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Creation of Georgia Counties
| February 5, 1777 |
Wilkes County created
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John Wilkes
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Wilkes County, Georgia |
| February 5, 1777 |
Richmond County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Richmond County, Georgia |
| February 5, 1777 |
Liberty County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Liberty County, Georgia |
| February 5, 1777 |
Glynn County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Glynn County, Georgia |
| February 5, 1777 |
Effingham County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Effingham County, Georgia |
| February 5, 1777 |
Chatham County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Chatham County, Georgia |
| February 5, 1777 |
Camden County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Camden County, Georgia |
| February 5, 1777 |
Burke County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Burke County, Georgia |
| February 25, 1784 |
Washington County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Washington County, Georgia |
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George Washington |
| February 25, 1784 |
Franklin County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Franklin County, Georgia |
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Benjamin Franklin |
| February 3, 1786 |
Greene County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Nathanael Greene |
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Greene County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1790 |
Elbert County created
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Samuel Elbert |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Elbert County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1790 |
Columbia County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Columbia County, Georgia |
| December 14, 1793 |
Screven County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Screven County, Georgia |
| December 17, 1793 |
Hancock County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Hancock County, Georgia |
| December 19, 1793 |
Oglethorpe County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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James Oglethorpe |
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Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
| December 19, 1793 |
Warren County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Warren County, Georgia |
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Joseph Warren |
| December 19, 1793 |
Montgomery County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Montgomery County, Georgia |
| December 19, 1793 |
McIntosh County created
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Lachlan McIntosh |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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McIntosh County, Georgia |
| December 19, 1793 |
Bryan County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Bryan County, Georgia |
| February 8, 1796 |
Bulloch County created
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Archibald Bulloch |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Bulloch County, Georgia |
| February 11, 1796 |
Jackson County created
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James Jackson |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Jackson County, Georgia |
| February 20, 1796 |
Lincoln County created
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Benjamin Lincoln
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Lincoln County, Georgia |
| February 20, 1796 |
Jefferson County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Jefferson County, Georgia |
| December 5, 1801 |
Tattnall County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Tattnall County, Georgia |
| December 5, 1801 |
Clarke County created
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Elijah Clarke |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Clarke County, Georgia |
| May 11, 1803 |
Wilkinson County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Wilkinson County, Georgia |
| May 11, 1803 |
Wayne County created
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'Mad' Anthony Wayne |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Wayne County, Georgia |
| May 11, 1803 |
Baldwin County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Baldwin County, Georgia |
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Abraham Baldwin |
| December 10, 1807 |
Jasper County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Jasper County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Baldwin County reduced and expanded
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Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Baldwin County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Telfair County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Telfair County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Randolph County created
|
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Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Randolph County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Putnam County created
|
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Putnam County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Morgan County created
|
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Daniel Morgan |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Morgan County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Laurens County created
|
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Laurens County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Jones County created
|
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Jones County, Georgia |
| December 13, 1808 |
Pulaski County created
|
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Pulaski County, Georgia |
| December 14, 1809 |
Twiggs County created
|
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Twiggs County, Georgia |
| December 5, 1811 |
Madison County created
|
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Madison County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1812 |
Emanuel County created
|
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Emanuel County, Georgia |
| December 15, 1818 |
Walton County created
|
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Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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George Walton
|
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Walton County, Georgia |
| December 15, 1818 |
Irwin County created
|
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Irwin County, Georgia |
| December 15, 1818 |
Hall County created
|
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Hall County, Georgia |
| December 15, 1818 |
Habersham County created
|
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Habersham County, Georgia |
| December 15, 1818 |
Gwinnett County created
|
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Button Gwinnett |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Gwinnett County, Georgia |
| December 15, 1818 |
Early County created
|
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Peter Early |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Early County, Georgia |
| December 15, 1818 |
Appling County created
|
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Daniel Appling |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Appling County |
| December 21, 1819 |
Rabun County created
|
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William Rabun |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Rabun County, Georgia |
