Georgia counties, their changing boundaries

GEORGIA COUNTIES: Their Changing Boundaries
Ben W. Fortson, Jr., Secretary of State & Surveyor General Pat Bryant, Deputy Surveyor General

GEORGIA COUNTIES: THEIR CHANGING BOUNDARIES
Compiled by Mrs. Pat Bryant Deputy Surveyor Geperal Georgia Surveyor General Department Office of the Secretary of State
Atlanta State Printing Office
1977

GEORGIA COUNTIES: THEIR CHANGING BOUNDARIES

ITis been said that behind every great man there stands a woman.
Dedicated to Mrs. Ann Adamson Assistant Secretary of State State of Georgia

CONTENTS

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. i

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Notes to Introduction

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List of Parishes and Subsequent Counties 1

Annotated List of Counties, Chronologically 3

Chart Showing County Creations .

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County Line Changes by Law, Alphabetically .

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Code Sections for Present County Line Changes

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Index to County Line Disputes

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Maps Showing Counties Each Decade, 1790-1970

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Map of County Population Loss, 1960-1970 .

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List of Counties with Headright, Land Lot and Both

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PREFACE
I began this publication several years ago when a very perturbed county official could not believe me that neither this nor any other department of state could supply him with a complete official description of his county boundary.
The Surveyor General Department of the Office of Secretary of State has much valuable information on county lines, but neither this, nor any other department of state has certain information pursuant to an act passed in 1881 regulating some county changes. The act to which I am referring was passed in that year and is now codified in the Georgia Code as Section 23-3. It allows counties, by following certain procedures, to alter their boundaries by mutual agreement, and does not provide that the changes be filed anywhere in the state. They are found only in the Office of the Ordinary of the respective counties. In April 1975, however, an amendment to Section 23-3 of the Code was passed by the General Assembly. It provides that such county line alterations must now be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. To date, only the boundary between Henry and Clayton has been filed under the aforesaid amendment.
No attempt has been made by the author to duplicate county information printed in the Georgia Official and Statistical Register which is published biennially by the Secretary of State, Ben W. Fortson, Jr., with Mrs. Marion Holmes of that office as editor. Most of the material herein is taken directly from the Georgia Laws, although there are some references to the Georgia Official Register in the Introduction.
One of the most interesting groups of information in this book comes from copies of maps of Georgia given this department by Dr. Borden Dent of the Department of Geography of Georgia State University in Atlanta. The maps show counties in the state every ten years from 1790 through 1970. No copying of these maps may be done without the express permission of Dr. Dent.
As has been the case in all work done by the Georgia Surveyor General Department, I have had the encouragement of that wonderfully supportive boss, Mr. Ben W. Fortson, Jr., Secretary of State and Surveyor General of Georgia. My thanks go to him not only for allowing me to do this work, but for all of his kindness and advice for the 20+ years I have been in his employ.
Mrs. Pat Bryant Deputy Surveyor General Office of the Secretary of State July 29, 1977
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INTRODUCTION
On June 9, 1732, a charter issued to the Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia in America, by King George II of England, was made valid by affixing the Great Seal. It was to be in force for 21 years, and the document gave the Trustees complete authority to make all laws "fit and necessary for the
1 government of the colony and not repugnant to the laws of England.
Before the settlers sailed for Georgia, however, the Trustees appointed three bailiffs who would act as a Town Court arid have complete jurisdiction over things legal in the colony. Oglethorpe opened the court on July 7, 1733, in Savannah, and the bailiffs "exercised the magisterial functions" for the colony, a recorder of the court acting as clerk.2
By 1741, it was apparent that government by a Town Court had failed and the Trustees resolved to alter the method of representation by a plan that would divide the Colony of Georgia into two counties. One county was to be called Savannah, and the other Frederica. No officers were appointed for the County of Frederica, and in May 1743, the council revoked its creation, leaving Savannah County as the only one in the colonY.3 For a time this plan worked well, but eventually the settlers complaint and dissatisfaction were instrumental in changing that method of government.
In 1750, it was suggested by the people that an assembly be formed which was more representative of the increased population and the outlying little towns created by that increase. After some discussion, an assembly was convened on January 15, 1751, in Savannah. Days of deliberation resulted in a list of grievances and serious questions of concern as to the fate of the colony after the imminent surrender of the Trustees charter to the English Crown. The Assembly dissolved itself on February 8th of the same year.4
On June 25, 1752, one year and 14 days before the charter was to be relinquished by the Trustees, it was returned to King George II.5 Various authorities disagree with the date.6
Not until August 6, 1754 did George II commission John Reynolds of England as first Captain-General and Governor-inChief in and over the Royal Province of Georgia. 7 Reynolds immediately issued proclamations ordering the population to register all land holdings with him so that new titles in his Majestys name might be issued. Descriptions of the property, how acquired, number of acres and origin of allotments were to be entered. 8 However, Reynolds was not happy with his position and one year later, on the 15th of August 1756, Henry Ellis
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succeeded him as the second Royal Governor of Georgia.9
Under Ellis' regime, all the towns, districts, and divisions of the Province of Georgia were "divided and constituted" into eight parishes. The parishes were named Christ Church, St. Matthew, St. George, St. Paul, St. Philip, St. John, St. Andrew, and St. James.10
The last of the three Royal Governors, James Wright, replaced Henry Ellis in 1760, the year George III came to the throne. The southern boundary of Georgia was extended from the Altamaha to the St. Marys River by Wright's proclamation in 1763. 11 Four parishes were created from this area in 1765, and were named Sts. David, Patrick, Thomas, and MarY.12 Ten years later, Governor Wright was able to acquire other vast tracts from the Cherokees and Creeks by treaty in 1773.13 This area was known as The Ceded Lands.
The first constitution of the State of Georgia was adopted on February 5, 177714 and Article IV of that document created the first eight counties from the old parishes. The Ceded Lands became Wilkes County. Richmond County was created from St. Paul Parish, and St. George became Burke. That part of St. Philip Parish above the Canoochee River, and all of St. Matthew Parish became Effingham, while Chatham County was created from the part of St. Philip below the Canoochee and all of Christ Church Parish. Liberty County was made from three parishes, that of Sts. John, Andrew, and James. Glynn and Camden Counties had two parishes each, St. David and St. Patrick becoming Glynn County and Sts. Thomas and Mary made up Camden.15
After the War of American Independence, the first county to come into being lasted only a little over two years. It was created by a Resolution of the Georgia House of Assembly on the 20th of February 1784'16 and although neither the House of Assembly nor acts passed by that body, designated the new area as Houston County, it was well known by that name and it appears as that on the many original manuscript warrants of survey for that land in the area of Muscle Shoals in the Bend of the Tennessee River.17 Georgia's northern boundaries had not yet been settled and speculations in these unmarked lands were rife. Also, Georgia was quite aware that any settlement on her borders would be a help to her in any wars with the Indians. 18 Although commissioners were appointed who were given power to layout and grant land in Houston County, none were ever granted, and on August 14, 1786, the Georgia House of Assembly resolved that "The district Surveyor shall not proceed to make or suffer to be made any surveys in the Bent of the Tennessee until further Order of the Legislature."19 No such
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order was given and the County of Houston was dissolved.
Before the demise of Houston, the Act of February 7, 1785, created Bourbon County on the Yazoo River where it empties into the Mississippi.20 Georgia's western boundary had been the Mississippi since the 1763 Royal Proclamation which made it the boundary of all His Majesty's provinces in America, and it was not until Georgia ceded her land from the Chattahoochee to the Mississippi to the United States by treaty in April 1802, that the Chattahoochee replaced the Mississippi as her western boundarY.21 Land speculation also was behind the creation of Bourbon, but no lands were ever granted therein. Three years later on the 1st of February 1788, the General Assembly passed an act wherein it was stated, "That the act entitled 'An Act for laying out a district of land situate on the Mississippi and within the limits of this State into a county of Bourbon,' passed the seventh day of February one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five be and the same is hereby repealed. 11 22
Another county which did not last long was walton County. It was located on the head of the French Broad River near present Hendersonville, North Carolina. The Georgia-North Carolina line had yet to be located and settlers in that area found that they were not attached to any state, claiming they were II south of North Carolina and north of South Carolina"23 In the same 1802 treaty wherein Georgia gave up her unsettled western lands to the United States, the Federal Government had ceded to Georgia a wide strip of land along the 350 of North Latitude adjoining the states of Tennessee and North Carolina.24 Being aware of this cession, in October 1802, the settlers at the head of the French Broad River, who said they were attached to no state, wrote to Governor Milledge of Georgia, "Whareas we find Congress hes Seaded us to the State of Georgia, therefor we think it good to petition the General Assembly of this State to do to and for us as in their Wisdom think best. 1I 25 Thereafter, the General Assembly, by Act of December 1803, created Walton CountY.26 Beginning in 1804 and ending in 1811, representatives and senators from walton County were elected and sent to the General AssemblY.27
Disputes concerning Georgia's northern boundary continued,
and on February 26, 1811, Governor David B. Mitchell requested Andrew Ellicott, a prominent surveyor of national note, to locate the 350 of North Latitude so that the boundary could be properly established. By March 1812, the point had been 10cated. 28 Eight months later, on November 3rd, Governor Mitchell, in his message to the General Assembly, stated that Ellicott had located the crucial 350 and liThe report of Ellicott showed that . it appears that no part of the territory heretofore claimed by this state as Walton County remains to Georgia. " 29 None of the above three counties were created within the present limits of Georgia,
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and none exist todaY-3D
Immediately after the Revolution, Georgia acquired a large area from the Creeks and Cherokees between the Ogechee and the Oconee River. Treaties of Augusta in 178331 by which these areas were ceded to Georgia, were later confirmed by the 1790 Treaty of New York between the Creeks and Cherokees and the United States for Georgia.32 From these areas, Georgia, by act of the General Assembly in 1784, created the counties of Washington and Franklin.33 Greene County was the first to be laid out from the new territory, in 1786.34
The new Georgia Constitution of 1789, Article I, Sec. 17, gave the General Assembly the power lito alter the boundaries of the present counties, and to layoff new ones, as well out of the counties already laid off, as out of the other territory belonging to the State. 1I 35 By 1800, the General Assembly had created 24 counties, all of which came from the original ten.
The method of granting land in these Georgia counties was known as the IIHeadright System ll , named after the first effective act for opening the Georgia Land Office.36 It provided for 200 acres on a man's Jlhead ll and 50 acres for his wife, each child and each slave up to 1000 acres. The first 200 acres could be acquired for only the grant fee and surveying fee. The next 100 acres cost the grantee 1 shilling, the next 100 were 1 shilling 6 pence, the next 100 acres 2 shillings, 2 shillings 6 pence for the next 100 acres until the last 100 acre tract of the 1000 allowed, which was 4 shillings 6 pence.37 This method of granting land in the counties generally east of the Oconee River, was in effect with variations, until 1909 when the Land Office Act was repealed and no more lands were granted by the state.38
Still other types of grants were made for a short time in the area above, called the Bounty Grants. As the name implies, these grants were given to those who had some type military service in the Revolution. One class of men who received bounty grants were the officers and men of Georgia who were attached to the Continental ArmY.39 Other classes of men were the Minutemen of the three Minute Battalions in the state, and the men in the State Militia.40 However, those citizens who remained in the state during the war and were loyal to the patriots also received bounty grants just for staying in Georgia and being faithful. There were many more of these faithful citizens in Georgia than there were soldiers.4l Various acreages were given in the bounty grants according to the rank of the grantee. Privates, and also citizens, received 287~ acres, and the amount increased by rank up to Brigadier General who received 1955 acres42
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On December 5, 1801, two more counties were created, Tattnall and Clarke,43 making the total number in the state 26.
Six months later, on June 16, 1802, at Fort Wilkinson near today's Milledgeville, the United States and the Creek Nation entered into a treaty which gave Georgia her first area west of the Oconee River.44 In settling the new area, Georgia departed from the Headright System using surveys of random metes and bounds, and entered upon a new system of land surveying and distribution which was to control over two thirds of her public domain. It was and is known as the Land Lottery System and each detailed requirement to bring it into effect was set out in the act which controlled it on May 15, 1803, entitled, "To make Distribution of the late cession of Lands obtained from the Creek Nation by the United States Commissioners, in a Treaty entered into at or near Fort Wilkinson on the sixteenth day of June eighteen hundred and two."45
The Land Lottery was a very logical system, giving every qualified Georgia resident who was a citizen of the United States, an equal chance to obtain new land. After the newly acquired areas were divided into counties, they were surveyed into land districts as square as possible according to how the land was situated. Each land district was further subdivided into square land lots. While the surveying was being done, citizens in the settled area of Georgia were appearing before a majority of the Justices of the Inferior Court in their county of residence to take an oral oath as to the classification of those entitled to draw according to the 1803 Act. Each county court made lists of all persons who took the oral oaths. Section 10 of the act states that " immediately after the returns tof lot numbersil shall have been received from the district surveyors and the Justices of the Inferior Court [the names of those registere~ his Excellency the Governor be authorized and is hereby required, to cause four lists to be made, and arranged in alphabetical order, of the persons entitled to draw in the Lottery and cause the Lottery to be carried into effect ... "46
After the draws of land had been made for the qualified residents of Georgia, they were notified by daily lists of names and lot numbers published by the state, "and all persons against whose names lands may have been drawn in pursuance to this act, shall be entitled to receive grants, which shall be issued under the hand of his Excellency the Governor, and the great seal of the state . "47 There was a very modest grant fee to be paid for the grant to the land lot which had been drawn.
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Not only were the counties of Baldwin, Wilkinson and Wayne settled by the Land Lottery System, but in successive Land Lotteries, the entire state which had not already been under the Headright System, was done this way. The six Land Lotteries in Georgia were held in 1805, for the eastern parts of Baldwin and Wilkinson, and all of Wayne, in 1807, 1820, 1821, 1827 and 1832. The second Lottery was held in 1807 and distributed the parts of Baldwin and Wilkinson which had not been covered by the one before48
In 1820, a Land Lottery was held which gave to Georgia citizens the original counties of Rabun, Hall, Habersham, Gwinnett, Walton, Early, Irwin, and Appling.49
In the year following, after again acquiring new lands from the creek Nation, 50 original Fayette, Henry, Monroe, Houston and Dooly Counties were ready for the 1821 LotterY.5l Four years later, in 1825, land was again ceded to Georgia in the area between the Flint and the Chattahoochee Rivers52 The 1827 Lottery settled that area which had been divided into the original counties of Carroll, Coweta, Troup, Muscogee, and Lee. After the completion of the Lottery in 1827, Georgia's counties had reached number 74. 53
The last area within the present boundaries of Georgia was acquired from the Cherokee Nation by treaty in 1835.54 In spite of there being no treaty, in 1832 Georgia proceeded to hold a Land Lottery in that year which conveyed the whole Cherokee Country in Georgia to its citizens.55 By 1832, Georgia had 89 counties56
The creation of Georgia's counties by the General Assembly did not cease with the last Land Lottery of 1832. Counties were created from other counties, and still others from those counties. By the 1850 United States Census of Georgia, the state was made up of 95 counties, Gordon and Clinch being the only two counties created in that year.57
In 1877, Georgia got a new constitution. The convention met in Atlanta on July 11, 1877, and the new constitution was drawn uP.58 One of the Provisions of that document was that "County lines shall not be changed unless under a general law for that purpose. "59 Before this time, as noted above, the General Assembly passed an act each time a county needed or wished to have its boundary altered. Two general laws providing for county line changes were soon forthcoming, the first one in 1881'60 and the other in 1877.61 Both laws are codified in the present Georgia Code Annotated as Sections 23-3 and 23-4, and appear in the text of this pUblication.62 The first of the sections provides for a county to alter its boundaries by
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mutually agreeing to the change. The second provides the handling of disputed county lines.
On August 17, 1905, four new counties were created by the Georgia General Assembly, named Crisp, Grady, Jenkins and Tift. One day later, on August 18th, four more were created and called Jeff Davis, Stephens, Toombs, and Turner. The total of Georgia counties had reached 145.63
In the same amendment to the 1877 Constitution wherein it restricted the number of counties in Georgia to 145, Ben Hill County was created, making the number 146. 64
On July 30, 1912, an act was passed by the Legislature proposing to amend the 1877 Constitution to create B1eck1ey County. The amendment was ratified on October 2, 1912 and the county of B1eck1ey was created on that date.65 In the same year, on August 14th, still another act proposed to amend the Constitution and the ratification of that amendment on the 5th of November, 1912, created Whee1er.66
In 1914, on July 7th, 14th, 27th and August 11th, four more acts proposed amendments to create counties, and they were brought into being by the ratifications of these acts on the 3rd of November 1914. 67 Acts of August 15th and 21st in 1917, were two more proposals for amendments, and on July 30, 1918, still another was proposed. The ratification of these on the 5th of November 1918, added Atkinson, Treut1en, and Cook. 68 Before the new decade of the 20's emerged, Georgia had 155 counties, ten more than provided for in the constitution.
On November 2, 1920, five more amendments were ratified and Lanier, Brantley, Lamar, Long, and Seminole were made.69
The last county to be added to Georgia's list of counties, making 161, was the ratification of an amendment which created Peach County on November 24, 1924.70
The 1929 General Assembly passed a law to merge Campbell County with Fu1ton.71 Two years later, Milton was combined with Fulton, and the actual date of the combining of the two was to "become effective on the 1st day of January 1932."72 On that date Georgia had 159 counties, the same number it contains today. Constitution Code Title 2, makes this statement, "No new county shall be created except by the consolidation or merger of existing counties."73
Only one other state, Texas, has more counties than does Georgia. Texas has 254, with an area over four times as great.74
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NOTES TO INTRODUCTION
1. Walter McElreath, A TREATISE ON THE CONSTITUTION OF GEORGIA, (Atlanta: The Harrison Company, 1912), p. 4. Cited hereafter as McElreath, GEORGIA CONSTITUTION.
2. Ibid., p. 5.
3. Ibid., pp. 11-12.
4. Ibid., pp. 12-14.
5. Albert B. Saye, GEORGIA'S CHARTER OF 1732, (Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 1942), p. 16.
6. McElreath, GEORGIA CONSTITUTION, p. 151 E. Merton Coulter, GEORGIA: A SHORT HISTORY, (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1960), p. 771 Cited hereafter as Coulter, GEORGIA. Orville A. Park, JlGeorgia in the Eighteenth Century, JI REPORT OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL BAR ASSOCIATION, 1921, (Macon: The J. W. Burke Company, 1922), p. 181.
7. McElreath, GEORGIA CONSTITUTION, p. 18.
8 Pat Bryant, ENTRY OF CLAIMS FOR GEORGIA LANDHOLDERS, 1733-1755, (Atlanta: State Printing Office, 1975), pp. xiv-xvi.
9. McElreath, GEORGIA CONSTITUTION, p. 29.
10. Horatio Marbury and William H. Crawford, A DIGEST OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, FROM ITS SETTLEMENT AS A BRITISH PROVINCE, IN 1755, TO THE SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN 1800, INCLUSIVE, (Savannah: Seymour, Woolhopter & Stebbins, 1802), pp. 150-152. Cited hereafter as Marbury & Crawford, DIGEST, 17551800.
11. Ibid., p. 677.
12. Ibid., p. 152.
13. Included herein is a list of parishes, etc. SeeJlContents."
14. McElreath, GEORGIA CONSTITUTION, p. 67.
15. Ibid., pp. 230-231.
16. JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA, 1784-1786, p. 74.

Notes for Introduction
17. The Georgia Surveyor General Department of the Office of the Secretary of State of Georgia, has many of the 1785 original manuscript warrants for this area, and lithe county of Houston" appears on all of them.
18. Coulter, GEORGIA, p. 199.
19. JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, 1786, p. 540.
20. Robert and George Watkins, DIGEST OF THE LAWS OF GEORGIA FROM ITS FIRST ESTABLISHMENT AS A BRITISH PROVINCE DOWN TO THE YEAR 1798, INCLUSIVE, (Philadelphia: 1800), p. 304. Cited hereafter as Watkins, DIGEST, 1755-1798.
21. Franklin K. Van Zandt, BOUNDARIES OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE SEVERAL STATES, (Washington: Government printing Office, 1966), pp. 159-160. Cited hereafter as Van Zandt, U. S. BOUNDARIES.
22. Watkins, DIGEST, 1755-1798, p. 371.
23. Georgia Surveyor General Department of the Office of the Secretary of State of Georgia, MSS, Georgia-North Carolina Boundary papers, Letter from Richard Williamson, et. al., to Governor Milledge of Georgia, June 30, 1803. Cited hereafter as Georgia-North Carolina Boundary Papers.
24. Van Zandt, U. S. BOUNDARIES, p. 160.
25. Georgia-North Carolina Boundary Papers, Letter from Richard Williamson, eta al., to Governor Milledge of Georgia, June 30, 1803.
26. Augustin Smith Clayton, Esqr., A COMPILATION OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE SINCE THE POLITICAL YEAR OF 1800 TO THE YEAR 1810, INCLUSIVE, (Augusta: Adams & Duyckinck, 1812), p. 128. Cited hereafter as Clayton, DIGEST, 1800-1810.
27. Ben W. Fortson, Jr., Secretary of State of Georgia, GEORGIA OFFICIAL AND STATISTICAL REGISTER, 1971-1972, (Atlanta: HML&P, Inc., Printer), pp. 1347, 1581. Cited hereafter as Fortson, GEORGIA STATISTICAL REGISTER, 1971-1972.
28. Georgia Department of Archives and History, MSS, Governors' Letter Book, 1809-1814, pp. 19, 57.
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Notes for Introduction 29 . JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA . NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, 1812, (Milledgeville: S. Grantland, 1812), p. 10. 30. The said counties will henceforth not be used in any enumeration or further account of Georgia1s counties. Ed. 31. Marbury & Crawford# DIGEST, 1755-1800, pp. 603-606. 32. Charles J. Kappler, INDIAN AFFAIRS: LAWS AND TREATIES, Vol. II, (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1904), pp. 25-33. Cited hereafter as Kappler, INDIAN TREATIES. 33. Marbury & Crawford, DIGEST, 1755-1800, p. 330. 34. Ibid., p. 162. 35. McElreath, GEORGIA CONSTITUTION, p. 244. 36. Marbury & Crawford, DIGEST, 1755-1800, p. 323. 37. Ibid. 38. GEORGIA LAWS, 1909, p. 115. 39. Alex M. Hitz, IIGeorgia Bounty Land Grants, II THE GEORGIA HISTORICAL QUARTERLY, XXXVIII, (Dec. 1954), p. 340. 40. Ibid. 41. Ibid., p. 341 42. Ibid., p. 339. 43. Clayton, DIGEST, 1800-1810, pp. 34-35. 44. Kappler, INDIAN TREATIES, p. 58. 45. Clayton, DIGEST, 1800-1810, p. 100. 46. Ibid., p. 105. 47. Ibid. 48. Ibid., p. 290. 49. Lucius Q. C. Lamar, A COMPILATION OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE
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Notes for Introduction
OF GEORGIA, PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE SINCE THE YEAR 1810 TO THE YEAR 1819, INCLUSIVE, (Augusta: T. S. Hannon, 1821), p. 429.
50. Kappler, INDIAN TREATIES, p. 195.
51. William C. Dawson, A COMPILATION OF THE LAWS OF GEORGIA PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SINCE THE YEAR 1819 TO THE YEAR 1829, INCLUSIVE, (Milledgeville: Grantland and Orme, 1831), p. 246.
52. Kappler, INDIAN TREATIES, p. 214.
53. GEORGIA STATISTICAL REGISTER, 1971-1972, p. 1069.
54. Kappler, INDIAN TREATIES, p. 439.
55. GEORGIA LAWS, 1830, p, 127. GEORGIA LAWS, 1831, p. 150.
56. Fortson, GEORGIA STATISTICAL REGISTER, 1971-1972, p. 1070. In this list, neither Campbell nor Milton County is shown in chronological order. Both are indicated as part of Fulton. In 1832, therefore, the number of counties was 88, but by adding Campbell County in its proper place (1828) that number would be 89. Milton County was created in 1857, and for all counties in the list after that, add 2 to the existing number. Ed.
57. Ibid
. 58. McElreath, GEORGIA CONSTITUTION, p. 170.
59. JOURNAL OF THE GEORGIA CONSTITUTIONAL CCNVENTION, 1877,
(Atlanta: Jas. P. Harrison & Co., State Printers and Publishers,
1877), p 627.
60. GEORGIA LAWS, 1880-81, p. 52.
61. GEORGIA LAWS, 1887, p. 106.
62. See "County Boundary Changes."
63. Fortson, GEORGIA STATISTICAL REGISTER, 1971-1972, p. 1071. See editorial comment in Note 56.
64. McElreath, GEORGIA CONSTITUTION, p. 666.
65. THE GEORGIA CODE OF 1933, (Atlanta: The Harrison Company, 1935), p. 96.
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Notes to Introduction 66. Ibid. 67. Ibid. 68. Ibid., p. 97. 69. Ibid. 70. Ibid. 71. GEORGIA LAWS, 1929, p. 551. 72. GEORGIA LAWS, 1931, p. 527. 73. GEORGIA CODE ANNOTATED, Sec. 2-7803, Paragraph III. 74. RAND McNALLY ATLAS, (Copyright, 1970), pp. 105, 110.
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Transition from Districts and Towns into Parishes in 1758 and 1765 to Counties in 1777

