Meriwether County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 21,992. The county seat is Greenville, home of the Meriwether County Courthouse. The county was formed on December 14, 1827 as the 73rd county in Georgia. It was named for David Meriwether, a general in the American Revolutionary War and member of Congress from Georgia.
Haralson is a town in Coweta and Meriwether counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 166 at the 2010 census. It is noted for being one of the filming locations for both The Walking Dead and Lawless.
Pine Mountain is a town in Harris and Meriwether counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,304, up from 1,141 at the 2000 census.
Greenville is a city in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States. The population was 876 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Meriwether County and is located 54.9 miles (88.4 km) southwest of Atlanta. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area.
Manchester is a city in Meriwether and Talbot Counties in the U.S. state of Georgia, although primarily in Meriwether. The population was 4,230 at the 2010 census.
Warm Springs is a city in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States. The population was 425 at the 2010 census.
Meriwether Lewis was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark. Their mission was to explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase, establish trade with, and sovereignty over the natives near the Missouri River, and claim the Pacific Northwest and Oregon Country for the United States before European nations. They also collected scientific data, and information on indigenous nations. President Thomas Jefferson appointed him Governor of Upper Louisiana in 1806. He died of gunshot wounds in what was either a murder or suicide, in 1809.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia is a United States District Court which serves the residents of forty-six counties. These are divided up into four divisions.
Southern Rivers is an area in southwest Georgia, United States, spreading north.
David Meriwether was a United States (U.S.) Congressional Representative from the state of Georgia. U.S. congressman James Meriwether was his son.
Georgia's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Republican Drew Ferguson. The district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia. The first election using the new district boundaries were the 2012 congressional elections.
James Meriwether (1789–1854) was a United States Representative and lawyer from Georgia. His father was David Meriwether and his nephew was James Archibald Meriwether.
James Archibald Meriwether was a United States Representative, jurist and lawyer from Georgia. His uncle was U.S. Representative James Meriwether.
Warm Springs Historic District is a historic district in Warm Springs, Georgia. It includes Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Little White House and the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation, where Roosevelt indulged in its warm springs. Other buildings in the district tend to range from the 1920s and 1930s. Much of the district looks the same as it did when Roosevelt frequented the area.
The Pine Mountain Range is a long ridge in Meriwether County, Georgia, Harris County, Georgia, and Talbot County, Georgia. In fact, the highest altitudes in all three of these west Georgia counties can be found along the range.
Georgia elected its members October 2, 1826. Georgia switched to using districts for this election. Two incumbents, James Meriwether and George Cary, did not run for re-election.
Durand is an unincorporated community in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States.
Robert Thomas Trammell Jr. is an American politician from the state of Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, Trammell represents the 132nd district in the Georgia House of Representatives and is the Minority Leader of the Georgia House.
A special election was held in Georgia's at-large congressional district on April 26, 1802 to fill a vacancy caused by the 1802 resignation of Benjamin Taliaferro.
