi
(1,020 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Jones County.svg
LamarCounty 171 Barnesville 1920Monroe and Pike counties Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1825–93), U.S. Senator; Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 105.2319,467185 sq mi
(479 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Lamar County.svg
LanierCounty 173 Lakeland 1920Berrien, Clinch and Lowndes counties Sidney Lanier (1842–1881), attorney, linguist, mathematician, [16] and musician54.3910,171187 sq mi
(484 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Lanier County.svg
LaurensCounty 175 Dublin 1807Wilkinson CountyColonel John Laurens (1754–82), aide to George Washington during the Revolutionary War61.0849,660813 sq mi
(2,106 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Laurens County.svg
LeeCounty 177 Leesburg 1826Creek Cessions of 1826Lieutenant Colonel Henry Lee III (1732–1794), a hero of the Revolutionary War, who attained the nickname "Light-Horse Harry"94.5033,642356 sq mi
(922 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Lee County.svg
LibertyCounty 179 Hinesville 1777St Andrew, St James, and St John ParishesNamed in honor of the noted patriotism of the citizens of Midway in their support of the cause of colonial independence131.0868,030519 sq mi
(1,344 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Liberty County.svg
LincolnCounty 181 Lincolnton 1796Wilkes CountyGeneral Benjamin Lincoln (1733–1810), a hero of the Revolutionary War; was later assigned to the suppression of Shays' Rebellion 37.167,841211 sq mi
(546 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Lincoln County.svg
LongCounty 183 Ludowici 1920Liberty CountyDr. Crawford Williamson Long (1815–78), in 1842 the first man to use diethyl ether as an anesthetic for dental surgery45.7618,348401 sq mi
(1,039 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Long County.svg
LowndesCounty 185 Valdosta 1825Irwin CountyWilliam Jones Lowndes (1782–1822), prominent figure in the affairs of South Carolina throughout the formative years of the United States237.58119,739504 sq mi
(1,305 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Lowndes County.svg
LumpkinCounty 187 Dahlonega 1832Cherokee, Habersham, and Hall counties Wilson Lumpkin (1783–1870), Governor of Georgia; U.S. Senator122.5234,796284 sq mi
(736 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Lumpkin County.svg
MaconCounty 193 Oglethorpe 1837Houston and Marion countiesGeneral Nathaniel Macon (1758–1837), Speaker of the House of Representatives; U.S. Senator29.1911,765403 sq mi
(1,044 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Macon County.svg
MadisonCounty 195 Danielsville 1811Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Jackson and Oglethorpe counties James Madison (1751–1836), fourth President of the United States; chief writer of the U.S. Constitution 110.8231,473284 sq mi
(736 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Madison County.svg
MarionCounty 197 Buena Vista 1827Lee and Muscogee countiesGeneral Francis Marion (1732–95), the "Swamp Fox"; a hero of the Revolutionary War20.307,449367 sq mi
(951 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Marion County.svg
McDuffieCounty 189 Thomson 1870Columbia and Warren counties George McDuffie (1790–1851), orator and governor of South Carolina 83.5121,713260 sq mi
(673 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting McDuffie County.svg
McIntoshCounty 191 Darien 1793Liberty CountyGeneral Lachlan McIntosh (1727–1806), a hero of the Revolutionary War25.7611,180434 sq mi
(1,124 km2)
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MeriwetherCounty 199 Greenville 1827Formed from Troup CountyGeneral David Meriwether (1755–1822), a hero of the Revolutionary War; U.S. Congressman41.4420,845503 sq mi
(1,303 km2)
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MillerCounty 201 Colquitt 1856Baker and Early countiesAndrew Jackson Miller (1806–56), president of the Medical College of Georgia 20.525,807283 sq mi
(733 km2)
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MitchellCounty 205 Camilla 1857Baker CountyGen. Henry Mitchell (1760–1839), a hero of the Revolutionary War41.2421,116512 sq mi
(1,326 km2)
