Name derivation: Named in honor of John Hancock, President of the Second Continental Congress. Hancock approved the committee to write the Declaration of Independence, and was first to sign the document
Acquisition: Creek Indian cession of November 1, 1783
Taken from: Greene County, Georgia, Washington County, Georgia
Counties created from: Taliaferro
Cities: Sparta (county seat)
Web sites:Historic Sparta/Hancock County
National Register of Historic Places in Hancock County, Georgia
Hancock County, Georgia, links