Fannin County, Georgia

Fannin County, Georgia

January 24, 1854	Fannin County created
	Creation of Georgia Counties
	Fannin County, Georgia
March 23, 1874	"Fiddlin'" John Carson born on a farm north of Smyrna (Cobb County), Georgia. Sometimes given as March 23, 1868 in Blue Ridge (Fannin County) Georgia. Carson probably created this erroneous birthdate and birthplace himself to appear older and appeal to the displaced Appalachian farmers who made up his core audience
	Fannin County, Georgia
	Fiddlin' John Carson
April 11, 1959	Springer Mountain, between Fannin County and Gilmer County, becomes the start of the Appalachian Trail, replacing Oglethorpe Mountain (Pickens County). The change reduced the length of the Appalachian Trail by about 15 miles
	Gilmer County, Georgia
	Pickens County, Georgia
	Fannin County, Georgia

Name derivation:Named in honor of James Walker Fannin, Georgia-born commander of the Volunteers who surrendered following the battle of Coleto. He and almost all his men were massacred following the surrender.
Acquisition: Treaty of New Echota, 1835
Taken from: Gilmer County, Union County
Counties created from: None
Cities: Blue Ridge (county seat), McCaysville, Mineral Bluff
Web sites:
National Register of Historic Places in Fannin County, Georgia
Fannin County, Georgia, links
Fannin County, Georgia, Archives

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