| May 15, 1821 |
Monroe County created
|
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Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Monroe County, Georgia |
| May 15, 1821 |
Houstoun County created
|
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John Houstoun, Patriot |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Houston County, Georgia |
| May 15, 1821 |
Henry County created
|
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Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Henry County, Georgia |
| May 15, 1821 |
Fayette County created
|
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Fayette County, Georgia |
| May 15, 1821 |
Dooly County created
|
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Dooly County, Georgia |
| December 24, 1821 |
Newton County created
|
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Newton County, Georgia |
| December 9, 1822 |
Pike County created
|
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Zebulon Pike |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Pike County, Georgia |
| December 9, 1822 |
DeKalb County created
|
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Baron DeKalb |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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DeKalb County, Georgia |
| December 9, 1822 |
Crawford County created
|
| |
William Harris (W. H.) Crawford |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Crawford County, Georgia |
| December 9, 1822 |
Bibb County created
|
| |
William Wyatt Bibb |
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Bibb County, Georgia |
| December 8, 1823 |
Decatur County created
|
| |
Stephen Decatur
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Decatur County, Georgia |
| December 15, 1824 |
Ware County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Ware County, Georgia |
| December 15, 1824 |
Upson County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Upson County, Georgia |
| June 9, 1825 |
Troup County created
|
| |
George Michael Troup |
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Troup County, Georgia |
| June 9, 1825 |
Muscogee County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Muscogee County, Georgia |
| June 9, 1825 |
Lee County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Lee County, Georgia |
| June 9, 1825 |
Coweta County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Coweta County, Georgia |
| June 9, 1825 |
Carroll County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
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Carroll County, Georgia |
| |
Charles Carroll |
| December 12, 1825 |
Baker County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Baker County, Georgia |
| December 23, 1825 |
Thomas County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Thomas County, Georgia |
| December 23, 1825 |
Lowndes County created
|
| |
William Lowndes |
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Lowndes County, Georgia |
| December 24, 1825 |
Taliaferro County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Taliaferro County, Georgia |
| December 24, 1825 |
Butts County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
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Butts County, Georgia |
| December 14, 1827 |
Talbot County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Talbot County, Georgia |
| December 14, 1827 |
Merriwether County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Meriwether County, Georgia |
| December 14, 1827 |
Marion County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Marion County, Georgia |
| December 14, 1827 |
Harris County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Harris County, Georgia |
| December 16, 1828 |
Baker County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Charles Henry Smith 'Bill Arp' |
| December 20, 1828 |
Campbell County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Campbell County, Georgia |
| December 20, 1828 |
Randolph County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Randolph County, Georgia |
| December 22, 1830 |
Heard County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Heard County, Georgia |
| December 23, 1830 |
Stewart County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Stewart County, Georgia |
| December 26, 1831 |
Sumter County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Sumter County, Georgia |
| December 3, 1832 |
Union County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Original Cherokee County |
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Union County, Georgia |
| December 3, 1832 |
Paulding County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Original Cherokee County |
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Paulding County, Georgia |
| December 3, 1832 |
Murray County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Original Cherokee County |
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Murray County, Georgia |
| December 3, 1832 |
Lumpkin County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Original Cherokee County |
| |
Lumpkin County, Georgia |
| December 3, 1832 |
Gilmer County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Original Cherokee County |
| |
Gilmer County, Georgia |
| December 3, 1832 |
Forsyth County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Original Cherokee County |
| |
Forsyth County, Georgia |
| December 3, 1832 |
Floyd County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Original Cherokee County |
| |
Floyd County, Georgia |
| December 3, 1832 |
Cobb County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Original Cherokee County |
| |
Cobb County, Georgia |
| December 3, 1832 |
Cass County created
|
| |
Lewis Cass |
| |
Bartow County, Georgia |
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Original Cherokee County |
| |
Cass County, Georgia |
| December 3, 1832 |
Cherokee County created
|
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Original Cherokee County |
| |
Cherokee County, Georgia |
| December 18, 1833 |
Walker County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Freeman Walker
|
| |
Walker County, Georgia |
| December 14, 1837 |
Macon County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Macon County, Georgia |
| December 25, 1837 |
Dade County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Dade County, Georgia |
| December 28, 1838 |
Chattooga County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Chattooga County, Georgia |
| February 13, 1850 |
Gordon County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Gordon County, Georgia |
| February 14, 1850 |
Clinch County created
|
| |
Duncan L. (Lamont) Clinch |
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Clinch County, Georgia |
| December 20, 1851 |
Spaulding County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Spalding County, Georgia |
| December 20, 1851 |
Polk County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Polk County, Georgia |
| December 30, 1851 |
Whitfield County created
|
| |
George Whitefield |
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Whitfield County, Georgia |
| December 15, 1852 |
Taylor County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Taylor County, Georgia |
| December 5, 1853 |
Pickens County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Andrew Pickens |
| |
Pickens County, Georgia |
| December 5, 1853 |
Catoosa County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Catoosa County, Georgia |
| December 7, 1853 |
Hart County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Hart County, Georgia |
| December 15, 1853 |
Dougherty County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Dougherty County, Georgia |
| December 16, 1853 |
Kinchafoonee County created (later renamed to Webster County).