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MonroeCounty 207 Forsyth 1821Creek Cession of 1821 James Monroe (1758–1831), the fifth President of the United States and the creator of the Monroe Doctrine of 182374.3129,427396 sq mi
(1,026 km2)
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MontgomeryCounty 209 Mount Vernon 1793Washington CountyGeneral Richard Montgomery (1738–75), a hero of the Revolutionary War35.338,655245 sq mi
(635 km2)
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MorganCounty 211 Madison 1807Baldwin CountyGeneral Daniel Morgan (1736–1802), a hero of the Revolutionary War; U.S. Congressman60.0921,031350 sq mi
(906 km2)
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MurrayCounty 213 Chatsworth 1832Cherokee CountyThomas W. Murray (1790–1832), famous state legislator 117.6540,472344 sq mi
(891 km2)
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MuscogeeCounty 215 Columbus 1826Creek Cession of 1826 Muskogee ethnic group, to which the Creek and Seminole Nations belong938.04202,616216 sq mi
(559 km2)
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NewtonCounty 217 Covington 1821Henry, Jasper, and Walton countiesSergeant John Newton (1755–80), a hero of the Revolutionary War426.16117,621276 sq mi
(715 km2)
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OconeeCounty 219 Watkinsville 1875Clarke County Oconee River, which forms its eastern boundary234.3443,588186 sq mi
(482 km2)
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OglethorpeCounty 221 Lexington 1793Wilkes CountyGeneral James Edward Oglethorpe (1696–1785), the founder of the Colony of Georgia35.0815,469441 sq mi
(1,142 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Oglethorpe County.svg
PauldingCounty 223 Dallas 1832Cherokee CountyJohn Paulding (1759–1818), a hero of the Revolutionary War568.22178,421314 sq mi
(813 km2)
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PeachCounty 225 Fort Valley 1924Houston and Macon countiesIts location in Central Georgia is one of the richest peach-producing regions in the country.189.1528,562151 sq mi
(391 km2)
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PickensCounty 227 Jasper 1853Cherokee and Gilmer countiesGeneral Andrew Pickens (1739–1817), a hero of the Revolutionary War; U.S. Congressman150.1134,826232 sq mi
(601 km2)
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PierceCounty 229 Blackshear 1857Appling and Ware counties Franklin Pierce (1804–1869), fourteenth President of the United States 58.8020,168343 sq mi
(888 km2)
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PikeCounty 231 Zebulon 1822Monroe CountyGeneral Zebulon Pike (1779–1813), explorer and a hero of the War of 181291.7019,990218 sq mi
(565 km2)
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PolkCounty 233 Cedartown 1851Floyd and Paulding counties James Knox Polk (1795–1849), eleventh President of the United States 140.5443,709311 sq mi
(805 km2)
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PulaskiCounty 235 Hawkinsville 1808Laurens CountyCount Kazimierz Pułaski of Poland (1748–79), a hero of the Revolutionary War40.429,984247 sq mi
(640 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Pulaski County.svg
PutnamCounty 237 Eatonton 1807Baldwin CountyGeneral Israel Putnam (1718–90), a hero of the Revolutionary War66.8122,984344 sq mi
(891 km2)
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QuitmanCounty 239 Georgetown 1858Randolph and Stewart countiesGeneral John Anthony Quitman (1799–1858), a hero of the Mexican-American War14.802,249152 sq mi
(394 km2)
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RabunCounty 241 Clayton 1819Cherokee Cession of 1819 William Rabun (1771–1819), Governor of Georgia (1817–19)46.3817,206371 sq mi
(961 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Rabun County.svg
RandolphCounty 243 Cuthbert 1828Lee County John Randolph of Roanoke (1773–1833), U.S. Congressman14.266,116429 sq mi
(1,111 km2)
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RichmondCounty 245 Augusta 1777St Paul Parish Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond (1735–1806), who sympathized with the cause of American independence637.78206,640324 sq mi
(839 km2)
