Name derivation:Named in honor of William Gordon Brantley, politician who served in the U. S. House of Representatives
Acquisition:
Taken from:Charlton, Pierce, and Wayne
Counties created from: None
Cities: Nahunta (county seat), Hoboken, Hickox, Atkinson, Waynesville, Raybon, Trudie, Hortense

Web sites:National Register of Historic Places in Brantley County, Georgia
Brantley County, Georgia, links

History and Description Railroads crossed at the site of a sawmill in Wayne County, Georgia. This crossing, known as Victoria's Mill, was renamed Nahunta, possibly for a similiar place name in Wayne County, North Carolina.