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Webster County, Georgia |
| December 20, 1853 |
Worth County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Worth County, Georgia |
| December 20, 1853 |
Fulton County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Fulton County, Georgia |
| January 21, 1854 |
Fannin County created
|
| |
James Walker Fannin |
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| January 24, 1854 |
Fannin County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Fannin County, Georgia |
| February 9, 1854 |
Coffee County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Coffee County, Georgia |
| February 13, 1854 |
Chattahoochee County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Chattahoochee County, Georgia |
| February 16, 1854 |
Clay County created
|
| |
Henry Clay |
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Clay County, Georgia |
| February 18, 1854 |
Charlton County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Charlton County, Georgia |
| February 20, 1854 |
Calhoun County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
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Calhoun County, Georgia |
| |
John C. Calhoun |
| February 16, 1856 |
Terrell County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Terrell County, Georgia |
| February 25, 1856 |
Colquitt County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Colquitt County, Georgia |
| February 25, 1856 |
Berrien County created
|
| |
John MacPherson Berrien (John Berrien) |
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Berrien County, Georgia |
| February 26, 1856 |
Miller County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Miller County, Georgia |
| February 26, 1856 |
Haralson County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Haralson County, Georgia |
| March 6, 1856 |
Towns County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Towns County, Georgia |
| December 3, 1857 |
Dawson County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Dawson County, Georgia |
| December 18, 1857 |
Pierce County created
|
| |
William Pierce |
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Pierce County, Georgia |
| December 18, 1857 |
Milton County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Milton County, Georgia |
| December 19, 1857 |
Glascock County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Glascock County, Georgia |
| December 21, 1857 |
Mitchell County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Mitchell County, Georgia |
| December 22, 1857 |
White County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
White County, Georgia |
| December 22, 1857 |
Wilcox County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Wilcox County, Georgia |
| December 22, 1857 |
Schley County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
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Schley County, Georgia |
| |
William Schley |
| November 30, 1858 |
Clayton County created
|
| |
Augustin Smith Clayton |
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Clayton County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1858 |
Quitman County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Quitman County, Georgia |
| December 11, 1858 |
Johnson County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Johnson County, Georgia |
| |
Herschel V. Johnson |
| December 11, 1858 |
Brooks County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Brooks County, Georgia |
| December 11, 1858 |
Banks County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Banks County, Georgia |
| December 13, 1858 |
Echols County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Echols County, Georgia |
| December 8, 1861 |
Cass County is renamed to Bartow County
|
| |
Lewis Cass |
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Bartow County, Georgia |
| |
Bartow County, Georgia |
| October 17, 1870 |
Douglas County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Douglas County, Georgia |
| October 18, 1870 |
Rockdale County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Rockdale County, Georgia |
| October 18, 1870 |
McDuffie County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
McDuffie County, Georgia |
| October 26, 1870 |
Dodge County created
|
| |
William Earle Dodge
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Dodge County, Georgia |
| February 25, 1875 |
Oconee County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Oconee County, Georgia |
| August 17, 1905 |
Tift County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Tift County, Georgia |
| August 17, 1905 |
Jenkins County created
|
| |
Charles Jones Jenkins |
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Jenkins County, Georgia |
| August 17, 1905 |
Grady County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Grady County, Georgia |
| |
Henry Woodfin Grady |
| August 17, 1905 |
Crisp County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Crisp County, Georgia |
| August 18, 1905 |
Turner County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Turner County, Georgia |
| August 18, 1905 |
Toombs County created
|
| |
Robert Toombs |
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Toombs County, Georgia |
| August 18, 1905 |
Stephens County created
|
| |
Alexander Stephens |
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Stephens County, Georgia |
| August 18, 1905 |
Jeff Davis County created
|
| |
Jefferson Davis |
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Jeff Davis County, Georgia |
| July 31, 1906 |
Ben Hill County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Ben Hill County, Georgia |
| June 30, 1912 |
Bleckley County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Bleckly County, Georgia |
| |
Logan E. Bleckley |
| August 14, 1912 |
Wheeler County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Wheeler County, Georgia |
| July 7, 1914 |
Barrow County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Barrow County, Georgia |
| July 14, 1914 |
Candler County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Candler County, Georgia |
| August 11, 1914 |
Evans County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Evans County, Georgia |
| July 27, 1917 |
Bacon County created
|
| |
Augustus Bacon |
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Bacon County, Georgia |
| August 15, 1917 |
Atkinson County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Atkinson County, Georgia |
| August 21, 1917 |
Treutlen County created
|
| |
John Treutlen |
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Treutlen County, Georgia |
| July 30, 1918 |
Cook County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Cook County, Georgia |
| July 8, 1920 |
Seminole County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Seminole County, Georgia |
| August 7, 1920 |
Lanier County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Lanier County, Georgia |
| |
Sidney Lanier |
| August 14, 1920 |
Long County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Long County, Georgia |
| August 14, 1920 |
Brantley County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Brantley County, Georgia |
| August 17, 1920 |
Lamar County created
|
| |
Creation of Georgia Counties
|
| |
Lamar County, Georgia |
| July 18, 1924 |
Peach County created
|
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Peach County, Georgia |
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