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RockdaleCounty 247 Conyers 1870Henry and Newton countiesRockdale Church, which was so named for the subterranean bed of granite that underlies this region of the state725.0794,984131 sq mi
(339 km2)
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SchleyCounty 249 Ellaville 1857Marion and Sumter counties William Schley (1786–1858), governor of Georgia (1835–37)26.764,496168 sq mi
(435 km2)
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ScrevenCounty 251 Sylvania 1793Burke and Effingham countiesGeneral James Screven (1744–1778), a hero of the Revolutionary War21.5713,977648 sq mi
(1,678 km2)
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SeminoleCounty 253 Donalsonville 1920Decatur and Early countiesSeminole Nation38.359,127238 sq mi
(616 km2)
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SpaldingCounty 255 Griffin 1851Fayette, Henry, and Pike counties Thomas Spalding (1774–1851), U.S. Congressman, state legislator, and agriculturalist348.0868,919198 sq mi
(513 km2)
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StephensCounty 257 Toccoa 1905Franklin and Habersham counties Alexander Stephens (1812–83), U.S. Congressman; Governor of Georgia; first and only Vice President of the Confederate States of America 149.5426,767179 sq mi
(464 km2)
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StewartCounty 259 Lumpkin 1830Randolph CountyGeneral Daniel Stewart (1759–1829), a hero of the Revolutionary War and the War of 181210.134,648459 sq mi
(1,189 km2)
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SumterCounty 261 Americus 1831Lee CountyGeneral Thomas Sumter (1734–1832), the "Fighting Gamecock," a hero of the Revolutionary War59.5428,877485 sq mi
(1,256 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Sumter County.svg
TalbotCounty 263 Talbotton 1827Muscogee 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 181914.625,747393 sq mi
(1,018 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Talbot County.svg
TaliaferroCounty 265 Crawfordville 1825Greene, Hancock, Oglethorpe, Warren, and Wilkes countiesColonel Benjamin Taliaferro (1750–1821), U.S. Congressman; a hero of the Revolutionary War8.211,600195 sq mi
(505 km2)
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TattnallCounty 267 Reidsville 1801Montgomery County Josiah Tattnall (1764–1803), U.S. Senator; Governor of Georgia49.7224,064484 sq mi
(1,254 km2)
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TaylorCounty 269 Butler 1852Macon, Marion and Talbot counties Zachary Taylor (1784–1850), the twelfth President of the United States 20.477,737378 sq mi
(979 km2)
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TelfairCounty 271 McRae-Helena 1807Wilkinson County Edward Telfair (1735–1807), the second Governor of Georgia following the establishment of the United States28.0112,354441 sq mi
(1,142 km2)
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TerrellCounty 273 Dawson 1856Lee and Randolph countiesDr. William Terrell (1778–1855), U.S. Congressman26.058,754336 sq mi
(870 km2)
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ThomasCounty 275 Thomasville 1825Decatur and Irwin countiesGeneral Jett Thomas (1776–1817), a hero of the War of 181283.1445,561548 sq mi
(1,419 km2)
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TiftCounty 277 Tifton 1905Berrien, Irwin and Worth countiesColonel Nelson Tift (1810–91), a captain in the Confederate States Navy; U.S. Congressman156.2741,412265 sq mi
(686 km2)
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ToombsCounty 279 Lyons 1905Emanuel, Montgomery, and Tattnall countiesGeneral Robert Toombs (1810–85), U.S. Senator; Confederate States Secretary of State 73.1326,837367 sq mi
(951 km2)
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TownsCounty 281 Hiawassee 1856Rabun and Union counties George Washington Towns (1801–54), governor of Georgia during the antebellum period 78.1412,972166 sq mi
(430 km2)
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TreutlenCounty 283 Soperton 1918Emanuel and Montgomery counties John A. Treutlen (1726–82), the first elected Governor of Georgia (1777–78)31.676,365201 sq mi
(521 km2)
