Name derivation: Named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the Virginian who penned the Declaration of Independence. He would later serve as President of the United States
Acquisition: Creek land cessions of May 20, 1733, and November 1, 1783,
Taken from: Burke County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Warren County, GA, and Washington County, GA
Counties created from:
Cities: Louisville (county seat, former state capitol of Georgia, 1796-1806), Avera, Bartow, Stapleton, Wadley, Wrens
Web sites:
National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Georgia
Jefferson County, Georgia, links