1732 - 1758 Districts and Towns

1758 - 1765 Parishes

1765 - 1777 Parishes

District of Augusta

St. Paul

St. Paul

District of Halifax

St. George

St. George

District of Abercorn District of Goshen District of Ebenezer District of Ogechee
above Canoochee River

St. Matthew St. Matthew St. Matthew St. Philip

St. Matthew St. Matthew St. Matthew St. Philip

District of Ogechee below Canoochee River
Town of Hardwick Town of Savannah District of Savannah Sea Islands north of
Great Ogechee River

St. Philip

St. Philip

Christ Church Christ Church Christ Church Christ Church

Christ Church Christ Church Christ Church Christ Church

Town of Sunbury District of Midway District of Newport St. Catherines Island Bermuda Island Town of Darien District of Darien Sapelo Island Eastwood Island Sea Islands between
Great Ogechee and A1tamaha Rivers Town of Frederica District of Frederica Great St. Simons Island Little St. Simons Island

St. John St. John St. John St. John St. John St. Andrew St. Andrew St. Andrew St. Andrew St. Andrew
St. James St. James St. James St. James

St. John St. John St. John St. John St. John St. Andrew St. Andrew St. Andrew St. Andrew St. Andrew
St. James St. James St. James St. James

Between A1tamaha and Turtle RJ.vers
Between Turtle and Little Sati11a Rivers

St. David St. Patrick

1777 Counties
Richmond
Burke
Effingham Effingham Effingham Effingham
Chatham
Chatham Chatham Chatham Chatham
Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty
Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty
Glynn
Glynn

2

1732 - 1758 Districts and Towns

1758 - 1765 Parishes

1765 - 1777 Parishes

1777 Counties

Between Little and Great Sati11a Rivers
Between Great Sati11a and St. Marys Rivers

St. Thomas St. Mary

Camden Camden

Lands above Little and Broad Rivers

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x

By Treaty of Ceded Lands Augusta, June I, 1773

x

x

x

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References:

Horatio Marbury and William H. Crawford, DIGEST OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, FROM ITS SETTLEMENT AS A BRITISH PROVINCE, IN 1755, TO THE SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN 1800, INCLUSIVE, (Savannah: SeYmour, Woo1hopter & Stebbins, 1802), pp. 150-152, 601-603.

Walter McElreath, A TREATISE ON THE CONSTITUTION OF GEORGIA, (Atlanta: The Harrison Company, 1912), pp. 230-231.

ANNOTATED LIST OF GEORGIA COUNTIES IN ORDER OF CREATION

1. Wilkes 2. Richmond 3. Burke 4. Effingham 5. Chatham 6. Liberty 7. Glynn 8. Camden

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N. B. The above counties are numbered in the order in which they are named in the first Georgia Constitution of 1777, Article IV.

9. Houston

Resolution of the Georgia General Assembly, February 20, 1784

N. B.

A resolution of the Georgia General Assembly in 1784 authorized certain commissioners to settle a tract of land in the Bend of the Tennessee River at tOday's Muscle Shoals, to be called Houston County. Georgia's northern boundary was not yet located, and ideas for settlements in choice areas near waterways were not unusual. The commissioners were vested with certain powers, among them the right to issue warrants for survey in order that lands be granted. No lands had been granted, however, when on August 14, 1786, the General Assembly dissolved the entire project. The Surveyor General Department of the Office of Secretary of State still has a number of the warrants which were issued.

10. Franklin 11. Washington

Act of February 25, 1784 Act of February 25, 1784

N. B. The above two counties are numbered in the order in which they are named in the Act of February 25, 1784.

12. Bourbon

Act of February 7, 1785

N. B.

Bourbon County was laid out on the east side of the Mississippi River in what at that time was part of Georgia. Georgia's western boundary was decided by Royal Proclamation in 1763 as were all His Majesty's Colonies in America.

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13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.
23. 24. 25. 26.
27. 28.
29.

It was not until 1802, when Georgia ceded her lands from the Mississippi River to the Chattahoochee River to the United States, that the present western boundary was established. After the county was created, Spain soon closed the Mississippi River to navigation to all countries. No lands had been granted in Bourbon County and on the first day of February, 1788, an act was passed repealing the creation of that county.

Greene

Act of February 3, 1786

Columbia Elbert

Act of December 10, 1790 Act of December 10, 1790

N. B.

The above two counties are numbered in the order they appear in The Digest of the Laws of Georgia, 1755-1800, by Marbury and Crawford.

Screven Hancock

Act of December 14, 1793 Act of December 17, 1793

Warren Oglethorpe McIntosh Bryan Montgomery

Act of December 19, 1793 Act of December 19, 1793 Act of December 19, 1793 Act of December 19, 1793 Act of December 19, 1793

N. B. The above five counties are numbered in the order they are named in the Act of the Georgia General Assembly of December 19, 1793.

Bulloch Jackson

Act of February 8, 1796 Act of February 11, 1796

Jefferson Lincoln

Act of February 20, 1796 Act of February 20, 1796

N. B. The above two counties are numbered in the order they are named in the Act of the General Assembly of February 20, 1796.

Tattnall Clarke

Act of December 5, 1801 Act of December 5, 1801

N. B. The above two counties are numbered in the order they are named in the Act of the General Assembly of December 5, 1801.

Wayne

Act of May 11, 1803

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30. Wilkinson 31. Baldwin

Act of May 11, 1803 - Act of June 26, 1806 Act of May 11, 1803 - Act of June 26, 1806

N. B. The above two counties are numbered in the order they are named in the Act of the General Assembly of May 11, 1803.

However, in the case of Wilkinson and Baldwin Counties, the Act of May 11, 1803 established only the first five land districts of each. The Act of June 26, 1806 created land districts 6 through 28 in Wilkinson and 6 through 20 in Baldwin, thus completing the entire area of each county. The Act of 1803, however, stated in each case that it was 1tto form and constitute one county to be called Wilkinson 1t and so on.

32. Walton

Act of December 10, 1803

N. B.

In a letter to Governor Milledge on June 3, 1803 certain persons living at the head of the French Broad River, JI south of North Carolina and north of South Carolina . " as they described themselves, asked to be taken into the State of Georgia, " since no state will accept them." The Georgia-North Carolina boundary had not yet been surveyed and the area was generally a Jlno-mans" land. Subsequently, the above act was passed which created Walton County. Finally, to settle the boundary and the various disputes concerning it, Georgia employed a nationally known surveyor to locate the 350 of north latitude. Since the southern boundaries of North Carolina and Tennessee were on the 350 degree, it was thought by the establishment of that point the true Georgia boundary could be settled. On the 3rd of November, 1812, however, Governor Mitchell, in his message to the General Assembly, stated that Andrew Ellicott had located the 350 degree on Georgia's northern boundary. The report of Ellicott showed that, " .. it appears that no part of the territory heretofore claimed by this state as Walton County remains to Georgia."

33. Morgan 34. Randolph 35. Jones

Act of December 10, 1807
Act of December 10, 1807 Act of December 10, 1807

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36. Putnam 37. Laurens 38. Telfair

Act of December 10, 1807 Act of December 10, 1807 Act of December 10, 1807

N. B. The above six counties are numbered in the order they are named in the Act of December 10, 1807.

Randolph County, above, was named for John Randolph of Virginia who at that time was a great favorite of the Georgia people. His stand on issues in the United States Congress were much to Georgia's liking. However, in 1812, Randolph opposed the United States declaration of war against Great Britain. Georgia decried his position in that matter and changed the name of Randolph County to that of Jasper by Act of December 10, 1812, which reads, in part, i t 1I was obviously the intent of the Legislature of Georgia in designating a county in their state by the name of Randolph, to perpetuate the name of John Randolph a member of Congress from Virginia whose early exertions in the cause of democracy . claimed the approbation of every good citizen of these United States. But .. the conduct of .John Randolph .. has evinced such a manifest desertion of correct principles, and such a decided attachment to the enemies of the United States as to render his name odious to every republican citizen in this state and the United States. 1I This public degradation, strangely enough, was soon forgotten, for 16 years later, in 1828, a county in the southwestern part of the state was named Randolph when it was created in that year from original Lee County.

39. Pulaski 40. Twiggs 4l. Madison

Act of December 13, 1808 Act of December 14, 1809 Act of December 5, 1811

N. B. Randolph changed to Jasper on December 10, 1812. See note above

42. Emanuel
43. Early 44. Irwin

Act of December 10, 1812
Act of December 15, 1818 Act of December 15, 1818

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45. Appling 46. Walton 47. Gwinnett 48. Hall 49. Habersham

Act of December 15, 1818 Act of December 15, 1818 Act of December 15, 1818 Act of December 15, 1818 Act of December 15, 1818

N. B. The above seven counties are numbered in the order they are named in the Act of the General Assembly of December 15, 1818.

Walton County, above, is not the same county as is described in number 32.

50. Rabun

Act of December 21, 1819

51. Doo1y 52. Houston 53. Monroe 54. Fayette 55. Henry

Act of May 15, 1821 Act of May 15, 1821 Act of May 15, 1821 Act of May 15, 1821 Act of May 15, 1821

N. B. The above five counties are numbered in the order they are named in the Act of the General Assembly of May 15, 1821.

56. Newton

Act of December 24, 1821

57. DeKa1b 58. Bibb 59. Pike 60. Crawford

Act of December 9, 1822 Act of December 9, 1822 Act of December 9, 1822 Act of December 9, 1822

N. B. The above four counties are numbered in the order they are named in the Act of the General Assembly of December 9, 1822

61. Decatur

Act of December 8, 1823

62. Upson 63. Ware

Act of December 15, 1824 Act of December 15, 1824

N. B. The above two counties are numbered in the order they are named in the Act of the General Assembly of December 15, 1824.

64. First Section (became Lee)

Act of June 9, 1825

65. Second Section (became Muscogee) Act of June 9, 1825

66. Third Section (became Troup)

Act of June 9, 1825

67. Fourth Section (became Coweta) Act of June 9, 1825

68. Fifth Section (became Carroll) Act of June 9, 1825

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N. B.

The Act of June 9, 1825 named the newly created local entities as sections according to the numbers above. The act further gave the criminal jurisdiction of the sections to the nearest adjoining counties to the east, i.e., the jurisdiction of the first section to Dooly, the second section to Houston, the third to Monroe, etc. Six months later, by Act of December II, the sections were given names of counties, as is noted above.

69. Baker

Act of December 12, 1825

70. Thomas 71. Lowndes

Act of December 23, 1825 Act of December 23, 1825

N. B. The above two counties are numbered in the order in which the respective acts appear in Georgia Laws, 1825.

72. Taliaferro 73. Butts

Act of December 24, 1825 Act of December 24, 1825

N. B. The above two counties are numbered in the order in which the respective acts appear in Georgia Laws, 1825.

74. Meriwether 75. Harris 76. Talbot 77. Marion

Act of December 14, 1827 Act of December 14, 1827 Act of December 14, 1827 Act of December 14, 1827

N. B. The above four counties are numbered in the order they are named in the Act of the General Assembly of December 14, 1827.

78. Randolph 79. Campbell

Act of December 20, 1828 Act of December 20, 1828

N. B. The above two counties are numbered in the order in which the respective acts appear in Georgia Laws, 1828.

By Act of August 9, 1929 an act was passed by which Campbell County was to be merged with Fulton County, to take effect as of January 1, 1932.

80. Heard 81. Stewart

Act of December 22, 1830 Act of December 22, 1830

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82. Cherokee 83. Sumter

Act of December 26, 1831 Act of December 26, 1831

N. B. The above two counties are numbered in the order in which the respective acts appear in Georgia Laws, 1831.

Cherokee County was the organization of the entire Cherokee Nation in Georgia before the 1832 Land Lottery when the lands were surveyed and distributed to the Georgia settlers.

84. Forsyth 85. Lumpkin 86. Union 87. Cobb 88. Cherokee 89. Gilmer 90. Murray 91. Cass 92. Floyd 93. Paulding

Act of December 3, 1832 Act of December 3, 1832 Act of December 3, 1832 Act of December 3, 1832 Act of December 3, 1832 Act of December 3, 1832 Act of December 3, 1832 Act of December 3, 1832 Act of December 3, 1832 Act of December 3, 1832

N. B.

The above ten counties are numbered in the order they are named in the Act of the General Assembly of December 3, 1832.

Cass County was named for Lewis Cass, a U. S. Senator from Michigan who was nominated for president at the Democratic Convention in 1848. His belief of popular sovereignty appealed to the south. By Act of December 6, 1861, the name of Cass County was changed to Bartow, and read in part as follows: " . Lewis Cass having recently shown himself inimical to the South by voluntary donations of his private property to sustain a wicked war upon her people, and by utterance of sentiments such as the South must be subjugated, the Union must be preserved1 and has thereby become unworthy of the honor conferred by the naming of the said county " In the above act the name was changed to Bartow, in honor of the late Colonel Frances S. Bartow of Chatham County who fell at the Battle of Manassas on July 21, 1861. Also, on the same date, Cassville, the county seat was changed to Manassas.

94. Walker 95. Macon

Act of December 18, 1833 Act of December 14, 1837

10 96. 97. 98. 99.
100. 101.
102. 103. 104. 105.
106. 107. 108.
109. 110.
11l. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116.

Dade Chattooga Gordon Clinch

Act of December 25, Act of December 28, Act of February 13, Act of February 14,

1837 1838 1850 1850

Polk Spalding

Act of December 20, 1851 Act of December 20, 1851

N. B. The above two counties are numbered in the order in which the respective acts appear in Georgia Laws, 1851.

Whitfield Taylor

Act of December 30, 1851 Act of January 15, 1852

Catoosa Pickens

Act of December 5, 1853 Act of December 5, 1853

N. B.

The above two counties are numbered in the order in which the respective acts appear in Georgia Laws, 1853.

Hart Dougherty

Act of December 7, 1853 Act of December 15, 1853

Kinchafoonee Act of December 16, 1853

N. B.

By the Act of February 21, 1856, the name of Kinchafoonee was changed to Webster. The act reads, in part, 1I that from and immediately after the passage of this act, the name of the county of Kinchafoonee shall be altered and changed to that of Webster. And . that the county site of said county of Webster be changed from McIntosh to Preston . II

Fulton Worth

Act of December 20, 1853 Act of December 20, 1853

N. B. The above two counties are numbered in the order in which the respective acts appear in Georgia Laws, 1853.

Fannin

Act of January 21, 1854

Coffee

Act of February 9, 1854

Chattahoochee Act of February 13, 1854

Clay

Act of February 16, 1854

Charlton

Act of February 18, 1854

Calhoun

Act of February 20, 1854

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117. Haralson 118. Terrell

Act of January 26, 1856 Act of February 16, 1856

119. Colquitt 120. Berrien

Act of February 25, 1856 Act of February 25, 1856

N. B. The above two counties are numbered in the order in which the respective acts appear in Georgia Laws, 1856.

121. 122. 123.

Miller Towns Dawson

Act of February 26, 1856 Act of March 6, 1856 Act of December 3, 1857

124. Pierce 125. Milton

Act of December 18, 1857 Act of December 18, 1857

N. B.

The above two counties are numbered in the order in which the respective acts appear in Georgia Laws, 1856.

By Act of July 30, 1931, Milton County was merged with Fulton County. The effective date of the consolidation was to be on January 1, 1932.

126. Glascock 127. Mitchell

Act of December 19, 1857 Act of December 21, 1857

128. 129. 130.

Schley White Wilcox

Act of December 22, 1857 Act of December 22, 1857 Act of December 22, 1857

N. B. The above three counties are numbered in the order in which the respective acts appear in Georgia Laws, 1857.

131. Clayton 132. Quitman

Act of November 30, 1858 Act of December 10, 1858

133. 134. 135.

Banks Johnson Brooks

Act of December II, 1858 Act of December II, 1858 Act of December 11, 1858

N. B. The above three counties are numbered in the order in which the respective acts appear in the Georgia Laws, 1858.

136. 137.

Echols Douglas

Act of December 13, 1858 Act of October 17, 1870

12.

138. McDuffie 139. Rockdale

Act of October 18, 1870 Act of October 18, 1870

N. B.

The above two counties are numbered in the order in which the respective appear in Georgia Laws, 1870.

140. Dodge 14l. Oconee

Act of October 26, 1870 Act of February 25, 1875

142. 143. 144. 145.

Crisp Grady Jenkins Tift

Act of August 17, 1905 Act of August 17, 1905 Act of August 17, 1905 Act of August 17, 1905

N. B. The above four counties are numbered in the order in which the respective acts in Georgia Laws, 1905.

146. 147. 148. 149.

Jeff Davis Stephens Toombs Turner

Act of August 18, 1905 Act of August 18, 1905 Act of August 18, 1905 Act of August 18, 1905

N. B. The above four counties are numbered in the order in which the respective acts appear in Georgia Laws, 1905.

150. Ben Hill

N. B.

The Act of July 31, 1906, proposed an amendment to the Georgia Constitution of 1877 to create the county of Ben Hill. The amendment was ratified in the next General Election on November 6, 1906, and the county was formed pursuant to that ratification.

151. B1eckley

N. B.

The Act of July 30, 1912, proposed an amendment to the Georgia Constitution of 1877 to create the county of Bleck1ey. The amendment was ratified in the Special Election of October 2, 1912, and the county was formed pursuant to that ratification.

152. Wheeler

N. B. The Act of August 14, 1912, proposed an amendment to the Georgia Constitution of 1877 to create

153. 154. 155. 156. 157.

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the county of Wheeler. The amendment was ratified in the next General Election of November 5, 1912, and the county was formed pursuant to that ratification.

Barrow

N. B.

The Act of July 7, 1914, proposed an amendment to the Georgia Constitution of 1877 to create the county of Barrow. The amendment was ratified in the next General Election of November 3, 1914 and the county was formed pursuant to that ratification.

Candler

N. B.

The Act of July 14, 1914, proposed an amendment to the Georgia Constitution of 1877 to create the county of Candler. The amendment was ratified in the next General Election of November 3, 1914, and the county was formed pursuant to that ratification.

Bacon

N. B.

The Act of July 27, 1914, proposed an amendment to the Georgia Constitution of 1877 to create the county of Bacon. The amendment was ratified in the next General Election on November 3, 1914, and the county was formed pursuant to that ratification.

Evans

N. B.

The Act of August 11, 1914 proposed an amendment to the Georgia Constitution of 1877 to create the county of Evans. The amendment was ratified in the next General Election of November 3, 1914, and the county was formed pursuant to that ratification.

Atkinson

N. B.

The Act of August 15, 1917, proposed an amendment to the Georgia Constitution of 1877 to create the county of Atkinson. The amendment was ratified in the General Election of November 5, 1918, and the county was formed pursuant to that ratification.

14 158. 159. 160. 161. 162.

Treut1en

N. B.

The Act of August 21, 1917, proposed an amendment to the Georgia Constitution of 1877 to create the county of Treut1en. The amendment was ratified at the General Election of November 5, 1918, and the county was created pursuant to that ratification.

Cook

N. B.

The Act of July 30, 1918, proposed an amendment to the Georgia Constitution of 1877 to create the county of Cook. The amendment was ratified at the General Election of November 5, 1918, and the county was created pursuant to that ratification.

Seminole

N. B.

The Act of July 8, 1920, proposed an amendment to the Georgia Constitution of 1877 to create the county of Seminole. The amendment was ratified at the General Election of November 2, 1920, and the county was created pursuant to that ratification.

Lanier

N. B.

The Act of August 7, 1920, proposed an amendment to the Georgia Constitution of 1877 to create the county of Lanier. The amendment was ratified at the General Election of November 2, 1920, and the county was created pursuant to that ratification.

Brantley

N. B.

The Act of August 14, 1920, proposed an amendment to the Georgia Constitution of 1877 to create the county of Lanier. The amendment was ratified at the General Election of November 2, 1920 and the county was created pursuant to that ratification.

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163.

Long

N. B.

The Act of August 14, 1920, proposed an amendment to the Georgia Constitution of 1877 to create the county of Long. The amendment was ratified at the General Election of November 2, 1920, and the county was created pursuant to that ratification.

164.

Lamar

N. B.

The Act of August 17, 1920, proposed an amendment to the Georgia Constitution of 1877 to create the county of Lamar. The amendment was ratified at the General Election of November 2, 1920, and the county was created pursuant to that ratification.

165. Peach

N. B.

The Act of July 18, 1924, proposed an amendment to the Georgia Constitution of 1877 to create the county of Peach. The amendment was ratified at the General Election of November 4, 1924, and the county was created pursuant to that ratification.