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TroupCounty 285 LaGrange 1826Creek Cession of 1826 George M. Troup (1780–1856), Governor of Georgia (1823–27); U.S. Senator169.5470,191414 sq mi
(1,072 km2)
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TurnerCounty 287 Ashburn 1905Dooly, Irwin, Wilcox and Worth countiesCaptain Henry Gray Turner (1839–1904), U.S. Congressman; a hero of the American Civil War 30.928,842286 sq mi
(741 km2)
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TwiggsCounty 289 Jeffersonville 1809Wilkinson CountyGeneral John Twiggs (1750–1816), a hero of the Revolutionary War; Governor of Georgia21.337,680360 sq mi
(932 km2)
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UnionCounty 291 Blairsville 1832Cherokee CountyFederal union of the states 81.7026,388323 sq mi
(837 km2)
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UpsonCounty 293 Thomaston 1824Crawford and Pike counties Stephen Upson (1786–1824), state legislator 86.1528,086326 sq mi
(844 km2)
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WalkerCounty 295 LaFayette 1833Murray CountyMajor Freeman Walker (1780–1827), U.S. Senator (1819–1821)154.5268,915446 sq mi
(1,155 km2)
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WaltonCounty 297 Monroe 1818Creek Cession of 1818 George Walton (1749–1804), one of Georgia's delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence313.27103,065329 sq mi
(852 km2)
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WareCounty 299 Waycross 1824Appling County Nicholas Ware (1769–1824), U.S. Senator (1821–24)39.4435,614903 sq mi
(2,339 km2)
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WarrenCounty 301 Warrenton 1793Columbia, Hancock, Richmond, and Wilkes countiesGeneral Joseph Warren (1741–75), a hero of the Revolutionary War18.025,155286 sq mi
(741 km2)
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WashingtonCounty 303 Sandersville 1784Creek Cession of 1783 George Washington (1732–99), the first President of the United States, although named after him as a general29.0319,738680 sq mi
(1,761 km2)
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WayneCounty 305 Jesup 1803Creek Cession of 1802General Anthony Wayne (1745–96), known as "Mad Anthony Wayne"; U.S. Congressman; a hero of the Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War 47.9030,896645 sq mi
(1,671 km2)
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WebsterCounty 307 Preston 1853Stewart County (Formally Kinchafoonee) Daniel Webster (1782–1852), U.S. Secretary of State; supported Henry Clay's Compromise of 1850 11.092,328210 sq mi
(544 km2)
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WheelerCounty 309 Alamo 1912Montgomery CountyGeneral Joseph Wheeler (1836–1906), U.S. Congressman; a hero of the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War 24.547,314298 sq mi
(772 km2)
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WhiteCounty 311 Cleveland 1857Habersham CountyColonel John White, a hero of the Revolutionary War119.0328,806242 sq mi
(627 km2)
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WhitfieldCounty 313 Dalton 1851Murray County George Whitefield (1714–70), pastor; established the Bethesda Orphanage near Savannah 355.63103,132290 sq mi
(751 km2)
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WilcoxCounty 315 Abbeville 1857Dooly, Irwin, and Pulaski countiesGeneral Mark Wilcox (1800–50), a noted soldier and state legislator 23.068,761380 sq mi
(984 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Wilcox County.svg
WilkesCounty 317 Washington 1777Cherokee and Creek Cessions of 1773 John Wilkes (1727–97), a British Member of Parliament who sympathized with the cause of American independence20.389,599471 sq mi
(1,220 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Wilkes County.svg
WilkinsonCounty 319 Irwinton 1803Creek Cessions of 1802 and 1805General 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 government19.428,681447 sq mi
(1,158 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Wilkinson County.svg
WorthCounty 321 Sylvester 1853Dooly and Irwin countiesGeneral William J. Worth (1794–1849), a hero of the Mexican–American War35.8320,424570 sq mi
(1,476 km2)
Map of Georgia highlighting Worth County.svg

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