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APPLING

Created: December 15, 1818

Lamar's Compilation, page 416

App ling took area from the following counties:

Pierce Wayne Wayne Wayne Wayne

December 13, 1858

December 13, 1858

March

3, 1875

March

4, 1875

February 23, 1876

Georgia Laws 1858, page 44 Georgia Laws 1858, page 44 Georgia Laws 1875, page 269 Georgia Laws 1875, page 275 Georgia Laws 1876, page 301

App li ng gave up area to the following counties:

Bacon Jeff Davis Pierce Pierce Pierce Telfair Telfair Ware Wayne Wayne Wayne

July

27, 1914

August 18, 1905

December 18, 1857

December 13, 1858

March

3, 1874

December 14, 1819

December 24, 1825

December 15, 1824

December 13, 1858

August 27, 1872

February 14, 1876

Georgia Laws 1914, page 23 Georgia Laws 1905, page 55 Georgia Laws 1857, page 40 Georgia Laws 1858, page 44 Georgia Laws 1874, page 369 Lamar's Compilation, page 234 Dawson's Compilation, page 130 Dawson's Compilation, page 127 Georgia Laws 1858, page 44 Georgia Laws 1872, page 387 Georgia Laws 1876, page 302

ATKINSON

Created: August 15, 1917

Georgia Laws 1917, page 41

Atkinson took area from the following counties:

Clinch Coffee

August 15, 1917 August 15, 1917

Georgia Laws 1917, page 41 Georgia Laws 1917, page 41

Atkinson gave up area to the following counties:

None

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BACON

Created: July 27, 1914

Georgia Laws 1914, page 23

Bacon took area from the following counties:

Appling Pierce Ware

July 27, 1914 July 27, 1914 July 27, 1914

Georgia Laws 1914, page 23 Georgia Laws 1914, page 23 Georgia Laws 1914, page 23

Bacon gave up area to the following counties:

None

BAKER

Created: December 12, 1825

Dawson's Compilation, page 130

Baker took area from the following counties:

Calhoun Early

December 6, 1860 December 12, 1825

Georgia Laws 1860, page 137 Dawson's Compilation, page 130

Baker gave up area to the following counties:

Calhoun Calhoun Calhoun Dougherty Early Miller Mitchell

February 20, 1854 April 18, 1863 February 26, 1877 December 15, 1853 December 17, 1859 February 26, 1856 December 21, 1857

Georgia Laws 1854, page 284 Georgia Laws 1863, page 206 Georgia Laws 1877, page 272 Georgia Laws 1853, page 296 Georgia Laws 1859, page 266 Georgia Laws 1856, page 114 Georgia Laws 1857, page 38

BALDWIN

Created: May 11, 1803 June 26, 1806

Clayton's Compilation, page 100 Clayton's Compilation, page 290

19

Baldwin took area from the following counties:

Hancock Jones Washington Washington Washington Wilkinson Wilkinson Wilkinson

December 10, 1807

March

4, 1856

December 10, 1807

December 5, 1812

December 27, 1826

December 10, 1807

March

4, 1856

August 23, 1872

Clayton's Compilation, page 363 Georgia Laws 1856, page 128 Clayton's Compilation, page 363 Lamar's Compilation, page 193 Dawson's Compilation, page 134 Clayton's Compilation, page 357 Georgia Laws 1856, page 128 Georgia Laws 1872, page 387

Baldwin gave up area to the following counties:

Jasper Jones Morgan Putnam

December 10, 1807 December 10, 1807 December 10, 1807 December 10, 1807

Clayton's Compilation, page 357 Clayton's Compilation, page 357 Clayton's Compilation, page 357 Clayton's Compilation, page 357

BANKS

Created: December 11, 1858

Georgia Laws 1858, page 30

Banks took area from the following counties:

Franklin Habersham Hall Jackson

December 11, 1858 December 11, 1858 November 22, 1859
1870

Georgia Laws 1858, page 30 Georgia Laws 1858, page 30 Georgia Laws 1859, page 269 Georgia Laws 1870, page 25

Banks gave up area to the following counties:

Hall

November 22, 1859 Georgia Laws 1859, page 269

BARROW

Created: July 7, 1914

Georgia Laws 1914, page 27

Barrow took area from the following counties:

Gwinnett Jackson
Walton

July 7, 1914 July 7, 1914
July 7, 1914

Georgia Laws 1914, page 27 Georgia Laws 1914, page 27
Georgia Laws 1914, page 27

20

Barrow gave up area to the following counties: None

BARTOW

Created: December 3. 1832. as Cass County December 6. 1861, named Bartow

Georgia Laws 1832. page 56 Georgia Laws 1861. page 101

Bartow took area from the following counties:

Cherokee Cherokee Cherokee Murray Paulding Paulding

December 3. 1832

March

4. 1856

March

4. 1856

December 18. 1834

January 13, 1852

February 18, 1854

Georgia Laws 1832, page 56 Georgia Laws 1856. page 130 Georgia Laws 1856, page 134 Georgia Laws 1834. page 71 Georgia Laws 1852. page 68 Georgia Laws 1854. page 321

Bartow gave up area to the following counties:

Floyd Floyd Floyd Floyd Gordon Gordon Gordon Gordon Gordon Gordon Polk Murray

December 23. 1843

December 26. 1845

January 13, 1852

January 22. 1852

February 13, 1850

January 13. 1852

February II. 1854

March

1, 1856

March

6, 1856

March 17, 1869

December 20, 1860

February 23, 1850

Georgia Laws 1843. page 27 Georgia Laws 1845. page 73 Georgia Laws 1852, page 68 Georgia Laws 1852. page 65 Georgia Laws 1850, page 124 Georgia Laws 1852, page 68 Georgia Laws 1854. page 312 Georgia Laws 1856. page 125 Georgia Laws 1856, page 131 Georgia Laws 1869, page 173 Georgia Laws 1860, page 143 Georgia Laws 1850, page 129

BEN HILL

Created: July 31. 1906

Georgia Laws 1906, page 28

Benn Hill took area from the folloWing counties:

Irwin Wilcox

July 31, 1906 July 31, 1906

Georgia Laws 1906, page 28 Georgia Laws 1906, page 28

21

Ben Hill gave up area to the following counties: None

BERRIEN

Created: February 25, 1856

Georgia Laws 1855-6, page 112

Berrien took area from the following counties:

Coffee Coffee Colquitt Irwin Irwin Lowndes

February 25, 1856 December 13, 1858 December 22, 1857 February 25, 1856 December 17, 1859 February 25, 1856

Georgia Laws 1856, page 112 Georgia Laws 1858, page 133 Georgia Laws 1857, page 228 Georgia Laws 1856, page 112 Georgia Laws 1859, page 269 Georgia Laws 1856, page 112

Berrien gave up area to the following counties:

Coffee Colquitt Cook Irwin Irwin Lanier Lowndes Tift

December 13, 1858

December 22, 1857

July

30, 1918

December 15, 1857

February 19, 1877

August 7, 1920

December 22, 1857

August 17, 1905

Georgia Laws 1858, page 133 Georgia Laws 1857, page 228 Georgia Laws 1918, page 102 Georgia Laws 1857, page 228 Georgia Laws 1877 , page 275 Georgia Laws 1920, page 45 Georgia Laws 1857, page 228 Georgia Laws 1905, page 60

BIBB

Created: December 9, 1822

Georgia Laws 1822, page 22

Bibb took area from the fo llowing counties:

Houston Jones Jones Jones Jones
Jones

December 9, 1822 December 9, 1822 December 20, 1834 December 23, 1843 December 21, 1849
February 17, 1854

Georgia Laws 1822, page 22 Georgia Laws 1822, page 22 Georgia Laws 1834, page 71 Georgia Laws 1843, page 27 Georgia Laws 1849, page 129
Georgia Laws 1854, page 320

22

Jones Monroe Monroe Twiggs Twiggs Twiggs TWiggs Twiggs Twiggs Twiggs Twiggs

February 17, 1875

December 9, 1822

February 20, 1877

December 9, 1822

December 23, 1833

December 26, 1842

December 21, 1849

January 20, 1852

March

2, 1875

February 25, 1876

February 19, 1877

Georgia Laws 1875, page 273 Georgia Laws 1822, page 22 Georgia Laws 1877, page 272 Georgia Laws 1822, page 22 Georgia Laws 1833, page 51 Georgia Laws 1842, page 61 Georgia Laws 1849, page 129 Georgia Laws 1852, page 75 Georgia Laws 1875, page 269 Georgia Laws 1876, page 302 Georgia Laws 1877, page 273

Bibb gave up area to the following counties:

Jones

December 21, 1849 Georgia Laws 1849, page 129

BLECKLEY

Created: July 30, 1912

Georgia Laws 1912, page 38

Bleckley took area from the following counties:

Pulaski

July 30, 1912

Georgia Laws 1912, page 38

Bleckley gave up area from the following counties:

None

BRANTLEY

Created: August 14, 1920

Georgia Laws 1920, page 34

Brantley took area from the following counties:

Charlton Pierce Wayne

August 14, 1920 August 14, 1920 August 14, 1920

Georgia Laws 1920, page 34 Georgia Laws 1920, page 34 Georgia Laws 1920, page 34

Brantley gave up area to the following counties:

None

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BROOKS

Created: December 11, 1858

Georgia Laws 1858, page 35

Brooks took area from the following counties:

Lowndes Lowndes Thomas

December 11, 1858 November 21, 1859 December 11, 1858

Georgia Laws 1858, page 58 Georgia Laws 1859, page 298 Georgia Laws 1858, page 58

Brooks gave up area to the following counties:

Lowndes

November 21, 1859 Georgia Laws 1859, page 298

BRYAN

Created: December 19, 1793

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 166

Bryan took area from the following counties:

Chatham Effingham

December 19, 1793 December 16, 1794

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 166 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 172

Bryan gave up area to the following counties:

Bulloch Chatham

February 8, 1796 December 24, 1847

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 169 Georgia Laws 1847, page 66

BULLOCH

Created: February 8, 1796

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 169

Bulloch took area from the following counties:

Bryan Emanuel Emanuel Montgomery Screven

February 8, 1796 December 6, 1813 November 30, 1815 December 15, 1810 February 8, 1796

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 169 Lamar's Compilation, page 204 Lamar's Compilation, page 215 Clayton's Compilation, page 615 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 169

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Bulloch gave up area to the following counties:

Candler Emanuel Emanuel Emanuel Evans Jenkins Montgomery

July 17. 1914 December 10. 1812 December 6. 1812 November 30. 1815 August ll. 1914 August 17. 1905 December 15. 1810

Georgia Laws 1914. page 29 Lamar's Compilation. page 197 Lamar's Compilation. page 204 Lamar's Compilation. page 215 Georgia Laws 1914. page 33 Georgia Laws 1905. page 57 Clayton's Compilation. page 615

BURKE

Created: February 5. 1777

State Constitution of 1777

Burke took area from the following:

Halifax District March 15. 1758 St. George Parish February 5. 1777

Marbury and Crawford's Digest. page 150 Constitution of 1777

Burke gave up area to the following counties:

Jefferson Jenkins Richmond Screven

February 20. 1796 August 17. 1905 December 11. 1841 December 14. 1793

Marbury and Crawford's Digest. page 169 Georgia Laws 1905. page 57 Georgia Laws 1841. page 69 Marbury and Crawford's Digest. page 512

BUTTS

Created: December 24. 1825

Dawson's Compilation. page 130

Butts took area from the following counties:

Henry Henry Henry Henry Monroe Ocmulgee Reserve

December 24. 1825 February 23. 1850 December 20. 1860 October 25. 1870 December 24. 1825 December 22. 1829

Dawson's Compilation. page 130 Georgia Laws 1850. page 137 Georgia Laws 1860. page 140 Georgia Laws 1870. page 27 Dawson's Compilation. page 130 Dawson's Compilation. page 140

Butts gave up area to the following counties:

25

CALHOUN

Created: February 20, 1854

Georgia Laws 1853-4, page 284

Calhoun took area from the following counties:

Baker Baker Baker Clay Early Randolph Randolph Randolph Randolph Randolph Randolph Randolph

February 20, 1854

April 18, 1863

February 26, 1877

February 23, 1876

February 20, 1854

February 21, 1856

March

1, 1856

March

4, 1856

December 20, 1860

1870

February 10, 1876

February 24, 1877

Georgia Laws 1853-4, page ~84 Georgia Laws 1863, page 206 Georgia Laws 1877, page 272 Georgia Laws 1876, page 302 Georgia Laws 1853-4, page 284 Georgia Laws 1856, page 127 Georgia Laws 1856, page 125 Georgia Laws 1856, page 130 Georgia Laws 1860, page 145 Georgia Laws 1870, page 23 Georgia Laws 1876, page 303 Georgia Laws 1877, page 278

Calhoun gave up area to the following counties:

Baker Clay Clay Clay Early Early Randolph Randolph

December 6, 1860 August 23, 1872 February 24, 1875 February 25, 1876 December 15, 1859 February 23, 1876 December 5, 1855 February 21, 1856

Georgia Laws 1860, page 137 Georgia Laws 1872, page 402 Georgia Laws 1875, page 269 Georgia Laws 1876, page 304 Georgia Laws 1859, page 267 Georgia Laws 1876, page 303 Georgia Laws 1855, page 126 Georgia Laws 1856, page 127

CAMDEN

Created: February 5, 1777

Camden took area from the following:

Charlton Parish of St. Mary Parish of St. Thomas
Wayne Wayne Wayne

February 27, 1856 February 5, 1777 February 5, 1777 December 7, 1805 December 7, 1812 December 13, 1820

Constitution of 1777
Georgia Laws 1856, page 131 Constitution of 1777 Constitution of 1777 Clayton's Compilation, page 282 Lamar's Compilation, page 195 Dawson's Compilation, page 116

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Camden gave up area to the following counties:

Charlton Charlton Glynn Wayne Wayne Wayne

February 18, 1854 February 27, 1856 December 13, 1858 December 20, 1808 December 7, 1812 December 13, 1820

Georgia Laws 1854, page 290 Georgia Laws 1856, page 131 Georgia Laws 1858, page 44 Clayton's Compilation, page 473 Lamar's Compilation, page 195 Dawson's Compilation, page 116

CAMPBELL

Created: December 28, 1828

*
Georgia Laws 1828, page 56

Campbell took area from the following counties:

Carroll Cobb Coweta Coweta Coweta DeKalb Fayette Fayette Fayette Paulding

December 20, 1828

Decembe r 24, 1832

December 20, 1828

August 23, 1872

March

2, 1875

December 20, 1828

December 20, 1828

January 14, 1852

October 17, 1870

December 24, 1832

Georgia Laws 1828, page 56 Georgia Laws 1832, page 55 Georgia Laws 1828, page 56 Georgia Laws 1872, page 407 Georgia Laws 1875, page 270 Georgia Laws 1828, page 56 Georgia Laws 1828, page 56 Georgia Laws 1852, page 70 Georgia Laws 1870, page 13 Georgia Laws 1832, page 55

Campbell gave up area to the following counties:

Carroll Douglas Fulton Fulton

October August August

1869 17, 1870 24, 1872
9, 1929

Georgia Laws 1869, page 168 Georgia Laws 1870, page 13 Georgia Laws 1872, page 397 Georgia Laws 1929, page 551

* Note: In 1932 Campbell merged with Fulton.

CANDLER

Created: July 17, 1914

Georgia Laws 1914, page 29

Candler took area from the following counties:

27

Bulloch Emanuel Tattnall

July 17, 1914 July 17, 1914 July 17, 1914

Georgia Laws 1914, page 29 Georgia Laws 1914, page 29 Georgia Laws 1914, page 29

Candler gave up area to the following counties:

None

CARROLL

Created: June

9, 1825

December 11, 1826

Georgia Laws 1825, Ex. , page 3 Georgia Laws 1826, page 57

Carroll took area from the following counties:

Campbell Douglas Douglas Haralson Paulding Paulding

1869 December 9, 1871 February 17, 1877 December 18, 1860 November 17, 1864 March 10, 1866

Georgia Laws 1869, page 168 Georgia Laws 1871, page 266 Georgia Laws 1877 , page 273 Georgia Laws 1860, page 139 Georgia Laws 1864, page 28 Georgia Laws 1866, page 50

Carroll gave up area to the following counties:

Campbell Douglas Douglas Douglas Haralson Haralson Heard Heard Paulding Paulding Troup

December 20, 1828

October 17, 1870

December 9, 1871

March

3, 1874

January 26, 1856

February 7, 1873

December 22, 1830

December 26, 1831

February 14, 1850

March 17, 1869

December 14, 1827

Georgia Laws 1828, page 56 Georgia Laws 1870, page 13 Georgia Laws 1871, page 266 Georgia Laws 1874, page 371 Georgia Laws 1856, page 110 Georgia Laws 1873, page 232 Georgia Laws 1830, page 48 Georgia Laws 1831, page 72 Georgia Laws 1850, page 132 Georgia Laws 1869, page 177 Georgia Laws 1827, page 69

CATOOSA

Created: December 5, 1853

Georgia Laws 1853-4, page 286

Catoosa took area from the following counties:

28

Walker Walker Whitfield Whitfield Whitfield

December 5, 1853 December 12. 1866 December 5. 1853 December 14, 1859 February 24. 1877

Georgia Laws 1853. page 286 Georgia Laws 1866. page 33 Georgia Laws 1853. page 286 Georgia Laws 1859. page 275 Georgia Laws 1877. page 280

Catoosa gave up area to the following counties:

None

CHARLTON

Created: February 18. 1854

Georgia Laws 1853-4. page 290

Charlton took area from the following counties:

Camden Camden Ware

February 18, 1854 February 27, 1856 December 6, 1855

Georgia Laws 1854, page 290 Georgia Laws 1856. page 131 Georgia Laws 1855. page 135

Charlton gave up area to the following counties:

Brantley Camden.

August 14, 1920 February 27. 1856

Georgia Laws 1920. page 34 Georgia Laws 1856. page 131

CHATHAM

Created: February 7, 1777

Constitution of 1777

Chatham took area from the following counties:

Bryan

December 24, 1847

Effingham

February 11, 1850

Parish of Christ Church February 7, 1777

Parish of St. Philip February 7, 1777

Georgia Laws 1847, page 66 Georgia Laws 1850. page 128 Constitution of 1777 ConsU tution of 1777

Chatham gave up area to the following counties:

Bryan

December 19, 1793 Marbury and Crawford's Digest. page 166

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CHATTAHOOCHEE

Created: February 13, 1854

Georgia Laws 1853-4, page 288

Chattahoochee took area from the following counties:

Marion Marion Marion Muscogee Muscogee Muscogee Stewart Stewart

February 13, 1854

August 23, 1872

February 23, 1876

February 13, 1854

November 18, 1864

March 12, 1866

March

4, 1865

March

2, 1874

Georgia Laws 1854, page 288 Georgia Laws 1872, page 399 Georgia Laws 1876, page 307 Georgia Laws 1854, page 288 Georgia Laws 1864, page 28 Georgia Laws 1866, page 50 Georgia Laws 1865, page 80 Georgia Laws 1874, page 370

Chattahoochee gave up area to the following counties:

Muscogee Muscogee Muscogee

March

5, 1856

November 18, 1864

March 12, 1866

Georgia Laws 1856, page 134 Georgia Laws 1864, page 28 Georgia Laws 1866, page 50

CHATTOOGA

Created: December 28, 1838

Georgia Laws 1838, page 77

Chattooga took area from the following counties:

Floyd Floyd Floyd Floyd Floyd Walker

December 28, 1838 December 17, 1840 December 10, 1841 December 27, 1847 December 27, 1847 December 28, 1838

Georgia Laws 1838, page 77 Georgia Laws 1840, page 35 Georgia Laws 1841, page 62 Georgia Laws 1847, page 66 Georgia Laws 1847, page 69 Georgia Laws 1838, page 77

Chattooga gave up area to the following counties:

Floyd Floyd Floyd Floyd Floyd Floyd

December 17, 1840 December 10, 1841 December 24, 1842 December 26, 1845 December 27, 1847 February 4, 1856

Georgia Laws 1840, page 35 Georgia Laws 1841, page 62 Georgia Laws 1842, page 64 Geerrgia Laws 1845, page 73 Georgia Laws 1847, page 66 Georgia Laws 1856, page 129

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CHEROKEE

Created:

December 21. 1830 December 24. 1831 December 26. 1831 December 3. 1832

Georgia Laws 1830. page 127 Georgia Laws 1831. page 164 Georgia Laws 1831. page 74 Georgia Laws 1832. page 56

Cherokee took area from the following counties:

Pickens Habersham Hall

1870 December 3. 1832 December 3. 1832

Georgia Laws 1870. page 24 Georgia Laws 1832. page 56 Georgia Laws 1832. page 56

Cherokee gave up area to the following counties:

Bartow Bartow Bartow Cobb Cobb Cobb Cobb Floyd Forsyth Forsyth Forsyth Forsyth Forsyth Gilmer Lumpkin Milton Murray Paulding Pickens Pickens Union

December 3. 1832

March

4. 1856

March

4. 1856

December 3. 1832

January 22. 1852

March

5. 1856

December 22. 1857

December 3. 1832

December 3. 1832

December 24. 1847

January 14. 1854

March

1. 1856

March

4. 1856

December 3. 1832

December 3. 1832

December 18. 1857

December 3. 1832

December 3. 1832

December 5. 1853

March 19. 1869

December 3. 1832

Georgia Laws 1832. page 56 Georgia Laws 1856. page 130 Georgia Laws 1856. page 134 Georgia Laws 1832. page 56 Georgia Laws 1852. page 65 Georgia Laws 1856. page 127 Georgia Laws 1857. page 229 Georgia Laws 1832. page 56 Georgia Laws 1832. page 56 Georgia Laws 1847. page 67 Georgia Laws 1854. page 314 Georgia Laws 1856. page 125 Georgia Laws 1856. page 130 Georgia Laws 1832. page 56 Georgia Laws 1832. page 56 Georgia Laws 1857. page 36 Georgia Laws 1832. page 56 Georgia Laws 1832. page 56 Georgia Laws 1853. page 306 Georgia Laws 1869. page 179 Georgia Laws 1832. page 56

CLARKE

Created: December 5. 1801

Clayton's Compilation. page 35

Clarke took area from the following counties:

Greene

December 1. 1802 Clayton's Compilation. page 89

31

Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Madison Madison

December 5, 1801 February 21, 1850 February 17, 1854 December 19, 1860 February 21, 1850 January 20, 1852

Clayton's Compilation, page 89 Georgia Laws 1850, page 133 Georgia Laws 1854, page 315 Georgia Laws 1860, page 140 Georgia Laws 1850, page 133 Georgia Laws 1852, page 72

Clarke gave up area to the following counties:

Madison Madison Madison Madison Oconee Oglethorpe

December 5, 1811 November 20, 1813 December 19, 1829 February 28, 1877 February 25, 1875 November 20, 1813

Lamar's Compi la tion, page 181 Lamar's Compilation, page 201 Dawson's Compilation, page 140 Georgia Laws 1877, page 276 Georgia Laws 1875,page 109 Lamar's Compilation, page 200

CLAY

Created: February 16, 1854

Georgia Laws 1853-4, page 292

Clay took area from the following counties:

Calhoun Calhoun Calhoun Early Early Randolph Randolph Randolph Quitman

August 23, 1872

February 24, 1875

February 25, 1876

February 16, 1854

December 16, 1859

February 16, 1854

March

5, 1856

December 14, 1859

1870

Georgia Laws 1872, page 402 Georgia Laws 1875, page 269 Georgia Laws 1876, page 304 Georgia Laws 1854, page 292 Georgia Laws 1859, page 268 Georgia Laws 1854, page 292 Georgia Laws 1856, page 127 Georgia Laws 1859, page 272 Georgia Laws 1870, page 181

Clay gave up area to the following counties:

Calhoun Quitman Quitman

February 23, 1876

1870

March

2, 1875

Georgia Laws 1876, page 302 Georgia Laws 1870, page 181 Georgia Laws 1875, page 270

CLAYTON

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Created: November 30, 1858

Georgia Laws 1858, page 26

Clayton took area from the following counties:

Fayette Fayette Fayette Fulton Henry Henry Henry

November 30, 1858

December 11, 1858

December 19, 1859

February 27, 1877

November 30, 1858

March

5, 1875

February 20, 1877

Georgia Laws 1858, page 26 Georgia Laws 1858, page 41 Georgia Laws 1859, page 267 Georgia Laws 1877, page 274 Georgia Laws 1858, page 26 Georgia Laws 1875, page 273 Georgia Laws 1877, page 275

Clayton gave up area to the follOWing counties:

Henry

December 13, 1858 Georgia Laws 1858, page 46

CLINCH

Created: February 14, 1850

Georgia Laws 1850, page 126

Clinch took area from the following counties:

Lowndes 'Ware 'Ware

February 14, 1850 February 14, 1850 February 23, 1876

Georgia Laws 1850, page 126 Georgia Laws 1850, page 126 Georgia Laws 1876, page 304

Clinch gave up area to the following counties:

Atkinson Coffee Echols Lanier

August 15, 1917 February 9, 1854 February 13, 1858 August 7, 1920

Georgia Laws 1917, page 41 Georgia Laws 1854, page 294 Georgia Laws 1858, page 37 Georgia Laws 1920, page 45

COBB

Created: December 3, 1832

Georgia Laws 1832, page 56

33

Cobb took area fro. the following counties:

Cherokee Cherokee Cherokee Cherokee Douglas Paulding Paulding Paulding Paulding Paulding

Deeember 3, 1832

January 22, 1852

March

5, 1856

December 22, 1857

February 27, 1874

Dece.ber 14, 1849

December 20, 1851

January 13, 1852

December 22, 1857

February 27, 1874

Georgia Laws 1832, page 56 Georgia Laws 1852, page 65 Georgia Laws 1856, page 127 Georgia Laws 1857, page 229 Georgia Laws 1874, page 371 Georgia Laws 1849, page 136 Georgia Laws 1851, page 52 Georgia Laws 1852, page 68 Georgia Laws 1857, page 229 Georgia Laws 1874, page 371

Cobb gave up area to the following counties:

Campbell Douglas Milton Paulding Paulding Paulding

December 24, 1832 February 27, 1874 December 18, 1857 December 20, 1851 January 13, 1852 Felruary 27, 1874

Georgia Laws 1832, page 55 Georgia Laws 1874, page 371 Georgia Laws 1857, page 36 Georgia Laws 1851, page 52 Georgia Laws 1852, page 68 Georgia Laws 1874, page 371

COFFEE

Created: February 9, 1854

Georgia Laws 1854, page 294

Coffee took area from. the fo llowing counties:

Berrien Clinch Irwin Irwin Irwin Irwin Irwin Irwin Telfair Ware Ware Ware

December 13, 1858 February 9, 1854 February 9, 1854 December 22, 1857 December 13, 1858 Nove.ber 22, 1859 December 19, 1859 February 28, 1874 February 9, 1854 February 9, 1854 February 28, 1876 February 27, 1877

Georgia Laws 1858, page 133 Georgia Laws 1854, page 294 Georgia Laws 1854, page 294 Georgia Laws 1857, page 230 Georgia Laws 1858, page 46 Georgia Laws 1859, page 267 Georgia Laws 1859, page 270 Georgia Laws 1874, page 372 Georgia Laws 1854, page 294 Georgia Laws 1854, page 294 Georgia Laws 1876, page 305 Georgia Laws 1877, page 280

Coffee gave up area to the following counties:

Atkinson Berrien

AUlust 15, 1917 February 25, 1856

Georgia Laws 1917, page 41 Georgia Laws 1856, page 112

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Berrien Irwin Irwin Irwin Irwin Jeff Davis Telfair Ware

December 13, 1858

March

4, 1856

March

5, 1856

December 22, 1857

December 13, 1858

August 18, 1905

March

1, 1856

February 27, 1877

Georgia Laws 1858, page 133 Georgia Laws 1856, page 130 Georgia Laws 1856, page 127 Georgia Laws 1857, page 230 Georgia Laws 1858, page 46 Georgia Laws 1905, page 55 Georgia Laws 1856, page 125 Georgia Laws 1877, page 280

COLQUITT

Created: February 25, 1856

Georgia Laws 1855-6, page 108

Colquitt took area from the following counties:

Lowndes Mitchell Thomas Thomas Thomas

February 25, 1856 February 21, 1873 February 25, 1856 December 19, 1859 October 24, 1870

Georgia Laws 1856, page 108 Georgia Laws 1873, page 279 Georgia Laws 1856, page 108 Georgia Laws 1859, page 273 Georgia Laws 1870, page 23

Colquitt gave up area to the following counties:

Berrien Worth Worth

December 22, 1857 December IS, 1857 December 14, 1859

Georgia Laws 1857, page 228 Georgia Laws 1857, page 233 Georgia Laws 1859, page 275

COLUMBIA

Created: December 10, 1790

Marbury and Crawford's, page 163

Columbia took area from the following coUnties:

McDuffie Richmond
Richmond

August 23, 1872 December 10, 1790

March

5, 1856

Georgia Laws 1872, pag~ 403 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 163
Georgia Laws 1856, page 132

Columbia gave up area to the following counties:

McDuffie McDuffie Warren

October 18, 1870 August 23, 1872 December 19, 1793

Georgia Laws 1870, page 20
Georgia Laws 1872, page 403 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 166

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COOK

Created: July 30, 1918

Georgia Laws 1918, page 102

Cook took area from the following counties:

Berrien

July 30, 191.8

Georgia Laws 1918, page 102

Cook gave up area to the following counties:

None

COWETA

Created: June

9, 1825

December 11, 1826

Georgia Laws 1825, page 3 Georgia Laws 1826, page 57

Coweta took area from the following counties:

DeKalb Meriwether Meriwether Meriwether Meriwether Troup

December 11, 1826

January 12, 1852

March

4, 1865

October 25, 1870

February 25, 1875

February 20, 1877

Georgia Laws 1826, page 57 Georgia Laws 1852, page 64 Georgia Laws 1865, page 80 Georgia Laws 1870, page 22 Georgia Laws 1875, page 271 Georgia Laws 1877, page 279

Coweta gave up area to the following counties:

Campbell Campbell Campbell Heard Heard Meriwether Meriwether Meriwether

December 20, 1828

August 23, 1872

March

2, 1875

December 22, 1830

December 19, 1859

February 18, 1854

February 16, 1856

February 17, 1877

Georgia Laws 1828, page 56 Georgia Laws 1872, page 407 Georgia Laws 1875, page 270 Georgia Laws 1830, page 30 Georgia Laws 1859, page 267 Georgia Laws 1854, page 316 Georgia Laws 1856, page 128 Georgia Laws 1877, page 274

CRAWFORD

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Created: December 9, 1822

Georgia Laws 1822, page 22

Crawford took area from the following counties:

Houston Houston Macon Marion Monore Talbot

December 9, 1822 December 21, 1830 December 25, 1847 December 26, 1827 February 13, 1854 December 26, 1827

Georgia Laws 1822, page 22 Georgia Laws 1830, page 51 Georgia Laws 1847, page 65 Georgia Laws 1827, page 68 Georgia Laws 1854, page 319 Georgia Laws 1827, page 68

Crawford gave up area to the following counties:

Houston Macon Taylor Upson Upson

December 24, 1847 January 12, 1852 February 11, 1854 December 15, 1824 February 26, 1866

Georgia Laws 1847, page 67 Georgia Laws 1852, page 73 Georgia Laws 1854, page 318 Dawson's Compilation, page 126 Georgia Laws 1866, page 48

CRISP

Created: August 17, 1905

Georgia Laws 1905, page 52

Crisp took area from the following counties:

Dooly

August 17, 1905

Georgia Laws 1905, page 52

Crisp gave up area to the following counties:

None

DADE

Created: December 25, 1837

Georgia Laws 1837, page 65

Dade took area from the following counties:

Walker

December 25, 1837 Georgia Laws 1837, page 65

37

Dade gave up area from the following counties: None

DAWSON

Created: December 3, 1857

Georgia Laws 1857, page 32

Dawson took area from the following counties:

Gilmer Lumpkin Lumpkin Pickens

December 3, 1857 December 3, 1857 December 18, 1860 December 22, 1857

Georgia Laws 1857, page 32 Georgia Laws 1857, page 32 Georgia Laws 1860, page 142 Georgia Laws 1857, page 231

Dawson gave up area to the following counties:

None

DECATUR

Created: December 8, 1823

Georgia Laws 1823, page 63

Decatur took area from the following counties:

Early

December 8, 1823 Georgia Laws 1823, page 63

Decatur gave up area to the following counties:

Grady Seminole Thomas

August 17, 1905

July

8, 1920

December 23, 1825

Georgia Laws 1905, page 54 Georgia Laws 1920, page 52 Dawson's Compilation, page 128

DEKALB

Created: December 9, 1822

Dawson's Compilation, page 121

38

DeKalb took are from the following counties:

Fayette Fayette Gwinnett Gwinnett Gwinnett Gwinnett Henry Henry Henry Henry Newton

December 9, 1822 December 20, 1823 December 9, 1822 December 20, 1823 December 16, 1828 December 18, 1829 December 9, 1822 December 20, 1823 December 10, 1858 August 26, 1872 December 26, 1826

Dawson's Compilation, page 121 Dawson's Compilation, page 125 Dawson's Compilation, page 121 Dawson's Compilation, page 125 Georgia Laws 1828, page 54 Dawson's Compilation, page 140 Dawson's Compilation, page 121 Dawson's Compilation, page 125 Georgia Laws 1858, page 40 Georgia Laws 1872, page 408 Georgia Laws 1826, page 62

DeKalb gave up area to the following counties:

Campbell Cherokee Coweta Fulton Fulton Gwinnett Milton Rockdale

December 20, 1828

December 26, 1831

December 11, 1826

December 20, 1853

February 7, 1854

December 19, 1840

December 19, 1859

March

5, 1875

Georgia Laws 1828, page 56 Georgia Laws 1831, page 74 Georgia Laws 1826, page 57 Georgia Laws 1853, page 300 Georgia Laws 1854, page 311 Georgia Laws 1840, page 37 Georgia Laws 1859, page 271 Georgia Laws 1875, page 272

DODGE

Created: October 26, 1870

Georgia Laws 1870, page 18

Dodge took area from the following counties:

Montgomery Pulaski Pulaski Pulaski Pulaski Telfair

October 26, 1870 October 26, 1870 January 20, 1872 February 24, 1874 February 21, 1876 Oc tober 26, 1870

Georgia Laws 1870, page 18 Georgia Laws 1870, page 18 Georgia Laws 1872, page 305 Georgia Laws 1874, page 374 Georgia Laws 1876, page 308 Georgia Laws 1870, page 18

Dodge gave up area to the following counties:

Pulaski Pulaski Telfair Telfair

January 20, 1872

February 24, 1874

August 26, 1872

March

4, 1875

Georgia Laws 1872, page 305 Georgia Laws 1874, page 374 Georgia Laws 1872, page 408 Georgia Laws 1875, page 275

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DOOLY

Created: May 15, 1821

Georgia Laws 1821, Ex., page 3

Dooly took area from the following counties:

Worth Worth

December 20, 1853

March

5, 1856

Georgia Laws 1853, page 308 Georgia Laws 1856, page 133

Dooly gave up area to the following counties:

Crisp Houston Houston Macon Macon Lee Pulaski Pulaski Pulaski Turner Wilcox Worth Worth Worth

August 17, 1905

February 17, 1854

March

4, 1856

December 17, 1860

November 25, 1861

December 24, 1827

December 26, 1826

December 20, 1860

March

6, 1866

August 18, 1905

December 22, 1857

December 20, 1853

February 7, 1854

March

5, 1856

Georgia Laws 1905, page 52 Georgia Laws 1854, page 315 Georgia Laws 1856, page 130 Georgia Laws 1860, page 142 Georgia Laws 1861, page 102 Georgia Laws 1827, page 71 Georgia Laws 1826, page 135 Georgia Laws 1860, page 145 Georgia Laws 1866, page 48 Georgia Laws 1905, page 63 Georgia Laws 1857, page 46 Georgia Laws 1853, page 308 Georgia Laws 1854, page 310 Georgia Laws 1856, page 133

DOUGHERTY

Created: December 15, 1853

Georgia Laws 1853, page 296

Dougherty took area from the following counties:

Baker Worth Worth Worth

December 15, 1853

January 14, 1854

February 13, 1854

March

5, 1856

Georgia Laws 1853, page 296 Georgia Laws 1854, page 314 Georgia Laws 1854, page 319 Georgia Laws 1856, page 133

Dougherty gave up area to the following counties:

None

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DOUGLAS

Created: October 17, 1870

Georgia Laws 1870, page 13

Douglas took area from the following counties:

Campbell Carroll Carroll Carroll Cobb Paulding

October 17, 1870

October 17, 1870

December 9, 1871

March

3, 1874

February 27, 1874

February 27, 1874

Georgia Laws 1870, page 13 Georgia Laws 1870, page 13 Georgia Laws 1871, page 266 Georgia Laws 1874, page 371 Georgia Laws 1874, page 371 Georgia Laws 1874, page 371

Douglas gave up area to the following counties:

Carroll Carroll Cobb Paulding

December 9, 1871 February 17, 1877 February 27, 1874 February 27, 1874

Georgia Laws 1871, page 266 Georgia Laws 1877, page 273 Georgia Laws 1874, page 371 Georgia Laws 1874, page 371

EARLY

Created: December 15, 1818

Lamar's Compilation, page 416

Early took area from the following counties:

Baker Calhoun Calhoun Mi ller Mi ller

December 17, 1859 December 15, 1859 December 23, 1876 December 11, 1858 December 19, 1859

Georgia Laws 1859, page 266 Georgia Laws 1859, page 267 Georgia Laws 1876, page 303 Georgia Laws 1858, page 42 Georgia Laws 1859, page 271

Early gave up area to the following counties:

Baker Calhoun Calhoun Clay Clay Decatur

December 12, 1825 February 20, 1854 December 15, 1859 February 16, 1854 December 16, 1859 December 8, 1823

Georgia Laws 1825, page 130 Georgia Laws 1854, page 284 Georgia Laws 1859, page 267 Georgia Laws 1854, page 292 Georgia Laws 1859, page 268 Georgia Laws 1823, page 63

41

Mi ller Miller Miller Mi ller Miller Mi ller Seminole

February 26, 1856

December 11, 1858

December 19, 1859

April 16, 1863

February 8, 1866

Fberuary 24, 1874

July

8, 1920

Georgia Laws 1856, page 114 Georgia Laws 1858, page 42 Georgia Laws 1859, page 271 Georgia Laws 1863, page 208 Georgia Laws 1866, page 48 Georgia Laws 1874, page 373 Georgia Laws 1920, page 52

ECHOLS

Created: December 13, 1858

Georgia Laws 1858, page 37

Echols took area from the following counties:

Clinch Lowndes

December 13, 1858 December 13, 1858

Georgia Laws 1858, page 37 Georgia Laws 1858, page 37

Echols gave up area to the following counties:

Lowndes Lowndes Lowndes

December 19, 1860 December 21, 1866 February 19, 1877

Georgia Laws 1860, page 141 Georgia Laws 1866, page 34 Georgia Laws 1877, page 276

EFFINGHAM

Created: February 5, 1777

State Constitution of 1777

Effingham took area from the following:

Parish of St. Matthew February 5, 1777 Parish of St. Philip February 5, 1777

State Constitution of 1777 State Constitution of 1777

Effingham gave up area to the following counties:

Screven Bryan Chatham

December 14, 1793 December 16, 1794 February 11, 1850

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 165 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 172 Georgia Laws 1850, page 128

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ELBERT

Created: December 10. 1790

Marbury and Crawford's Digest. page 163

Elbert took area from the following counties:

Hart Hart Madison Wilkes

March

1. 1856

March

6, 1856

December 25, 1837

December 10, 1790

Georgia Laws 1856, page 125 Georgia Laws 1856, page 129 Georgia Laws 1837, page 69 Marbury and Crawford's Digest. page 163

Elbert gave up area to the following counties:

Hart Hart Hart Hart Madison Madison

December 7, 1853

December 11, 1858

December 13, 1859

March

2. 1875

December 5, 1811

December 21. 1819

Georgia Laws 1853, page 302 Georgia Laws 1858, page 41 Georgia Laws 1859, page 269 Georgia Laws 1875, page 271 Lamar's Compilation, page 181 Lamar's Compilation, page 240

EMANUEL

Created: December 10, 1812

Lamar's Compilation, page 197

Emanuel took area from the following counties:

Bulloch Bulloch Bulloch Jefferson Jefferson Johnson Johnson Johnson Montgomery

December 10. 1812 December 6. 1813 November 30. 1815 December 22, 1857 December 11, 1858 December 19. 1860 December 9. 1862 December 12. 1866 December 10, 1812

Lamar's Compilation, page 197 Lamar's Compilation. page 204 Lamar's Compilation, page 215 Georgia Laws 1857, page 229 Georgia Laws 1858. page 43 Georgia Laws 1860, page 137 Georgia Laws 1862. page 81 Georgia Laws 1866. page 33 Lamar's Compilation, page 197

Emanuel gave up area to the following counties:

Bulloch Bulloch Candler Jefferson Jefferson

December 6. 1813

November 30. 1815

July

17. 1914

December 22. 1857

December 11. 1858

Lamar's Compilation. page 204 Lamar's Compilation, page 215 Georgia Laws 1914. page 29 Georgia Laws 1857, page 229 Georgia Laws 1858. page 43

43

Jenkins Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Toombs Treutlen

August 17, 1905 December 11, 1858 December 19, 1860 December 9, 1862 February 20, 1875 August 18, 1905 August 21, 1917

Georgia Laws 1905, page 57 Georgia Laws 1858, page 32 Georgia Laws 1860, page 137 Georgia Laws 1862, page 81 Georgia Laws 1875, page 273 Georgia Laws 1905, page 62 Georgia Laws 1917, page 44

EVANS

Created: August 11, 1914

Georgia Laws 1914, page 33

Evans took area from the following counties:

Bulloch Tattnall

August 11, 1914 August 11, 1914

Georgia Laws 1914, page 33 Georgia Laws 1914, page 33

Evans gave up area to the following counties:

None

FANNIN

Created: January 21, 1854

Georgia Laws 1854, page 298

Fannin took area from the following counties:

Gilmer Gilmer Gilmer Union

January 21, 1854 December 20, 1860 October 27, 1870 January 21, 1854

Georgia Laws 1854, page 298 Georgia Laws 1860, page 145 Georgia Laws 1870, page 29 Georgia Laws 1854, page 298

Fannin gave up area to the following counties:

Murray

February 16, 1856 Georgia Laws 1856, page 132

FAYETTE

44

Created: May 15, 1821

Georgia Laws 1821, Ex., page 3

Fayette took area from the following counties:

Henry

February 24, 1821 Georgia Laws 1821, page 44

Fayette gave up area to the following counties:

Campbell Campbell Campbell Clayton Clayton Clayton DeKa1b DeKa1b Spalding

December 20, 1828 January 14, 1852 October 17, 1870 November 30, 1858 December 11, 1858 December 19, 1859 December 9, 1822 December 10, 1841 December 20, 1851

Georgia Laws 1828, page 56 Georgia Laws 1852, page 70 Georgia Laws 1870, page 13 Georgia Laws 1858, page 26 Georgia Laws 1858, page 41 Georgia Laws 1859, page 267 Georgia Laws 1822, page 22 Georgia Laws 1841, page 62 Georgia Laws 1851, page 58

FLOYD

Created: December 3, 1832

Georgia Laws 1832, page 56

Floyd took area from the following counties:

Bartow Bartow Bartow Bartow Chattooga Chattooga Chattooga Chattooga Chattooga Chattooga Cherokee Gordon Paulding Polk

December 23, 1843 December 26, 1845 January 13, 1852 January 22, 1852 December 17, 1840 December 10, 1841 December 24, 1842 December 26, 1845 December 27, 1847 February 4, 1856 December 3, 1832 January 22, 1852 December 22, 1847 January 13, 1852

Georgia Laws 1843, page 27 Georgia Laws 1845, page 73 Georgia Laws 1852, page 68 Georgia Laws 1852, page 65 Georgia Laws 1840, page 35 Georgia Laws 1841, page 62 Georgia Laws 1842, page 64 Georgia Laws 1845, page 73 Georgia Laws 1847, page 66 Georgia Laws 1856, page 129 Georgia Laws 1832, page 56 Georgia Laws 1852, page 66 Georgia Laws 1847, page 68 Georgia Laws 1852, page 68

Floyd gave area to the following counties:

Chattooga Chattooga

December 28, 1838 December 10, 1841

Georgia Laws 1838, page 77 Georgia Laws 1841, page 62

45

Chattooga Chattooga Gordon Gordon Gordon Gordon Gordon Polk Polk Polk

December 27, 1847

December 27, 1847

February 13, 1850

January 1, 1852

January 22, 1852

March

1, 1856

February 27, 1877

December 20, 1851

January 13, 1852

February 13, 1854

Georgia Laws 1847, page 66 Georgia Laws 1847, page 69 Georgia Laws 1850, page 124 Georgia Laws 1852, page 74 Georgia Laws 1852, page 66 Georgia Laws 1856, page 125 Georgia Laws 1877, page 274 Georgia Laws 1851, page 52 Georgia Laws 1852, page 68 Georgia Laws 1854, page 311

FORSYTH

Created: December 3, 1832

Georgia Laws 1832, page 56

Forsyth took area from the following counties:

Cherokee Cherokee Cherokee Cherokee Cherokee

December 3, 1832

December 24, 1847

January 14, 1854

March

1, 1856

March

4, 1856

Georgia Laws 1832, page 56 Georgia Laws 1847, page 67 Georgia Laws 1854, page 314 Georgia Laws 1856, page 125 Georgia Laws 1856, page 130

Forsyth gave up area to the following counties:

Milton Milton

December 18, 1857 December 8, 1860

Georgia Laws 1857, page 36 Georgia Laws 1860, page 138

FRANKLIN

Created: February 25, 1784

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 330

Franklin took area from the following counties:

Hart

February 17, 1854

Hart

March

6, 1856

Wafford Settlement December 8, 1806

Georgia Laws 1854, page 320 Georgia Laws 1856, page 129 Clayton's Compilation, page 330

Franklin gave up area to the following counties:

46

Banks Habersham Hall Hart Hart Hart Jackson Madison Madison Madison Stephens

December 11, 1858

December 19, 1818

December 19, 1818

December 7, 1853

February 17, 1854

March

6, 1856

February 11, 1796

December 5, 1811

December 21, 1819

December 17, 1823

August 18, 1905

Georgia Laws 1858, page 30 Lamar's Compilation, page 226 Lamar's Compilation, page 226 Georgia Laws 1853, page 302 Georgia Laws 1854, page 320 Georgia Laws 1856, page 129 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 168 Lamar's Compilation, page 181 Lamar's Compilation, page 240 Georgia Laws 1823, page 55 Georgia Laws 1905, page 58

FULTON

Created: December 20, 1853

Georgia Laws 1853, page 300

Fulton took area from the following counties:

Campbell Campbell DeKalb DeKalb Milton

August 24, 1872

August 9, 1929

December 20, 1853

February 7, 1854

July

30, 1931

Georgia Laws 1872, page 397 Georgia Laws 1929, page 551 Georgia Laws 1853, page 300 Georgia Laws 1854, page 311 Georgia Laws 1931, page 527

Fulton gave up area to the following counties:

Clayton

February 27, 1877 Georgia Laws 1877, page 274

GILMER

Created: December 3, 1832

Georgia Laws 1832, page 56

Gilmer took area from the following counties:

Cherokee Fannin Murray Union

December 3, 1832

October 27, 1870

December 29, 1838

March

1, 1856

Georgia Laws 1832, page 56 Georgia Laws 1870, page 29 Georgia Laws 1838, page 79 Georgia Laws 1856, page 124

Gilmer gave up area to the following counties:

47

Dawson Fannin Fannin Fannin Murray Pickens Pickens Pickens

December 3, 1857 January 21, 1854 December 20, 1860 October 27, 1870 December 22, 1838 December 5, 1853 December 13, 1858 April 18, 1863

Georgia Laws 1857, page 32 Georgia Laws 1854, page 298 Georgia Laws 1860, page 145 Georgia Laws 1870, page 29 Georgia Laws 1838, page 79 Georgia Laws 1853, page 306 Georgia Laws 1858, page 44 Georgia Laws 1863, page 208

GLASCOCK

Created: December 19, 1857

Georgia Laws 1857, page 35

Glascock took area from the following counties:

Jefferson Warren

December 20, 1860 1870

Georgia Laws 1860, page 139 Georgia Laws 1870, page 7

Glascock gave up area to the following counties:

Jefferson Warren

December 20, 1860

March

4, 1865

Georgia Laws 1860, page 139 Georgia Laws 1865, page 80

GLYNN

Created: February 5, 1777

State Constitution of 1777

Glynn took area from the following:

Parish of St. David Parish of St. Patrick Sea Islands (Liberty)
Camden Wayne Wayne Wayne

February 5, 1777 February 5, 1777 December 20, 1789 December 13, 1858 December 7, 1805 December 2, 1822 December 11, 1858

Constitution of 1777 Constitution of 1777 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 153 Georgia Laws 1858, page 44 Clayton's Compilation, page 282 Dawson's Compilation, page 123 Georgia Laws 1858, page 42

Glynn gave up area to the following counties:

48

Wayne Wayne Wayne Wayne

December 7, 1805 December 13, 1820 December 11, 1858 December 17, 1860

Clayton's Compilation, page 282 Dawson's Compilation, page 117 Georgia Laws 1858, page 42 Georgia Laws 1860, page 146

GORDON

Created: February 13, 1850

Georgia Laws 1849-50, page 124

Gordon took area from the following counties:

Bartow Bartow Bartow Bartow Bartow Bartow Floyd Floyd Floyd Floyd Floyd Murray Murray Murray Murray Pickens Walker Wa lker

February 13, 1850

January 13, 1852

February 11, 1854

March

1, 1856

March

6, 1856

March 17, 1869

February 13, 1850

January 1, 1852

January 22, 1852

March

1, 1856

February 2, 1877

January 1, 1852

January 13, 1852

March

8, 1866

February 25, 1876

December 19, 1860

January 13, 1852

February 7, 1854

Georgia Laws 1850, page 124 Georgia Laws 1852, page 68 Georgia Laws 1854, page 312 Georgia Laws 1856, page 125 Georgia Laws 1856, page 131 Georgia Laws 1869, page 173 Georgia Laws 1850, page 124 Georgia Laws 1852, page 74 Georgia Laws 1852, page 66 Georgia Laws 1856, page 125 Georgia Laws 1877 , page 274 Georgia Laws 1852, page 74 Georgia Laws 1852, page 68 Georgia Laws 1866, page 50 Georgia Laws 1876, page 308 Georgia Laws 1860, page 141 Georgia Laws 1852, page 68 Georgia Laws 1854, page 311

Gordon gave up area to the following counties:

Floyd Murray

January 22, 1852 December 28, 1853

Georgia Laws 1852, page 66 Georgia Laws 1853, page 515

GRADY

Created: August 17, 1905

Georgia Laws 1905, page 54

49

Grady took area from the following counties:

Decatur Thomas

August 17, 1905 August 17, 1905

Georgia Laws 1905, page 54 Georgia Laws 1905, page 54

Grady gave up area to the following counties:

None

GREENE

Created: February 3, 1786

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 162

Greene took area from the following counties:

Hancock Morgan Oglethorpe Oglethorpe Taliaferro Washington Wilkes

December 10, 1841 January 20, 1872 February 16, 1799 November 30, 1799 February 20, 1854 February 3, 1786 December 1, 1802

Georgia Laws 1841, page 62 Georgia Laws 1872, page 306 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 176 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 176 Georgia Laws 1854, page 317 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 162 Clayton's Compilation, page 89

Greene gave up area to the following counties:

Clarke Hancock Oglethorpe Oglethorpe Oglethorpe Taliaferro Taliaferro Taliaferro Taliaferro

December 1, 1802 February 17, 1793 December 25, 1794 February 16, 1799 November 30, 1799 December 24, 1825 February 20, 1854 February 16, 1876 February 20, 1877

Clayton's Compilation, page 89 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 164 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 173 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 176 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 176
Dawson's Compi1at \ , page 129
Georgia Laws 1854, page 317 Georgia Laws 1876, page 309 Georgia Laws 1877 , page 279

GWINNETT

Created: December 15, 1818

Lamar's Compilation, page 416

Gwinnett took area from the following counties:

50

DeKa1b Hall Jackson Jackson Milton Walton Walton

December 19, 1840 November 29, 1819 December 19, 1818 November 29, 1819 December 19, 1859 December 22, 1820 January 26, 1850

Georgia Laws 1840, page 37 Lamar's Compilation, page 231 Lamar's Compilation, page 226 Lamar's Compilation, page 231 Georgia Laws 1859, page 271 Dawson's Compilation, page 117 Georgia Laws 1850, page 139

Gwinnett gave up area to the folloWing counties:

Barrow Cherokee DeKa1b DeKa1b DeKa1b Hall Jackson Milton Rockdale

July

7, 1914

December 26, 1831

December 9, 1822

December 16, 1828

December 18, 1829

November 29, 1819

November 29, 1819

December 19, 1859

March

5, 1875

Georgia Laws 1914, page 27 Georgia Laws 1831, page 74 Georgia Laws 1822, page 22 Georgia Laws 1828, page 54 Dawson's Compilation, page 140 Lamar's Compilation, page 231 Lamar's Compilation, page 231 Georgia Laws 1859, page 271 Georgia Laws 1875, page 272

HABERSHAM

Created: December 15, 1818 December 21, 1819

Lamar's Compilation, page 416 Lamar's Compilation, page 429

Habersham took area from the folloWing counties:

Franklin Franklin Rabun White

December 19, 1818 December 21, 1819 December 29, 1838 December 13, 1858

Lamar's Compilation, page 226 Lamar's Compilation, page 239 Georgia Laws 1838, page 80 Georgia Laws 1858, page 45

Habersham gave up area to the folloWing counties:

Banks Cherokee Cherokee Hall Lumpkin Lumpkin Rabun Rabun Stephens White White

December 11, 1858 December 26, 1831 December 3, 1832 December 8, 1845 December 3, 1832 December 16, 1853 December 20, 1828 December 29, 1838 August 18, 1905 December 22, 1857 December 13, 1858

Georgia Laws 1858, page 30 Georgia Laws 1831, page 74 Georgia Laws 1832, page 56 Georgia Laws 1845, page 73 Georgia Laws 1832, page 56 Georgia Laws 1853, page 317 Georgia Laws 1828, page 58 Georgia Laws 1838, page 80 Georgia Laws 1905, page 58 Georgia Laws 1857, page 44 Georgia Laws 1858, page 45

51

HALL

Created: December 15, 1818 December 21, 1819

Lamar's Compilation, page 416 Lamar's Compilation, page 429

Hall took area from the following counties:

Banks Franklin Gwinnett Habersham Jackson Lumpkin

November 22, 1859 December 19, 1818 November 29, 1819 December 8, 1845 December 19, 1818 January 22, 1852

Georgia Laws 1859, page 269 Lamar's Compilation, page 226 Lamar's Compilation, page 231 Georgia Laws 1845, page 73 Lamar's Compilation, page 226 Georgia Laws 1852, page 65

Hall gave up area to the following counties:

Banks Cherokee Cherokee Gwinnett Lumpkin Lumpkin Lumpkin

November 22, 1859 December 26, 1831 December 3, 1832 November 29, 1819 February 1, 1850 October 24, 1870 December 3, 1832

Georgia Laws 1859, page 269 Georgia Laws 1831, page 74 Georgia Laws 1832, page 56 Lamar's Compilation, page 231 Georgia Laws 1850, page 135 Georgia Laws 1870, page 24 Georgia Laws 1832, page 56

HANCOCK

Created: December 17, 1793

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 164

Hancock took area from the following counties:

Greene Taliaferro Washington Washington Washington

December 17, 1793 January 17, 1850 December 17, 1793 December 19, 1818 December 21, 1830

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 164 Georgia Laws 1850, page 134 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 164 Lamar's Compilation, page 225 Georgia Laws 1830, page 50

Hancock gave up area to the following counties:

Baldwin Greene Taliaferro Taliaferro Taliaferro

December 10, 1807 December 10, 1841 December 24, 1825 December 19, 1828 January 17, 1850

Clayton's Compilation, page 363 Georgia Laws 1841, page 62 Dawson's Compilation, page 129 Georgia Laws 1828, page 52 Georgia Laws 1850, page 134

52

Washington Washington

December 19, 1818 December 21, 1830

Lamar's Compilation, page 225 Georgia Laws 1830, page 50

HARALSON

Created: January 26, 1856

Georgia Laws 1855-56, page 110

Haralson took area from the following counties:

Carroll Paulding Polk

January 26, 1856 December 8, 1862 January 26, 1856

Georgia Laws 1856, page 110 Georgia Laws 1862, page 81 Georgia Laws 1856, page 110

Haralson gave up area to the following counties:

Carroll Carroll

December 18, 1860 February 7, 1873

Georgia Laws 1860, page 139 Georgia Laws 1873, page 232

HARRIS

Created: December 14, 1827

Georgia Laws 1827, page 69

Harris took area from the following counties:

Muscogee Troup

December 14, 1827 December 14, 1827

Georgia Laws 1827, page 69 Georgia Laws 1827, page 69

Harris gave up area to the following counties:

Muscogee Talbot Talbot Troup

December 21, 1829

April 13, 1863

March

3, 1875

February 17, 1854

Dawson's Compilation, page 141 Georgia Laws 1863, page 207 Georgia Laws 1875, page 275 Georgia Laws 1854, page 320

HART

Created: December 7, 1853

Georgia Laws 1853-54, page 302

53

Hart took area from the following counties:

Elbert Elbert Elbert Elbert Elbert Franklin Franklin Franklin Madison

December 7, 1853

March

6, 1856

December 11, 1858

December 13, 1859

March

2, 1875

December 7, 1853

February 17, 1854

March

6, 1856

April

4, 1863

Georgia Laws 1853, page 302 Georgia Laws 1856, page 129 Georgia Laws 1858, page 41 Georgia Laws 1859, page 269 Georgia Laws 1875, page 271 Georgia Laws 1853, page 302 Georgia Laws 1854, page 320 Georgia Laws 1856, page 129 Georgia Laws 1863, page 207

Hart gave up area to the following counties:

Elbert Elbert Franklin Franklin

March

1, 1856

March

6, 1856

February 17, 1854

March

6, 1856

Georgia Laws 1856, page 125 Georgia Laws 1856, page 129 Georgia Laws 1854, page 320 Georgia Laws 1856, page 129

HEARD

Created: December 22, 1830

Georgia Laws 1830, page 48

Heard took area from the following counties:

Carroll Carroll Coweta Coweta Troup

December 22, 1830 December 26, 1831 December 22, 1830 December 19, 1859 December 22, 1830

Georgia Laws 1830, page 48 Georgia Laws 1831, page 72 Georgia Laws 1830, page 48 Georgia Laws 1859, page 267 Georgia Laws 1830 "age 48

Heard gave up area to the following counties:

Troup Troup

March March

1 , 1856 4, 1856

Georgia Laws 1856, page 125 Georgia Laws 1856, page 135

HENRY

Created: May 15, 1821 Henry took area from the following counties:

Georgia Laws 1821, page 3

54

Butts Butts Butts Butts Clayton Newton Wal ton

February 20, 1854 March 17, 1869 October 25, 1870 February 24, 1875 December 13, 1858 December 10, 1841 December 15, 1821

Georgia Laws 1854, page 318 Georgia Laws 1869, page 172 Georgia Laws 1870, page 27 Georgia Laws 1875, page 272 Georgia Laws 1858, page 46 Georgia Laws 1841, page 62 Georgia Laws 1821, page 33

Henry gave up area to the following counties:

Butts Butts Butts Clayton Clayton Clayton Clayton DeKalb DeKalb DeKalb Fayette Newton Newton Rockdale Spalding Walton

December 24, 1825

February 23, 1850

December 20, 1860

November 30, 1858

March

5, 1875

February 20, 1877

February 27, 1877

December 9, 1822

December 10, 1858

August 26, 1872

December 24, 1821

February 24, 1821

December 22, 1843

October 18, 1870

December 20, 1851

December 15, 1821

Dawson's Compilation, page 130 Georgia Laws 1850, page 137 Georgia Laws 1860, page 140 Georgia Laws 1858, page 26 Georgia Laws 1875, page 273 Georgia Laws 1877, page 275 Georgia Laws 1877 , page 274 Georgia Laws 1822, page 22 Georgia Laws 1858, page 40 Georgia Laws 1872, page 408 Dawson's Compilation, page 120 Georgia Laws 1821, page 38 Georgia Laws 1843, page 29 Georgia Laws 1870, page 16 Georgia Laws 1851, page 58 Georgia Laws 1821, page 33

HOUSTON

Created: May 15, 1821

Georgia Laws 1821, page 3

Houston took area from the following counties:

Dooly Dooly Macon Macon Macon

February 17, 1854

March

4, 1856

December 24, 1847

October 27, 1870

February 26, 1876

Georgia Laws 1854, page 313 Georgia Laws 1856, page 130 Georgia Laws 1847, page 67 Georgia Laws 1870, page 22 Georgia Laws 1876, page 305

Houston gave up area to the following counties:

Bibb Crawford Macon Macon

December 9, 1822 December 9, 1822 December 14, 1837 December 19, 1840

Georgia Laws 1822, page 22 Georgia Laws 1822, page 22 Georgia Laws 1837, page 66 Georgia Laws 1840, page 38

55

Macon Macon Peach Pulaski

February 21, 1873

February 26, 1876

July

18, 1924

December 20, 1828

Georgia Laws 1873, page 279 Georgia Laws 1876, page 305 Georgia Laws 1924, page 39 Georgia Laws 1828, page 54

IRWIN

Created: December 15, 1818

Lamar's Compilation, page 416

Irwin took area from the following counties:

Berrien Berrien Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee

December 15, 1857

February 19, 1877

March

4, 1856

March

5, 1856

December 22, 1857

December 13, 1858

Georgia Laws 1857, page 228 Georgia Laws 1877 , page 275 Georgia Laws 1856, page 130 Georgia Laws 1856, page 127 Georgia Laws 1857, page 230 Georgia Laws 1858, page 46

Irwin gave up area to the following counties:

Ben Hill Berrien Berrien Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Lowndes Thomas Tift Turner Wilcox Worth

July

31, 1906

February 25, 1856

December 17, 1859

February 9, 1854

December 22, 1857

December 13, 1858

November 22, 1859

December 19, 1859

February 28, 1874

December 23, 1825

December 23, 1825

August 17, 1905

August 18, 1905

December 22, 1857

December 20, 1853

Georgia Laws 1906, page 28 Georgia Laws 1856, page 112 Georgia Laws 1859, page 269 Georgia Laws 1854, page 294 Georgia Laws 1857, page 230 Georgia Laws 1858, page 46 Georgia Laws 1859, page 267 Georgia Laws 1859, page 270 Georgia Laws 1874, page 372 Dawson's Compilation, page 128 Dawson's Compilation, page 128 Georgia Laws 1905, page 60 Georgia Laws 1905, page 63 Georgia Laws 1857, page 46 Georgia Laws 1853, page 308

JACKSON

Created: February 11, 1796

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 168

Jackson took area from the following counties:

56

Franklin Franklin Madison Wafford Tract

February 11, 1796 December 7, 1812 December 20, 1860 December 8, 1806

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 168 Lamar's Compilation, page 194 Georgia Laws 1860, page 140 Clayton's Compilation, page 330

Jackson gave up area to the following counties:

Banks Barrow Clarke Clarke Clarke Clarke Gwinnett
Hall Madison Madison Madison Madison Madison Walton

1870

Jllly

7, 1914

December 5, 1801

February 21, 1850

February 17, 1854

December 19, 1860

December 19, 1818

December 19, 1818

December 5, 1811

December 26, 1851

February 29, 1854

December 20, 1860

August 24, 1872

December 19, 1818

Georgia Laws 1870, page 25 Georgia Laws 1914, page 27 Clayton's Compilation, page 35 Georgia Laws 1850, page 133 Georgia Laws 1854, page 315 Georgia Laws 1860, page 140 Lamar's Compilation, page 226 Lamar's Compilation, page 226 Lamar's Compilation, page 181 Georgia Laws 1851, page 71 Georgia Laws 1854, page 313 Georgia Laws 1860, page 140 Georgia Laws 1872, page 439 Lamar's Compilation, page 226

JASPER

Created: December 10, 1807

Clayton's Compilation, page 357

Jasper took area from the following counties:

Baldwin Newton Newton Newton Newton Newton Newton Walton

December 10, 1807 December 23, 1822 December 22, 1834 December 23, 1839 December 8, 1842 February 14, 1850 February 26, 1877 December 21, 1820

Clayton's Compilation, page 357 Georgia Laws 1822, page 26 Georgia Laws 1834, page 72 Georgia Laws 1839, page 33 Georgia Laws 1842, page 62 Georgia Laws 1850, page 132 Georgia Laws 1877, page 277
Dawson's Compilation, page 117

Jasper gave up area to the following counties:

Jones Morgan Newton Newton Newton Newton
Newton

January 12, 1852 December 12, 1815 December 24, 1821 December 22, 1834 December 8, 1842 February 14, 1850
January 22, 1852

Georgia Laws 1852, page 67 Lamar's Compilation, page 216 Georgia Laws 1821, page 38 Georgia Laws 1834, page 72 Georgia Laws 1842, page 62 Georgia Laws 1850, page 131
Georgia Laws 1852, page 66

57

Newton Newton Newton

December 20, 1860 February 16, 1876 December 22, 1877

Georgia Laws 1860, page 143 Georgia Laws 1876, page 308 Georgia Laws 1877, page 277

Note: See Jasper-Butts Supreme Court Case 142 GA 578

JEFF DAVIS

Created: August 18, 1905

Georgia Laws 1905, page 55

Jeff Davis took area from the following counties:

Appling Coffee

August 18, 1905 August 18, 1905

Georgia Laws 1905, page 55 Georgia Laws 1905, page 55

Jeff Davis gave up area to the following counties:

None

JEFFERSON

Created: February 20, 1796

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 169

Jefferson took area from the following counties:

Burke Emanuel Emanuel Warren Washington

February 20, 1796 December 22, 1857 December 11, 1858 February 20, 1796 December 21, 1839

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 169 Georgia Laws 1857, page 229 Georgia Laws 1858, page 43 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 169 Georgia Laws 1839, page 33

Jefferson gave up area to the folloWing counties:

Emanuel Emanuel Glascock

December 22, 1857 December 11, 1858 December 20, 1860

Georgia Laws 1857, page 229 Georgia Laws 1858, page 43 Georgia Laws 1860, page 139

JENKINS

58

Created: August 17, 1905

Georgia Laws 1905, page 57

Jenkins took area from the following counties:

Bulloch Burke Emanuel Screven

August 17, 1905 August 17, 1905 August 17, 1905 August 17, 1905

Georgia Laws 1905, page 57 Georgia Laws 1905, page 57 Georgia Laws 1905, page 57 Georgia Laws 1905, page 57

Jenkins gave up area to the following counties:

None

JOHNSON

Created: December 11, 1858

Georgia Laws 1858, page 32

Johnson took area from the following counties:

Emanuel Emanuel Emanuel Laurens Washington

December 11, 1858 December 9, 1862 February 20, 1875 December 11, 1858 December 11, 1858

Georgia Laws 1858, page 32 Georgia Laws 1862, page 81 Georgia Laws 1875, page 273 Georgia Laws 1858, page 32 Georgia Laws 1858, page 32

Johnson gave up area to the following counties:

Emanuel Emanuel Emanuel Laurens Laurens

December 19, 1860 December 9, 1862 December 12, 1866 February 28, 1874 February 25, 1876

Georgia Laws 1860, page 137 Georgia Laws 1862, page 81 Georgia Laws 186f page 33 Georgia Laws 187, page 372 Georgia Laws 1876, page 306

JONES

Created: December 10, 1807

Clayton's Compilation, page 357

Jones took area from the follOWing counties:

Baldwin Bibb

December 10, 1807 December 21, 1849

Clayton's Compilation Georgia Laws 1849, page 129

59

Jasper Putnam Reserves

January 12, 1852

December 15, 1810

May

15, 1821

Georgia Laws 1852, page 67 Clayton's Compilation, page 615 Georgia Laws 1821, page 3

Jones gave up area to the following counties:

Baldwin Bibb Bibb Bibb Bibb Bibb Bibb

March

4, 1856

December 9, 1822

December 20, 1834

December 23, 1843

December 21, 1849

February 17, 1854

February 17, 1875

Georgia Laws 1856, page 128 Georgia Laws 1822, page 22 Georgia Laws 1834, page 71 Georgia Laws 1843, page 27 Georgia Laws 1849, page 129 Georgia Laws 1854, page 320 Georgia Laws 1875, page 273

LAMAR

Created: August 17, 1920

Georgia Laws 1920, page 38

Lamar took area from the following counties:

Monroe Pike

August 17, 1920 August 17, 1920

Georgia Laws 1920, page 38 Georgia Laws 1920, page 38

Lamar gave up area to the following counties:

None

LANIER

Created: August 7, 1920

Georgia Laws 1920, page 45

Berrien Clinch Lowndes

August 7, 1920 August 7, 1920 August 7, 1920

Georgia Laws 1920, page 45 Georgia Laws 1920, page 45 Georgia Laws 1920, page 45

Lanier gave up area to the following counties:

None

LAURENS

60

Created: December 10, 1807

Clayton's Compilation, page 357

Laurens took area from the following counties:

Johnson Johnson Montgomery Washington Wilkinson

February 28, 1874 February 25, 1876 December 10, 1811 December 10, 1811 December 10, 1807

Georgia Laws 1874, page 372 Georgia Laws 1876, page 306 Lamar's Compilation, page 185 Lamar's Compilation, page 185 Clayton's Compilation, page 357

Laurens gave up area to the following counties:

Johnson Pulaski

December 11, 1858 December 13, 1808

Georgia Laws 1858, page 32 Georgia Laws 1808, page 52

LEE

Created: June

9, 1825

December 14, 1826

Georgia Laws 1825, page 3 Georgia Laws 1826, page 57

Lee took area from the following counties:

Dooly Sumter

December 24, 1827 February 11, 1854

Georgia Laws 1827, page 71 Georgia Laws 1854, page 312

Lee gave up area to the following counties:

Marion Muscogee Sumter Sumter Randolph Terrell Terrell Terrell Terrell

December 14, 1827

December 14, 1827

December 26, 1831

December 15, 1859

December 20, 1828

February 16, 1856

March

4, 1856

February 20, 1866

December 11, 1866

Georgia Laws 1827, page 69 Georgia Laws 1827, page 69 Georgia Laws 1831, page 76 Georgia Laws 1859, page 273 Georgia Laws 1828, page 53 Georgia Laws 1856, page 117 Georgia Laws 1856, page 128 Georgia Laws 1866, page 49 Georgia Laws 1866, page 33

LIBERTY

Created: February 5, 1777

State Constitution of 1777

61

Liberty took area from the following:

Parish of St. Andrew Parish of St. James Parish of St. John
McIntosh McIntosh McIntosh McIntosh McIntosh

February 5, 1777 February 5, 1777 February 5, 1777 December 16, 1794 December 8, 1806 December 22, 1857 December 11, 1858 December 4, 1871

State Constitution of 1777 State Constitution of 1777 State Constitution of 1777 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 541 Clayton's Compilation, page 321 Georgia Laws 1857, page 230 Georgia Laws 1858, page 41 Georgia Laws 1871, page 241

Liberty gave up area to the following counties:

Long McIntosh McIntosh McIntosh McIntosh McIntosh McIntosh Glynn

August 14, 1920 December 19, 1793 December 16, 1794 December 8, 1806 December 22, 1857 December 11, 1858 December 4, 1871 December 20, 1789

Georgia Laws 1920, page 48 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 525 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 541 Clayton's Compilation, page 321 Georgia Laws 1857, page 230 Georgia Laws 1858, page 41 Georgia Laws 1871, page 241 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 153

LINCOLN

Created: February 20, 1796

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 169

Lincoln took area from the following counties:

Wilkes

February 20, 1796 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 169

Lincoln gave up area to the following counties:

Wilkes

January 22, 1852 Georgia Laws 1852, page 66

L~G

Created: August 14, 1920

Georgia Laws 1920, page 48

Long took area from the following counties:

Liberty

August 14, 1920

Georgia Laws 1920, page 48

62

Long gave up area to the following counties: None

LOWNDES

Created: December 23, 1825

Dawson's Compilation, page 128

Lowndes took area from the following counties:

Berrien Brooks Brooks Echols Echols Echols Irwin

December 22, 1857 November 21, 1859 October 27, 1870 December 19, 1860 December 21, 1866 February 19, 1877 December 23, 1825

Georgia Laws 1857, page 228 Georgia Laws 1859, page 298 Georgia Laws 1870, page 28 Georgia Laws 1860, page 141 Georgia Laws 1866, page 34 Georgia Laws 1877, page 276 Dawson's Compilation, page 128

Lowndes gave up area to the following counties:

Berrien Berrien Brooks Brooks Brooks Clinch Colquitt Echols Lanier Thomas

February 25, 1856 December 22, 1857 December 12, 1858 November 21, 1859 October 27, 1870 February 14, 1850 February 25, 1856 December 13, 1858 August 7, 1920 December 27, 1826

Georgia Laws 1856, page 112 Georgia Laws 1857, page 228 Georgia Laws 1858, page 35 Georgia Laws 1859, page 298 Georgia Laws 1870, page 28 Georgia Laws 1850, page 126 Georgia Laws 1856, page 108 Georgia Laws 1858, page 37 Georgia Laws 1920, page 45 Georgia Laws 1826, page 66

LUMPKIN

Created: December 3, 1832

Georgia Laws 1832, page 56

Lumpkin took area from the following counties:

Cherokee Habersham Habersham

December 3, 1832 December 3, 1832 December 16, 1853

Georgia Laws 1832, page 56 Georgia Laws 1832, page S6 Georgia Laws 1853, page 317

63

Hall Hall Hall White

December 3, 1832 February 1, 1850 October 24, 1870 December 13, 1862

Georgia Laws 1832, page 56 Georgia Laws 1850, page 135 Georgia Laws 1870, page 24 Georgia Laws 1862, page 80

Lumpkin gave up area to the following counties:

Dawson Dawson Forsyth Hall Union White White White

December 3, 1857

December 19, 1860

February 21, 1850

January 22, 1852

December 26, 1845

December 20, 1860

December 13, 1862

March

2, 1874

Georgia Laws 1857, page 32 Georgia Laws 1860, page 142 Georgia Laws 1850, page 138 Georgia Laws 1852, page 65 Georgia Laws 1845, page 74 Georgia Laws 1860, page 145 Georgia Laws 1862, page 80 Georgia Laws 1874, page 376

MACON

Created: December 14, 1837

Georgia Laws 1837, page 66

Macon took area from the following counties:

Crawford Doo1y Doo1y Houston Houston Houston Houston Marion Sumter Sumter Sumter Sumter Taylor

Janua.ry 12, 1852 December 17, 1860 November 25, 1861 December 14, 1837 December 19, 1840 February 21, 1873 February 26, 1876 December 14, 1837 February 21, 1856 December 13, 1858 December 17, 1860 October 26, 1870 December 12, 1862

Georgia. Laws 1852, page 73 Georgia Laws 1860, page 142 Georgia Laws 1861, page 102 Georgia Laws 1837, page 66 Georgia Laws 1840, page 38 Georgia Laws 1873, page 279 Georgia Laws 1876, page 305 Georgia Laws 1837, page 66 Georgia Laws 1856, page 127 Georgia Laws 1858, page 45 Georgia Laws 1860, page 143 Georgia Laws 1870, page 26 Georgia Laws 1862, page 80

Macon gave up area to the following counties:

Crawford Houston Houston Houston Peach Schley Schley

December 25, 1847

December 24, 1847

October 27, 1870

February 26, 1876

July

8, 1924

December 9, 1862

August 23, 1872

Georgia Laws 1847, page 65 Georgia Laws 1847, page 67 Georgia Laws 1870, page 22 Georgia Laws 1876, page 305 Georgia Laws 1924, page 39 Georgia Laws 1862, page 82 Georgia Laws 1872, page 436

64

Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor

January 15, 1852 February 2, 1854 February 16, 1854 February 27, 1856 December 19, 1859 December 20, 1860
1869

Georgia Laws 1852, page 61 Georgia Laws 1854, page 322 Georgia Laws 1854, page 314 Georgia Laws 1856, page 131 Georgia Laws 1859, page 270 Georgia Laws 1860, page 140 Georgia Laws 1869, page 172

MADISON

Created: December 5, 1811

Georgia Laws 1811, page 114

Madison took area from the following counties:

Clarke Clarke Clarke Clarke Elbert Elbert Elbert Franklin Franklin Franklin Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson Oglethorpe Oglethorpe Oglethorpe

December 5, 1811 November 20, 1813 December 19, 1829 February 28, 1877 December 5, 1811 December 21, 1819 December 25, 1837 December 5, 1811 December 21, 1819 December 17, 1823 December 5, 1811 December 26, 1851 February 9, 1854 December 20, 1860 August 24, 1872 December 5, 1811 December 26, 1831 December 4, 1841

Georgia Laws 1811, page 114 Lamar's Compilation, page 201 Dawson's Compilation, page 140 Georgia Laws 1877, page 276 Georgia Laws 1811, page 114 Lamar's Compilation, page 240 Georgia Laws 1837, page 69 Georgia Laws 1811, page 114 Lamar's Compilation, page 240 Georgia Laws 1823, page 55 Georgia Laws 1811, page 114 Georgia Laws 1851, page 71 Georgia Laws 1854, page 313 Georgia Laws 1860, page 140 Georgia Laws 1872, page 439 Georgia Laws 1811, page 114 Georgia Laws 1831, page 79 Georgia Laws 1841, page 67

Madison gave up area to the following counties:

Clarke Clarke Elbert Hart Oglethorpe

February 21, 1850

January 20, 1852

December 25, 1837

April

4, 1863

December 4, 1841

Georgia Laws 1850, page 133 Georgia Laws 1852, page 72 Georgia Laws 1837, page 69 Georgia Laws 1863, page 207 Georgia Laws 1841, page 67

MARION

65

Created: December 14, 1827

Georgia Laws 1827, page 69

Marion took area from the following counties:

Lee Muscogee Muscogee Schley Schley Schley Stewart Sumter Taylor Taylor

December 14, 1827

December 14, 1827

December 23, 1840

December 13, 1858

December 15, 1859

February 26, 1874

December 27, 1847

December 15, 1859

March

1, 1856

March

4, 1856

Georgia Laws 1827, page 69 Georgia Laws 1827, page 69 Georgia Laws 1840, page 38 Georgia Laws 1858, page 45 Georgia Laws 1859, page 272 Georgia Laws 1874, page 373 Georgia Laws 1847, page 71 Georgia Laws 1859, page 272 Georgia Laws 1856, page 125 Georgia Laws 1856, page 130

Marion gave up area to the following counties:

Chattahoochee Chattahoochee Chattahoochee Crawford Macon Muscogee Muscogee Schley Schley Sumter Sumter Talbot Talbot Talbot Talbot Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Webster

February 13, 1854

August 23, 1872

February 23, 1876

December 26, 1827

December 14, 1837

December 22, 1829

December 23, 1840

December 22, 1857

December 15, 1859

December 22, 1832

December 15, 1859

December 20, 1832

December 27, 1847

February 21, 1850

February 13, 1854

January 15, 1852

February 11, 1854

March

1, 1856

March

4, 1856

March

4, 1856

December 22, 1857

February 23, 1876

February 11, 1854

Georgia Laws 1854, page 288 Georgia Laws 1872, page 399 Georgia Laws 1876, page 307 Georgia Laws 1827, page 68 Georgia Laws 1837, page 66 Dawson's Compilation, page 1~ Georgia Laws 1840, page 38 Georgia Laws 1857, page 42 Georgia Laws 1859, page 272 Georgia Laws 1832, page 51 Georgia Laws 1859, page 272 Georgia Laws 1832, page 50 Georgia Laws 1847, page 68 Georgia Laws 1850, page 138 Georgia Laws 1854, page 320 Georgia Laws 1852, page 61 Georgia Laws 1854, page 312 Georgia Laws 1856, page 125 Georgia Laws 1856, page 134 Georgia Laws 1856, page 128 Georgia Laws 1857, page 232 Georgia Laws 1876, page 307 Georgia Laws 1854, page 312

McDUFFIE

Created: October 18, 1870

Georgia Laws 1870, page 20

66

McDuffie took area from the following counties:

Columbia Columbia Warren

October 18, 1870 August 23, 1872 October 18, 1870

Georgia Laws 1870, page 20 Georgia Laws 1872, page 403 Georgia Laws 1870, page 20

McDuffie gave up area to the following counties:

Columbia

August 23, 1872

Georgia Laws 1872, page 403

McINTOSH

Created: December 19, 1793

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 166

McIntosh took area from the following counties:

Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty

December 19, 1793 December 16, 1794 December 8, 1806 December 22, 1857 December 11, 1858

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 166 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 172 Clayton's Compilation, page 321 Georgia Laws 1857, page 230 Georgia Laws 1858, page 41

McIntosh gave up area to the following counties:

Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty

December 16, 1794 December 8, 1806 December 22, 1857 December 11, 1858 December 4, 1871

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 172 Clayton's Compilation, page 321 Georgia Laws 1857, page 230 Georgia Laws 1858, page 41 Georgia Laws 1871, page 241

MERIWETHER

Created: December 14, 1827

Georgia Laws 1827, page 69

Meriwether took area from the following counties:

Coweta Coweta Coweta Talbot Talbot

February 18, 1854 February 16, 1856 February 17, 1877 December 5, 1856 December 20, 1860

Georgia Laws 1854, page 316 Georgia Laws 1856, page 128 Georgia Laws 1877, page 274 Georgia Laws 1856, page 126 Georgia Laws 1860, page 143

67

Troup

December 14, 1827 Georgia Laws 1827, page 69

Meriwether gave up area to the following counties:

Coweta Coweta Coweta Coweta Talbot

January 12, 1852

March

4, 1865

October 25, 1870

February 25, 1875

February 18, 1854

Georgia Laws 1852, page 64 Georgia Laws 1865, page 80 Georgia Laws 1870, page 22 Georgia Laws 1875, page 271 Georgia Laws 1854, page 316

MILLER

Created: February 26, 1856

Georgia Laws 1856, page 114

Miller took area from the follOWing counties:

Baker Early Early Early Early Early Early

February 26, 1856 February 26, 1856 December 11, 1858 December 19, 1859 April 16, 1863 February 8, 1866 February 24, 1874

Georgia Laws 1856, page 114 Georgia Laws 1856, page 114 Georgia Laws 1858, page 42 Georgia Laws 1859, page 271 Georgia Laws 1863, page 208 Georgia Laws 1866, page 48 Georgia Laws 1874, page 373

Miller gave up area to the follOWing counties:

Early Early

December 11, 1858 December 19, 1859

Georgia Laws 1858, page 42 Georgia Laws 1859, page 271

MILTON

Created: December 18, 1857

*
Georgia Laws 1857, page 36

Milton took area from the follOWing counties:

Cherokee Cobb DeKalb Forsyth Forsyth Gwinnett

December 18, 1857 December 18, 1857 December 19, 1959 December 18, 1857 December 8, 1860 December 19, 1859

Georgia Laws 1857, page 36 Georgia Laws 1857, page 36 Georgia Laws 1859, page 271 Georgia Laws 1857, page 36 Georgia Laws 1860, page 138 Georgia Laws 1859, page 271

68

Milton gave up area to the following counties: None
* Note: In 1932 Milton merged with Fulton

MITCHELL

Created: December 21, 1857

Georgia Laws 1857, page 38

Mitchell took area from the following counties:

Baker Thomas

December 21, 1857 December 17, 1859

Georgia Laws 1857, page 38 Georgia Laws 1859, page 274

Mitchell gave up area to the following counties:

Colquitt

February 21, 1873 Georgia Laws 1873, page 279

MONROE

Created: May 15, 1821

Georgia Laws 1821, page 3

Monroe took area from the following counties:

None

Monroe gave up area to the following counties:

Bibb Bibb Butts Crawford Lamar Pike

February 9, 1822 February 20, 1877 December 24, 1825 February 13, 1854 August 17, 1920 February 9, 1822

Georgia Laws 1822~ page 22 Georgia Laws 1877, page 272 Dawson's Compilation, page 130 Georgia Laws 1854, page 319 Georgia Laws 1920, page 38 Georgia Laws 1822, page 22

MONTGOMERY

69

Created: December 19, 1793

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 166

Montgomery took area from the following counties:

Bulloch Jefferson Tattnall Tattnall Tattnall Telfair Telfair Washington

December 15, 1810 December 15, 1810 December 15, 1810 December 10, 1812 November 11, 1814 December 10, 1812 December 21, 1820 December 19, 1793

Georgia Laws 1810, page 53 Georgia Laws 1810, page 98 Georgia Laws 1810, page 54 Lamar's Compilation, page 200 Lamar's Compilation, page 209 Lamar's Compilation, page 200 Dawson's Compilation, page 117 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 166

Montgomery gave up area to the following counties:

Bulloch Dodge Emanuel Jefferson Laurens Tattnall Tattnall Telfair Toombs Treutlen Wheeler

December 15, 1810 October 26, 1870 December 10, 1812 December 15, 1810 December 10, 1811 December 5, 1801 December 15, 1810 December 21, 1820 August 18, 1905 August 21, 1917 August 14, 1912

Georgia Laws 1810, page 53 Georgia Laws 1870, page 18 Lamar's Compilation, page 197 Georgia Laws 1810, page 98 Lamar's Compilation, page 185 Clayton's Compilation, page 34 Georgia Laws 1810, page 54 Dawson's Compilation, page 117 Georgia Laws 1905, page 62 Georgia Laws 1917, page 44 Georgia Laws 1912, page 41

MORGAN

Created: December 10, 1807

Clayton's Compilation, page 357

Morgan took area from the following counties:

Baldwin Jasper

December 10, 1807 December 12, 1815

Clayton's Compilation, page 357 Lamar's Compilation, page 216

Morgan gave up area to the following counties:

Greene Newton

January 20, 1872 December 19, 1823

Georgia Laws 1872, page 306 Georgia Laws 1823, page 61

MURRAY 86th county created in Georgia

70

Created: December 3, 1832

Georgia Laws 1832, page 56

Murray took area from the following counties:

Bartow Cherokee Fannin Gordon

February 23, 1850 December 3, 1832 February 16, 1856 December 28, 1853

Georgia Laws 1850, page 129 Georgia Laws 1832, page 56 Georgia Laws 1856, page 132 Georgia Laws 1853, page 515

Murray gave up area to the following counties:

Bartow Fannin Gilmer Gordon Gordon Gordon Gordon Walker Whitfield

December 18, 1834

February 16, 1856

December 29, 1838

January 1, 1852

January 13, 1852

March

8, 1866

February 25, 1876

December 18, 1833

December 30, 1851

Georgia Laws 1834, page 71 Georgia Laws 1856, page 132 Georgia Laws 1838, page 79 Georgia Laws 1852, page 74 Georgia Laws 1852, page 68 Georgia Laws 1866, page 50 Georgia Laws 1876, page 308 Georgia Laws 1833, page 52 Georgia Laws 1851, page 56

MUSCOGEE

Created: June

9, 1825

December 11, 1826

Georgia Laws 1825, page 3 Georgia Laws 1826, page 57

Muscogee took area from the following counties:

Chattahoochee Harris Lee Marion Marion

March

5, 1856

December 21, 1829

December 14, 1827

December 22, 1829

December 23, 1840

Georgia Laws 1856, page 134 Dawson's Compilation, page 141 Georgia Laws 1827, page 69 Dawson's Compilation, page 140 Georgia Laws 1840, page 38

Muscogee gave up area to the following counties:

Chattahoochee Chattahoochee Chattahoochee Harris Marion Marion Talbot Talbot

February 13, 1854 November 18, 1864 March 12, 1866 December 14, 1827 December 14, 1827 December 23, 1840 December 14, 1827 December 24, 1847

Georgia Laws 1854, page 288 Georgia Laws 1864, page 28 Georgia Laws 1866, page 50 Georgia Laws 1827, page 69 Georgia Laws 1827, page 69 Georgia Laws 1840, page 38 Georgia Laws 1827, page 69 Georgia Laws 1847, page 64

71

NEWTON

Created: December 24. 1821

Georgia Laws 1821. page 38

Newton took area from the following counties:

Henry Henry Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper Morgan Walton Walton Walton

December 24, 1821 December 22, 1843 December 24, 1821 December 22, 1834 December 8, 1842 February 14, 1850 January 22, 1852 January 20, 1860 February 16. 1876 February 26, 1877 December 19, 1823 December 24. 1821 December 29, 1847 February 22. 1850

Georgia Laws 1821, page 38 Georgia Laws 1843, page 29 Georgia Laws 1821, page 38 Georgia Laws 1834, page 72 Georgia Laws 1842, page 62 Georgia Laws 1850, page 131 Georgia Laws 1852, page 66 Georgia Laws 1860, page 143 Georgia Laws 1876, page 308 Georgia Laws 1877 , page 277 Georgia Laws 1823, page 61 Georgia Laws 1821, page 38 Georgia Laws 1847, page 70 Georgia Laws 1850, page 133

Newton gave up area to the following counties:

DeKalb Henry Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper Rockdale Rockdale Walton

December 26. 1826 December 10. 1841 December 23, 1822 December 22, 1834 December 23, 1839 February 14, 1850 October 18, 1870 February 25, 1876 December 29, 1847

Georgia Laws 1826, page 62 Georgia Laws 1841, page 62 Georgia Laws 1822, page 26 Georgia Laws 1834, page 72 Georgia Laws 1839, page 33 Georgia Laws 1850, page 132 Georgia Laws 1870, page 16 Georgia Laws 1876, page 308 Georgia Laws 1847, page 70

OCONEE

Created: February 25. 1875

Georgia Laws 1875. page 109

Oconee took area from the following counties:

Clarke

February 25, 1875 Georgia Laws 1875, page 109

Oconee gave up area to the following counties:

None

72

OGLETHORPE

Created: December 19, 1793

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 166

Oglethorpe took area from the following counties:

Clarke Greene Greene Greene Madison Wilkes

November 20, 1813 December 2.5, 1794 February 16, 1799 November 30, 1799 December 4, 1841 December 19, 1793

Lamar's Compilation, page 200 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 546 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 732 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 748 Georgia Laws 1841, page 67 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 525

Oglethorpe gave up area to the following counties:

Greene Greene Madison Madison Madison Taliaferro

February 16, 1799 November 30, 1799 December 5, 1811 December 26, 1831 December 4, 1841 December 24, 1825

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 176 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 748 Lamar's Compilation, page 181 Georgia Laws 1831, page 79 Georgia Laws 1841, page 67 Dawson's Compilation, page 129

PAULDING

Created: December 3, 1832

Georgia Laws 1832, page 56

Paulding took area from the following counties:

Cherokee Carroll Carroll Cobb Cobb Cobb Douglas Polk Polk Polk

December 3, 1832 February 14, 1850 March 17, 1869 December 20, 1851 January 13, 1852 February 27, 1874 February 27, 1874 January 13, 1852 January 22, 1852 February 11, 1854

Georgia Laws 1832, page 56 Georgia Laws 1850, page 132 Georgia Laws 1869, page 177 Georgia Laws 1851, page 52 Georgia Laws 1852, page 68 Georgia Laws 1874, page 371 Georgia Laws 1874, page 371 Georgia Laws 1852, page 68 Georgia Laws 1852, page 66 Georgia Laws 1854, page 318

Paulding gave up area to the following counties:

Bartow Bartow

January 13, 1852 February 18, 1854

Georgia Laws 1852, page 68 Georgia Laws 1854, page 321

73

Campbell Carroll Carroll Cobb Cobb Cobb Cobb Cobb Douglas Haralson Polk Polk

December 24, 1832 November 17, 1864 March 10, 1866 December 14, 1849 December 20, 1851 January 13, 1852 December 22, 1857 December 27, 1874 February 27, 1874 December 8, 1862 December 20, 1851 January 13, 1852

Georgia Laws 1832, page 55 Georgia Laws 1864, page 28 Georgia Laws 1866, page 50 Georgia Laws 1849, page 136 Georgia Laws 1851, page 52 Georgia Laws 1852, page 68 Georgia Laws 1857, page 229 Georgia Laws 1874, page 371 Georgia Laws 1874, page 371 Georgia Laws 1862, page 81 Georgia Laws 1851, page 52 Georgia Laws 1852, page 68

PEACH

Created: July 18, 1924

Georgia Laws 1924, page 39

Peach took area from the following counties:

Houston Macon

July 18, 1924 July 18, 1924

Georgia Laws 1924, page 39 Georgia Laws 1924, page 39

Peach gave up area to the follOWing counties:

None

PICKENS

Created: December 5, 1853

Georgia Laws 1854, page 306

Pickens took area from the follOWing counties:

Cherokee Cherokee Gilmer Gilmer Gilmer

December 5, 1853 March 19, 1869 December 5, 1853 December 13, 1858 April 18, 1863

Georgia Laws 1853, page 306 Georgia Laws 1869, page 179 Georgia Laws 1853, page 306 Georgia Laws 1858, page 44 Georgia Laws 1863, page 208

Pickens gave up area to the following counties:

Cherokee

1870 Georgia Laws 1870, page 24

74

Dawson Gordon

December 22, 1857 December 19, 1860

Georgia Laws 1857, page 231 Georgia Laws 1860, page 141

PIERCE

Created: December 18, 1857

Georgia Laws 1857, page 40

Pierce took area from the following counties:

Appling Appling Appling Appling Ware Ware Ware Ware Ware Ware Wayne Wayne Wayne Wayne

December 18, 1857

December 13, 1858

March

3, 1874

March

5, 1875

December 18. 1857

December 11, 1858

1870

February 27, 1874

March

5, 1875

February 10, 1876

December 13, 1858

December 6, 1860

March

4, 1865

March

2, 1874

Georgia Laws 1857, page 40 Georgia Laws 1858, page 44 Georgia Laws 1874, page 369 Georgia Laws 1875, page 268 Georgia Laws 1857, page 40 Georgia Laws 1858, page 42 Georgia Laws 1870. page 24 Georgia Laws 1874, page 376 Georgia taws 1875, page 268 Georgia Laws 1876. page 309 Georgia Laws 1858, page 44 Georgia Laws 1860, page 144 Georgia taws 1865, page 79 Georgia Laws 1874. page 374

Pierce gave up area to the following counties:

Appling Bacon Brantley Ware Ware Ware Wayne

December 13, 1858

July

27, 1914

August 14, 1920

December II, 1858

December 19. 1859

February 27, 1874

December 13, 1858

Georgia Laws 1858. page 44 Georgia Laws 1914, page 23 Georgia Laws 1920, page 34 Georgia Laws 1858, page 42 Georgia Laws 1859, page 274 Georgia: Laws 1874, page 376 Georgia Laws 1858. page 44

PIKE

Created: December 9, 1822 Pike took area from the follOWing counties:

Georgia Laws 1822, page 22

76

Dodge Dodge Dooly Dooly Dooly Houston Laurens Wilcox

January 20, 1872

February 24, 1874

December 26, 1826

December 20, 1860

March

6, 1866

December 20, 1828

December 13, 1808

December 12, 1866

Georgia Laws 1872, page 305 Georgia Laws 1874, page 374 Georgia Laws 1826, page 64 Georgia Laws 1860, page 145 Georgia Laws 1866, page 48 Georgia Laws 1828, page 54 Georgia Laws 1808, page 52 Georgia Laws 1866, page 34

Pulaski gave up area to the following counties:

Bleckley Dodge Dodge Dodge Wilcox Wilcox Wilcox Wilcox Wilcox Wilcox

July

30, 1912

October 26, 1870

February 24, 1874

February 21, 1876

December 22, 1857

December 13, 1858

December 20, 1860

March

6, 1866

December 12, 1866

February 13, 1877

Georgia Laws 1912, page 38 Georgia Laws 1870, page 18 Georgia Laws 1874, page 374 Georgia Laws 1876, page 308 Georgia Laws 1857, page 46 Georgia Laws 1858, page 46 Georgia Laws 1860, page 140 Georgia Laws 1866, page 51 Georgia Laws 1866, page 34 Georgia Laws 1877, page 281

PUTNAM

Created: December 10, 1807

Clayton's Compilation, page 357

Putnam took area from the follOWing counties:

Baldwin Baldwin

December 10, 1807 December 22, 1808

Clayton's Compilation, page 357 Georgia Laws 1808, page 76

Putnam gave up area to the follOWing counties:

Jones

December 15, 1810 Georgia Laws 1810, page 52

QUITMAN

Created: December 10, 1858

Georgia Laws 1858, page 28

Quitman took area from the follOWing counties:

77

Clay Clay Randolph Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart

1870

March

2, 1875

December 10, 1858

December 10, 1858

December 20, 1860

October 6, 1868

February 23, 1869

1870

Georgia Laws 1870, page 180 Georgia Laws 1875, page 270 Georgia Laws 1858, page 28 Georgia Laws 1858, page 28 Georgia Laws 1860, page 145 Georgia Laws 1868, page 183 Georgia Laws 1869, page 177 Georgia Laws 1870, page 27

Quitman gave up area to the following counties:

Clay Stewart

1870 December20, 1860

Georgia Laws 1870, page 181 Georgia Laws 1860, page 145

RABUN

Created: December 21, 1819

Lamar's Compilation, page 429

Rabun took area from the following counties:

Habersham Habersham Towns

December 20, 1828 December 29, 1838 December 10, 1857

Georgia Laws 1828, page 58 Georgia Laws 1838, page 80 Georgia Laws 1857, page 232

Rabun gave up area to the following counties:

Habersham Towns Towns

December 29, 1838

March

6, 1856

December 10, 1857

Georgia Laws 1838, page 80 Georgia Laws 1856, page 121 Georgia Laws 1857, page 232

RANDOLPH

Created: December 20, 1828

Georgia Laws 1828, page 53

Randolph took area from the following counties:

Calhoun Calhoun Lee

December 5, 1855 February 21, 1856 D~cember 20, 1828

Georgia Laws 1855, page 126 Georgia Laws 1856, page 127 Georgia Laws 1828, page 53

78

Stewart Stewart Terrell Terrell

February 26, 1876 February 27, 1877 February 25, 1876 February 28, 1876

Georgia Laws 1876, page 305 Georgia Laws 1877, page 278 Georgia Laws 1876, page 306 Georgia Laws 1876, page 309

Randolph gave up ar~a to the following counties:

Calhoun Calhoun Calhoun Calhoun Calhoun Calhoun Clay Clay Clay Quitman Stewart Terrell Terrell

February 21, 1856

March

1, 1856

March

4, 1856

1870

February 10, 1876

February 24, 1877

February 16, 1854

March

5, 1856

December 14, 1859

December 10, 1858

December 23, 1830

February 16, 1856

February 28, 1874

Georgia Laws 1856, page 127 Georgia Laws 1856, page 125 Georgia Laws 1856, page 130 Georgia Laws 1870, page 23 Georgia Laws 1876, page 303 Georgia Laws 1877, page 278 Georgia Laws 1854, page 292 Georgia Laws 1856, page 127 Georgia Laws 1859, page 272 Georgia Laws 1858, page 28 Georgia Laws 1830, page 49 Georgia Laws 1856, page 117 Georgia Laws 1874, page 375

RICHMOND

Created: February 5, 1777

Constitution of 1777

Richmond took area from the following:

Burke

December 11, 1841

Parish of St. Paul February 5, 1777

Georgia Laws 1841, page 69 Constitution of 1777

Richmond gave up area to the following counties:

Columbia Columbia

December 10, 1790

March

5, 1856

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 163 Georgia Laws 1856, page 132

ROCKDALE

Created: October 18, 1870

Georgia Laws 1870, page 16

Rockdale took area from the following counties:

79

DeKa1b Gwinnett Henry Newton Newton

March

5, 1875

March

5, 1875

October 18, 1870

October 18, 1870

February 25, 1876

Georgia Laws 1875, page 272 Georgia Laws 1875, page 272 Georgia Laws 1870, page 16 Georgia Laws 1870, page 16 Georgia Laws 1876, page 308

Rockdale gave up area to the following counties:

None

SCHLEY

Created: December 22, 1857

Georgia Laws 1857, page 42

Schley took area from the following counties:

Macon Macon Marion Marion Sumter Sumter Taylor

December 9, 1862 August 23, 1872 December 22, 1857 December 15, 1859 December 22, 1857 December 15, 1859 December 19, 1859

Georgia Laws 1862, page 82 Georgia Laws 1872, page 436 Georgia Laws 1857, page 42 Georgia Laws 1859, page 272 Georgia Laws 1857, page 42 Georgia Laws 1859, page 270 Georgia Laws 1859, page 270

Schley gave up area to the following counties:

Marion Marion Taylor Taylor

December 13, 1858 February 26, 1874 December 20, 1859 December 9, 1862

Georgia Laws 1858, page 45 Georgia Laws 1874, page 373 Georgia Laws 1859, page 273 Georgia La~s 1862, page 82

SCREVEN

Created: December 14, 1793

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 165

Screven took area from the follOWing counties:

Burke Effingham

December 14, 1793 December 14, 1793

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 165 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 165

80

Screven gave up area to the following counties:

Bulloch Jenkins

February 8, 1796 August 17, 1905

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 169 Georgia Laws 1905, page 57

SEMINOLE

Created: July 8, 1920

Georgia Laws 1920, page 52

Seminole took area from the following counties:

Decatur Early

July 8, 1920 July 8, 1920

Georgia Laws 1920, page 52 Georgia Laws 1920, page 52

Seminole gave up area to the following counties:

None

SPALDING

Created: December 20, 1851

Georgia Laws 1851, page 58

Spalding took area from the following counties:

Butts Fayette Henry Pike Pike

February 20, 1854

December 20, 1851

December 20, 1851

December 20, 1851

March

1, 1856

Georgia Laws 1854, page 318 Georgia Laws 1851, page 58 Georgia Laws 1851, page 58 Georgia Laws 1851, page 58 Georgia Laws 1856, page 124

Spalding gave up area to the follOWing counties:

Pike Pike Pike

January 12, 1852

February 11, 1854

March

1, 1856

Georgia Laws 1852, page 73 Georgia Laws 1854, page 312 Georgia Laws 1856, page 124

STEPHENS

81

Created: August 18, 1905

Georgia Laws 1905, page 58

Stephens took area from the following counties:

Franklin Habersham

August 18, 1905 August 18, 1905

Georgia Laws 1905, page 58 Georgia Laws 1905, page 58

Stephens gave up area to the following counties:

None

STEWART

Created: December 23, 1830

Georgia Laws 1830, page 49

Stewart took area from the following counties:

Quitman Randolph Webster

December 20, 1860 December 23, 1830 February 11, 1854

Georgia Laws 1860, page 145 Georgia Laws 1830, page 49 Georgia Laws 1854, page 312

Stewart gave up area to the following counties:

Chattahoochee Marion Quitman Quitman Quitman Quitman Quitman Randolph Randolph Webster Webster Webster

March

4, 1865

December 27, 1847

December 10, 1858

December 20, 1860

October 6, 1868

February 23, 1869

1870

February 26, 1876

February 27, 1877

December 16, 1853

1870

March

2, 1874

Georgia Laws 1865, page 80 Georgia Laws 1847, page 71 Georgia Laws 1858, page 28 Georgia Laws 1860, page 145 Georgia Laws 1868, page 183 Georgia Laws 1869, page 177 Georgia Laws 1870, page 27 Georgia Laws 1876, page 305 Georgia Laws 1877 , page 278 Georgia Laws 1853, page 304 Georgia Laws 1870, page 23 Georgia Laws 1874, page 376

SUMTER

Created: December 26, 1831

Georgia Laws 1831, page 76

82

Sumter took area from the following counties:

Lee Lee Marion Marion Schley Terrell

December 26, 1831 December 15, 1859 December 22, 1832 December 15, 1859 December 15, 1859 December 11, 1863

Georgia Laws 1831, page 76 Georgia Laws 1859, page 273 Georgia Laws 1832, page 51 Georgia Laws 1859, page 272 Georgia Laws 1859, page 272 Georgia Laws 1863, page 92

Sumter gave up area to the following counties:

Lee Macon Macon Macon Macon Marion Marion Schley Schley Terre 11

February 11, 1854 February 21, 1856 December 13, 1858 December 17, 1860 October 26, 1870 December 22, 1832 December 15, 1859 December 22, 1857 December 15, 1859 December 11, 1863

Georgia Laws 1854, page 312 Georgia Laws 1856, page 127 Georgia Laws 1858, page 45 Georgia Laws 1860, page 143 Georgia Laws 1870, page 26 Georgia Laws 1832, page 51 Georgia Laws 1859, page 272 Georgia Laws 1857, page 42 Georgia Laws 1859, page 272 Georgia Laws 1863, page 92

TALBOT

Created: December 14, 1827

Georgia Laws 1827, page 69

Talbot took area from the following counties:

Harris Harris Marion Marion Marion Marion . Meriwether Muscogee Muscogee Taylor Taylor Taylor

April 13, 1863

March

3, 1875

December 20, 1832

December 27, 1847

February 13, 1854

February 21, 1850

February 18, 1854

December 14, 1827

December 24, 1847

February 7, 1854

December 22, 1857

August 12, 1872

Georgia Laws 1863, page 207 Georgia Laws 1875, page 275 Georgia Laws 1832, page 50 Georgia Laws 1847, page 68 Georgia Laws 1854, page 320 Georgia Laws 1850, page 138 Georgia Laws 1854, page 316 Georgia Laws 1827, page 69 Georgia Laws 1847, page 64 Georgia Laws 1854, page 310 Georgia Laws 1857, page 233 Georgia Laws 1872, page 4.69

Talbot gave up area to the following counties:

Crawford Marion

December 26, 1827 December 20, 1832

Georgia Laws 1827, page 68 Georgia Laws 1832, page 50

83

Meriwether Meriwether Meriwether Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor

February 18, 1854 December 5, 1856 December 20, 1860 January 15, 1852 February 7, 1854 December 22, 1857 October 24, 1870 August 12, 1872

Georgia Laws 1854, page 316 Georgia Laws 1856, page 126 Georgia Laws 1860, page 143 Georgia Laws 1852, page 61 Georgia Laws 1854, page 310 Georgia Laws 1857, page 233 Georgia Laws 1870, page 25 Georgia Laws 1872, page 469

TALIAFERRO

Created: December 24, 1825

Dawson's Compilation, page 129

Taliaferro took area from the following counties:

Greene Greene Greene Greene Hancock Hancock Hancock Oglethorpe Wa.rren Warren Warren Warren Warren Wilkes Wilkes Wilkes Wilkes

December 24, 1825 February 20, 1854 February 16, 1876 February 20, 1877 December 24, 1825 December 19, 1828 January 17, 1850 December 24, 1825 December 24, 1825 December 10, 1841 January 17, 1850 February 18, 1854 February 16, 1856 December 24, 1825 December 22, 1828 December 22, 1835 February 13, 1854

Dawson's Compilation, page 129 Georgia Laws 1854, page 317 Georgia Laws 1876, page 309 Georgia Laws 1877 , page 279 Dawson's Compilation, page 129 Georgia Laws 1828, page 52 Georgia Laws 1850, page 134 Dawson 1 s Compilation, page 129 Dawson's Compilation, page 129 Georgia Laws 1841, page 69 Georgia Laws 1850, page 134 Georgia Laws 1854, page 321 Georgia Laws 1856, page 132 Dawson's Compilation, page 129 Georgia Laws 1828, page 52 Georgia Laws 1835, page 71 Georgia Laws 1854, page 311

Taliaferro gave up area to the following counties:

Greene Hancock Warren Wilkes

February 20, 1854 January 17, 1850 February 18, 1854 August 26, 1872

Georgia Laws 1854, page 317 Georgia Laws 1850, page 134 Georgia Laws 1854, page 321 Georgia Laws 1872, page 481

TATTNALL

84

Created: December 5, 1801

Clayton's Compilation, page 34

Tattnall took area from the following counties:

Liberty Liberty Montgomery Montgomery

December 13, 1811 February 18, 1854 December 5, 1801 December 15, 1810

Lamar's Compilation, page 187 Georgia Laws 1854, page 321 Clayton's Compilation, page 34 Georgia Laws 1810, page 54

Tattnall gave up area to the following counties:

Candler Evans Li berty Liberty Montgomery Montgomery Montgomery Toombs

July

17, 1914

August 11, 1914

December 13, 1811

December 23, 1837

December 15, 1810

December 10, 1812

November 11, 1814

August 18, 1905

Georgia Laws 1914, page 29 Georgia Laws 1914, page 33 Lamar's Compilation, page 187 Georgia Laws 1837, page 68 Georgia Laws 1810, page 54 Lamar's Compilation, page 200 Lamar's Compilation, page 209 Georgia Laws 1905, page 62

TAYLOR

Created: January 15, 1852

Georgia Laws 1852, page 61

Taylor took area from the following counties:

Crawford Macon Macon Macon Macon Macon Macon Macon Marion Marion Marion Marion Marion Marion Marion Schley Schley Talbot Talbot

February 11, 1854

January 15, 1852

February 2, 1854

February 16, 1854

February 27, 1856

December 19, 1859

December 20, 1860

1869

January 15, 1852

February 11, 1854

March

1, 1856

March

4, 1856

March

4, 1856

December 22, 1857

February 23, 1876

December 20, 1859

December 9, 1862

January 15, 1862

February 7, 1854

Georgia Laws 1854, page 318 Georgia Laws 1852, page 61 Georgia Laws 1854, page 322 Georgia La'Ns 1854, page 314 Georgia Laws 1856, page 131 Georgia Laws 1859, page 270 Georgia Laws 1860, page 140 Georgia Laws 1869, page 172 Georgia Laws 1852, page 61 Georgia Laws 1854, page 312 Georgia Laws 1856, page 125 Georgia Laws 1856, page 134 Georgia Laws 1856, page 128 Georgia Laws 1857, page 232 Georgia Laws 1876, page 307 Georgia Laws 1859, page 273 Georgia Laws 1862, page 82 Georgia Laws 1862, page 61 Georgia Laws 1854, page 310

85

Talbot Talbot Talbot

December 22, 1857 October 24, 1870 August 12, 1872

Georgia Laws 1857, page 233 Georgia Laws 1870, page 25 Georgia Laws 1872, page 469

Taylor gave up area to the following counties:

Macon Marion Schley Talbot Talbot

December 12, 1862

March

4, 1856

December 19, 1859

December 22, 1857

August 12, 1872

Georgia Laws 1862, page 80 Georgia Laws 1856, page 128 Georgia Laws 1859, page 270 Georgia Laws 1857, page 233 Georgia Laws 1872, page 469

TELFAIR

Created~ December 10, 1807

Clayton's Compilation, page 357

Telfair took area from the following counties~

Appling Appling Coffee Dodge Dodge Wilkinson

December 14, 1819

December 24, 1825

March

1, 1856

August 26, 1872

March

4, 1875

December 10, 1807

Lamar's Compilation, page 234 Dawson's Compilation, page 130 Georgia Laws 1856, page 125 Georgia Laws 1872, page 408 Georgia Laws 1875, page 275 Clayton's Compilation, page 357

Telfair gave up area to the following counties:

Coffee Dodge Montgomery Montgomery

February 9, 1854 October 26, 1870 December 10, 1812 December 21, 1820

Georgia Laws 1854, page 294 Georgia Laws 1870, page 18 Lamar's Compilation, page 200 Dawson's Compilation, page 117

TERRELL

Created: February 16, 1856

Georgia Laws 1856, page 117

Terrell took area from the following counties:

Lee

February 16, 1856 Georgia Laws 1856, page 117

Lee

March

4, 1856 Georgia Laws 1856, page 128

Lee

February 20, 1866 Georgia Laws 1866, page 49

Lee

December 11, 1866 Georgia Laws 1866, page 33

86

Randolph Randolph Sumter Webster Webster Webster

February 16, 1856 February 28, 1874 December 11, 1863
1870 1870 August 24, 1872

Georgia Laws 1856, page 117 Georgia Laws 1874, page 375 Georgia Laws 1863, page 92 Georgia Laws 18/0, page 23 Georgia Laws 1870, page 26 Georgia Laws 1872, page 470

Terrell gave up area to the following counties:

Randolph Randolph Sumter Webster Webster

February 25, 1876 February 28, 1876 December 11, 1863 December 20, 1860
1870

Georgia Laws 1876, page 306 Georgia Laws 1876, page 309 Georgia Laws 1863, page 92 Georgia Laws 1860, page 146 Georgia Laws 1870, page 23

THOMAS

Created: December 23, 1825

Georgia Laws 1825, page 54

Thomas took area from the following counties:

Baker Decatur Irwin Lowndes

February 22, 1850 December 23, 1825 December 23, 1825 December 27, 1826

Georgia Laws 1850, page 133 Georgia Laws 1825, page 54 Georgia Laws 1825, page 54 Georgia Laws 1826, page 66

Thomas gave up area to the following counties:

Brooks Colquitt Colquitt Colquitt Grady Mitchell

December 12, 1858 February 5, 1856 December 19, 1859 October 10, 1870 August 17, 1905 December 17, 1859

Georgia Laws 1858, page 35 Georgia Laws 1856, page 108 Georgia Laws 1859, page 273 Georgia Laws 1870, page 23 Georgia Laws 1905, page 54 Georgia Laws 1859, page 274

TIFT

Created: August 17, 1905

Georgia Laws 1905, page 60

Tift took area from the folloWing counties:

Berrien

August 17, 1905

Georgia Laws 1905, page 60

87

Irwin Worth

August 17, 1905 August 17, 1905

Georgia Laws 1905, page 60 Georgia Laws 1905, page 60

Tift gave up area t the following counties:

None

TOOMBS

Created: August 18, 1905

Georgia Laws 1905, page 62

Toombs took area from the following counties:

Emanuel Montgomery Tattnall

August 18, 1905 August 18, 1905 August 18, 1905

Georgia Laws 1905, page 62 Georgia Laws 1905, page 62 Georgia Laws 1905, page 62

Toombs gave up area to the following counties:

None

TOWNS

Created: March 6, 1856

Georgia Laws 1856, page 121

Towns took area from the following counties:

Rabun Rabun Union Union Union

March

6, 1856

December la, 1857

March

6, 1856

December 20, 1860

February 25, 1874

Georgia Laws 1856, page 121 Georgia Laws 1857, page 232 Georgia Laws 1856, page 121 Georgia Laws 1860, page 140 Georgia Laws 1874, page 375

Towns gave up area to the following counties:

Rabun

December la, 1857 Georgia Laws 1857, page 232

TREUTLEN

88

Created: August 21, 1917

Georgia Laws 1917, page 44

Treutlen took area from the following counties:

Emanuel Montgomery

August 21, 1917 August 21, 1917

Georgia Laws 1917, page 44 Georgia Laws 1917, page 44

Treutlen gave up area to the following counties:

None

TROUP

Created: June

9, 1825

December 11, 1826

Georgia Laws 1825, page 3 Georgia Laws 1826, page 57

Troup took area from the following counties:

Carroll Harris Heard Heard

December 14, 1827

February 17, 1854

March

1, 1856

March

4, 1856

Georgia Laws 1827, page 69 Georgia Laws 1854, page 320 Georgia Laws 1856, page 125 Georgia Laws 1856, page 135

Troup gave up area to the following counties:

Coweta Harris Heard Meriwether

February 20, 1877 December 14, 1827 December 22, 1830 December 14, 1827

Georgia Laws 1877, page 279 Georgia Laws 1827, page 69 Georgia Laws 1830, page 48 Georgia Laws 1827, page 69

TURNER

Created: August 18, 1905

Georgia Laws 1905, page 63

Turner took area from the following counties:

Dooly Irwin Wilcox Worth

August 18, 1905 August 18, 1905 August 18, 1905 August 18, 1905

Georgia Laws 1905, page 63 Georgia Laws 1905, page 63 Georgia Laws 1905, page 63 Georgia Laws 1905, page 63

Turner gave up area to the following counties:

None

89

TWIGGS

Created: December 14, 1809

Clayton's Compilation, page 565

Twiggs took area from the following counties:

Wilkinson

December 14, 1809 Clayton's Compilation, page 565

Twiggs gave up area to the following counties:

Bibb Bibb Bibb Bibb Bibb Bibb Bibb Bibb

December 9, 1822

December 23, 1833

December 26, 1842

December 21, 1849

January 20, 1852

March

2, 1875

February 25, 1876

February 19, 1877

Georgia Laws 1822, page 22 Georgia Laws 1833, page 51 Georgia Laws 1842, page 61 Georgia Laws 1849, page 129 Georgia Laws 1852, page 75 Georgia Laws 1875, page 269 Georgia Laws 1876, page 302 Georgia Laws 1877 , page 273

UNION

Created: December 3, 1832

Georgia Laws 1832, page 56

Union took area from the following counties:

Cherokee Lumpkin

December 3, 1832 December 26, 1845

Georgia Laws 1832, page 56 Georgia Laws 1845, page 74

Union gave up area to the following counties:

Fannin Gi lmer Towns Towns Towns

January 21, 1854

March

1, 1856

March

6, 1856

December 20, 1860

February 25, 1874

Georgia Laws 1854, page 298 Georgia Laws 1856, page 124 Georgia Laws 1856, page 121 Georgia Laws 1860, page 140 Georgia Laws 1874, page 375

UPSON

Created: December 15, 1824

Dawson's Compilation, page 126

90

Upson took area from the following counties:

Crawford Crawford Pike Pike

December 15, 1824 February 26, 1866 December 15, 1824 December 9, 1871

Dawson's Compilation, page 126 Georgia Laws 1866, page 48 Dawson's Compilation, page 126 Georgia Laws 1871, page 267

Upson gave up area to the following counties:

Pike

December 20, 1825 Dawson's Compilation, page 130

WALKER

Created: December 18, 1833

Georgia Laws 1833, page 52

Walker took area from the following counties:

Murray

December 18, 1833 Georgia Laws 1833, page 52

Walker gave up area to the following counties:

Catoosa Catoosa Chattooga Dade Gordon Gordon Whitfield

December 5, 1853 December 12, 1866 December 28, 1838 December 25, 1837 January 13, 1852 February 7, 1854 December 5, 1853

Georgia Laws 1853, page 286 Georgia Laws 1866, page 33 Georgia Laws 1838, page 77 Georgia Laws 1837, page 65 Georgia Laws 1852, page 68 Georgia Laws 1854, page 311 Georgia Laws 1853, page 286

WALTON

Created: December 15, 1818

Lamar's Compilation, page 416

Walton took area from the following counties:

Gwinnett Gwinnett Gwinnett Henry Jackson Newton

December 22, 1820 January 26, 1850 February 14, 1856 December 15, 1821 December 19, 1818 December 29, 1847

Dawson's Compilation, page 117 Georgia Laws 1850, page 139 Georgia Laws 1856, page 129 Georgia Laws 1821, page 33 Lamar's Compilation, page 226 Georgia Laws 1847, page 70

Walton gave up area to the following counties:

91

Barrow Gwinnett Gwinnett Henry Jasper Newton N'=wton Newton

July

7, 1914

December 22, 1820

January 26, 1850

December 15, 1821

December 21, 1820

December 24, 1821

December 29, 1847

January 22, 1850

Georgia Laws 1914, page 27 Dawson's Compilation, page 117 Georgia Laws 1850, page 139 Georgia Laws 1821, page 33 Dawson's Compilation, page 117 Georgia Laws 1821 , page 38 Georgia Laws 1847, page 70 Georgia Laws 1850, page 133

WARE

Created: December 15, 1824

Dawson's Compilation, page 127

Ware took area from the following counties:

Appling Pierce Pierce Pierce

December 15, 1824 December 11, 1858 December 19, 1859 February 27, 1874

Dawson's Compilation, page 127 Georgia Laws 1858, page 42 Georgia Laws 1859, page 274 Georgia Laws 1874, page 376

Ware gave up area to the following counties:

Bacon Charlton Clinch Clinch Coffee Coffee Coffee Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce

July

27, 1914

December 6, 1855

February 14, 1850

February 23, 1876

February 8, 1854

February 28, 1876

February 27, 1877

December 18, 1857

December 11, 1858

1870

February 27, 1874

March

5, 1875

February 10, 1876

Georgia Laws 1914, Page 23 Georgia Laws 1855, page 135 Georgia Laws 1850, page 126 Georgia Laws 1876, page 304 Georgia Laws 1854, page 294 Georgia Laws 1876, page 305 Georgia Laws 1877 , page 280 Georgia Laws 1857, page 40 Georgia Laws 1858, page 42 Georgia Laws 1870, page 24 Georgia Laws 1874, page 376 Georgia Laws 1875, page 268 Georgia Laws 1876, page 309

WARREN

Created: December 19, 1793

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 166

92

Warren took area from the following counties:

Columbia Columbia Glascock Taliaferro Taliaferro Washington Wilkes

December 19, 1793

December 6, 1813

March

4, 1865

January 17, 1850

February 18, 1854

December 19, 1793

December 19, 1793

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 166 Lamar's Compilation, page 208 Georgia Laws 1865, page 80 Georgia Laws 1850, page 134 Georgia Laws 1854, page 321 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 166 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 166

Warren gave up area to the following counties:

Glascock Glascock Jefferson McDuffie Taliaferro Taliaferro Taliaferro Taliaferro Taliaferro

December 19, 1857 1870
February 20, 1796 October 18, 1870 December 24, 1825 December 10, 1841 January 17, 1850 February 18, 1854 February 16, 1856

Georgia Laws 1857, page 35 Georgia Laws 1870, page 7 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 169 Georgia Laws 1870, page 20 Dawson's Compilation, page 129 Georgia Laws 1841, page 69 Georgia Laws 1850, page 134 Georgia Laws 1854, page 321 Georgia Laws 1856, page 132

WASHINGTON

Created: February 25, 1784

Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 330

Washington took area from the following counties:

Hancock Hancock

December 19, 1818 D.3cember 21, 1830

Lamar's Compilation, page 225 Georgia Laws 1850, page 50

Washington gave up area to the following counties:

Baldwin Baldwin Baldwin Greene Hancock Hancock Hancock Jefferson Johnson Laurens Montgomery Warren

December la, 1807 December 5, 1812 December 27, 1826 February 3, 1786 December 17, 1793 December 21, 1830 December 19, 1818 December 21, 1839 December 11, 1858 December 10, 1811 December 19, 1793 Decembe r 19, 1793

Clayton's Compilation, page 363 Lamar's Compilation, page 193 Georgia Laws 1826, page 63 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 162 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 164 Georgia Laws 1830, page 50 Lamar's Compilation, page 225 Georgia Laws 1839, page 33 Georgia Laws 1858, page 32 Lamar's Compilation, page 185 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 166 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 166

93

WAYNE

Created: May 11, 1803

Clayton's Compilation, page 100

Wayne took area from the following counties:

Appling Appling Appling Camden Camden Glynn Glynn Glynn Pierce Pierce

December 13, 1858

August 27, 1872

February 14, 1876

December 20, 1808

December 13, 1820

December 7, 1805

December 13, 1820

December 17, 1860

December 13, 1858

March

2, 1874

Georgia Laws 1858, page 44 Georgia Laws 1872, page 387 Georgia Laws 1876, page 302 Clayton's Compilation, page 473 Dawson's Compilation, page 116 Clayton's Compilation, page 282 Dawson's Compilation, page 117 Georgia Laws 1860, page 146 Georgia Laws 1858, page 44 Georgia Laws 1874, page 374

Wayne gave up area to the following counties:

Appling Appling Appling Appling Brantley Camden Glynn Glynn Glynn Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce

December 13, 1858

March

3, 1875

March

4, 1875

February 23, 1876

August 14, 1920

December 7, 1805

December 2, 1822

December 11, 1858

December 17, 1860

December 13, 1858

December 6, 1860

March

4, 1865

March

2, 1874

Georgia Laws 1858, page 44 Georgia Laws 1875, page 269 Georgia Laws 1875, page 275 Georgia Laws 1876, page 301 Georgia Laws 1920, page 34 Clayton's Compilation, page 282 Georgia Laws 1822, page 27 Georgia Laws 1858, page 42 Georgia Laws 1860, page 146 Georgia Laws 1858, page 44 Georgia Laws 1860, page 144 Georgia Laws 1865, page 79 Georgia Laws 1874, page 374

WEBSTER

Created: December 16, 1853, as Kinchafoonee February 21, 1856, named Webster

Georgia Laws 1853, page 304 Georgia Laws 1856, page 414

Webster took area from the following counties:

Marion Stewart Stewart

February 11, 1854 December 16, 1853
1870

Georgia Laws 1854, page 312 Georgia Laws 1853, page 304 Georgia Laws 1870, page 23

94

Stewart Terrell Terrell

March

2, 1874

December 20, 1860

1870

Georgia Laws 1874, page 376 Georgia Laws 1860, page 146 Georgia Laws 1870, page 23

Webster gave up area to the fo11oNing counties:

Stewart Terrell Terrell Terrell

February 11, 1854 1870 1870
August 24, 1872

Georgia Laws 1854, page 312 Georgia Laws 1870, page 23 Georgia La\vs 1870, page 26 Georgia Laws 1872, page 470

WHEELER

Created: August 14, 1912

Georgia Laws 1912, page 41

Wheeler took area from the following counti es:

Montgomery

August 14, 1912

Georgia Laws 1912, page 41

~~ee1er gave up area to the following counties:

None

WHITE

Created: December 22, 1857

Georgia Laws 1857, page 44

White took area from the following counties:

Habersham Habersham Lumpkin Lumpkin Lumpkin

December 22, 1857

December 13, 1858

December 20, 1860

December 13, 1862

March

2, 1874

Georgia Laws 1857, page 44 Georgia Laws 1858, page 45 Georgia Laws 1860, page 145 Georgia Laws 1862, page 80 Georgia Laws 1874, page 376

White gave up area to the following counties:

Habersham Lumpkin

December 13, 1858 December 13, 1862

Georgia Laws 1858, page 45 Georgia Laws 1862, page 80

WHITFIELD

95

Created: December 30, 1851

Georgia Laws 1851, page 56

Whitfield took area from the following counties:

Murray Walker

December 30, 1851 December 5, 1853

Georgia Laws 1851, page 56 Georgia Laws 1853, page 286

Whitfield gave up area to the following counties:

Catoosa Catoosa Catoosa

December 5, 1853 December 14, 1859 February 24, 1877

Georgia Laws 1853, page 286 Georgia Laws 1859, page 275 Georgia Laws 1877 , page 280

WILCOX

Created: December 22, 1857

Georgia Laws 1857, page 46

Wilcox took area from the following counties:

Dooly Irwin Pulaski Pulaski Pulaski Pulaski Pulaski Pulaski

December 22, 1857

December 22, 1857

December 22, 1857

December 13, 1858

December 20, 1860

March

6, 1866

December 12, 1866

February 13, 1877

Georgia Laws 1857, page 46 Georgia Laws 1857, page 46 Georgia Laws 1857, page 46 Georgia Laws 1858, page 46 Georgia Laws 1860, page 140 Georgia Laws 1866, page 51 Georgia Lar.vs 1866, page 34 Georgia Laws 1877, page 281

Wilcox gave up area to the following counties:

Ben Hill Pulaski Pulaski Turner

July

31, 1906

December 13, 1858

December 12, 1866

August 18, 1905

Georgia Laws 1906, page 144 Georgia Laws 1858, page 46 Georgia Laws 1866, page 34 Georgia Laws 1905, page 63

WILKES

Created: February 5, 1777

Constitution of 1777

96

Wilkes took area from the following:

Ceded Lands Lincoln Taliaferro Taliaferro

February 5, 1777 January 22, 1852 February 13, 1854 August 26, 1872

Wilkes gave up area to the following:

Elbert Greene Lincoln Oglethorpe Taliaferro Taliaferro Taliaferro Taliaferro Warren

December 10, 1790 December 1, 1802 February 20, 1796 December 19, 1793 December 24, 1825 December 22, 1828 December 22, 1835 February 13, 1854 December 19, 1793

Constitution of 1777 Georgia Laws 1852, page 66 Georgia Laws 1854, page 311 Georgia Laws 1872, page 481
Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 163 Clayton's Compilation, page 89 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 169 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 166 Dawson's Compilation, page 129 Georgia Laws 1828, page 52 Georgia Laws 1835, page 71 Georgia Laws 1854, page 311 Marbury and Crawford's Digest, page 166

WILKINSON

Created: May 11, 1803 June 26, 1806

Clayton's Compilation, page 100 Clayton's Compilation, page 290

Wilkinson took area from the following counties:

Baldwin Laurens Telfair

August 23, 1872 December 10, 1807 December 10, 1807

Georgia Laws 1872, page 387 Clayton's Compilation, page 357 Clayton's Compilation, page 357

Wilkinson gave up area to the following counties:

Baldwin Baldwin Laurens Telfair Twiggs

March

4, 1856

August 23, 1872

December 10, 1807

December 10, 1807

December 14, 1809

Georgia Laws 1856, page 128 Georgia Laws 1872, page 387 Clayton's Compilation, page 357 Clayton's Compilation, page 357 Clayton's Compi la t ion, .page 565

WORTH

Created: December 20, 1853

Georgia Laws 1853, page 308

97

Worth took area from the following counties:

Colquitt Colquitt Dooly Dooly Irwin

December 15, 1857

December 14, 1859

December 20, 1853

March

5, 1856

December 20, 1853

Gee rgia Laws 1857, page 233 Georgia Laws 1859, page 275 Georgia Laws 1853, page 308 Georgia Laws 1856, page 133 Georgia Laws 1853, page 308

Worth gave up area to the following counties:

Dooly Dougherty Dougherty Tift Turner

March

5, 1856

January 14, 1854

February 13, 1854

August 17, 1905

August 18, 1905

Georgia Laws 1856, page 133 Georgia Laws 1854, page 314 Georgia Laws 1854, page 319 Georgia Laws 1905, page 60 Georgia Laws 1905, page 63

Changing County Boundaries
The various Acts of the General Assembly which pertain to the alteration of county boundary lines have been codified in two sections of the Georgia Code. These Sections are 23-3 and 23-4 which are given here in their entirety for your information.
Chapter 23-3. Change of County Lines
23-301 Petition for change; notice. - Whenever a citizen or any number of citizens of any county shall desire to have the boundary line of the county of his or their residence changed, they shall file in the office of the ordinaries of the counties to be affected, at least 90 days before the first day of the next term of the superior court of the counties whose boundaries are to be affected, a petition in writing, setting forth the exact character of the change to be made, specifying particularly the situation, direction, and existing marks and monuments, if any, of the original line, and describing particularly the direction, location, and length of the proposed new line, and setting forth the reasons for such change. The person or persons applying for such change shall also give notice of the intention to apply for such change, by publishing the same for at least 30 days next preceding the term of the superior court to be held in the counties to be affected, which term shall be that occurring next after the filing of the petition with the ordinaries, by publishing such notice in a public newspaper having general circulation in each of the counties to be affected by the change, and by posting at the door of the courthouse in each of such counties, and at three public places in every militia district adjacent to the line to be changed, a like notice of the intention to apply for such change, and such posting shall be for a period of at least 30 days next preceding the term of the superior court to be held in the counties next after the posting of the notice aforesaid. (Acts 1880-1,p.52.)
23-302. Proceedings after petition filed; approval by grand jury; notice. Change, how effected. - It shall be the duty of the ordinaries of the counties whose dividing line is sought to be changed to lay before the grand juries of their respective counties, on the first day of the term of the superior courts to be held next after the publication of the notice and the filing of the petition provided for in the preceding section, the original petition, together with all maps, plats, and other papers that may have been filed therewith, and if such grand juries shall, by a two-

99
thirds vote of their respective bodies, approve the change applied for, they shall so declare in their general presentments, and this action of the grand juries shall be certified at once by the clerks of such superior courts to the ordinaries, board of commissioners of roads and revenues, or other officer having the control of county business in the counties to be affected, who shall, within 30 days from the date of such certification, approve or disapprove the application, and certify their action to the ordinaries of their respective counties. When said ordinaries shall have satisfactory evidence of the concurrent approval of the grand juries, and of the officer or officers charged with the control of the county business in the counties to be affected, they shall cause to be published for at least 30 days, in a public newspaper having general circulation in their respective counties, an official notice of such concurrent approval and a description of the line approved. (Acts l880-l,pp.52,53.)
23-304. When change effected. - When all the proceedings shall have been had in the manner prescribed in the preceding sections, and when the same shall have been fairly recorded by said ordinaries on the minutes of their respective courts, the new line or lines shall be held to have been established in lieu of the original line or lines. (Acts l880-l,p.53.)
23-304. Costs; payment by applicant. - The entire costs of advertising and recording the petition, descriptions, and all other papers and proceedings relating to the proposed change shall be paid by the person or persons applying therefor. (Acts l880-l,p.53.)
Chapter 23-4. Settling Disputed County Lines.
23-401. Proceedings to settle dispute; appointment of surveyor. - Wherever the boundary line between two or more counties shall be in dispute, and the grand jury of either county shall present that the same requires to be marked out and defined, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the superior court in the county where such presentments were made to certify such presentments to the Governor, and the Governor shall appoint some suitable and competent surveyor, who shall not reside in either county, to survey, mark out, and define the boundary line in dispute, and return such survey with plat to the Secretary State's Office to be recorded in a book to be kept for that purpose. (Acts l887,p.106.)
23-402 Notice of survey. - Before the surveyor shall

100
proceed to make the survey, he shall by mail or personally give the authorities having charge of the revenues of the counties at least 10 days notice of the time and place intended to commence the survey. (Acts 1887,p.106.)
23-403. Surveyor to furnish copies of survey and plat. The surveyor appointed by the Governor to survey, mark out, and define the boundary line in dispute shall furnish the ordinaries or chairmen of the board of county commissioners of the respective counties with a copy of the survey and plat made and returned by him to the Secretary of State, at the same time such survey and plat is made and returned to the Secretary of State. (Acts 1889,p.24.)
23-404. Survey with plat filed; exceptions; recording after 30 days. - the survey with plat, made and returned to the Secretary of State, shall be filed, but not recorded for the space of 30 days from the date of its reception in his office, and the entry of filing made thereon, for the purpose of allowing the authorities of either county dissatisfied therewith to file a protest or exceptions thereto within that time. (Acts 1899,pp.24,25.)
23-405. Secretary of State; duties in case of protest or exceptions to survey. - In case such protest or exceptions is filed in the Secretary of State's Office within 30 days, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to give 10 days' written notice through the mail to the ordinaries or chairmen of the board of county commissioners of the respective counties of the time when he will hear the same at his office, and upon hearing the contest he shall determine from the law and evidence the true boundary line in dispute between the respective counties. (Acts 1899, pp. 24,25.)
23-406. Survey and plat, when recorded. - Upon such decision being made by the Secretary of State, or in case no protest or exceptions are filed within the 30 days aforesaid, he shall cause the survey and plat to be recorded in a book kept for that purpose, whereupon the same shall be final and conclusive as to the boundary line in dispute. (Acts 1899,pp.24,25.)
23-407. Compensation of surveyors and laborers. - The surveyor shall receive as compensation the sum of $35 per day while actually engaged in making a survey; he shall not be allowed more than $12 per day for the paying of each chaincarrier, flag-bearer, and laborer necessary to clearly mark out and define such line. The surveyor when applying to the proper county authority for paYment shall

101
file an affidavit to the effect that he has only employed the necessary personnel. (Acts l887,p.l06i 1956,p.192i 1958,p.633.)
23-408. Fees and expenses to be paid by counties interested. The fees and expenses allowed in the preceding section shall be divided equally and chargeable to the counties interested in the establishment of such line, upon the affidavit of the surveyor. (Acts l887,p.l06.)
NOTE: In copying the above sections of the Code, the annotations have been omitted. Citations to the original laws upon which the sections are based appear after each.
One should notice especially Sec. 23-3 which allows the counties to change their bounaries by mutual consent after following the requirements. However, it should be very much emphasized that NO DEPARTMENT OF STATE HAS THE RECORDS FILED WITH THE ORDINARIES CONCERNING SUCH CHANGES. These still remain in the respective counties. Because the records are not filed with the state, no single office in state government can give an official description of any county boundary.
In an attempt to correct this lack of records in the state, an amendment to Sec. 23-3 of the Code was passed by the General Assembly in 1975. This amendment provides that all records of changing boundary lines heretofore kept only in the counties, should now be filed with the Office of the Secretary of State.
It is hoped that if this law is strictly adhered to by the respective counties, the Secretary of State will be able to give more complete information to county officers and to citizens in the counties. Of course, the lack of these files from 1880 to 1975 will always leave a huge gap in attempting to fully describe any county boundary.

INDEX TO COUNTY LINE DISPUTES

AND OTHER COUNTY LINE SURVEYS

COUNTY LINE DISPUTES

DISPUTED
COUNTY
LINES

YEAR

COUNTIES

PERTINENT DATA

3

20

1901 Appling-Coffee

Survey of D. L. Wardroper February 1901. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

42

1873 Appling-Wayne

No record of surveyor

1952

plat. Only a report.

46

1904 Baldwin-Jones

Survey of R. R. Smith

in 1904. Proceedings

not recorded.

47

2

1907 Baldwin-Jones

No survey. Judgement recorded.

5

22

1899 Banks-Habersham

Survey of H. L. Collier March 1899. Judgement not recorded. Part of proceedings recorded.

15

31

1897 Banks-Jackson

Survey of S. T. Morena June 1897. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

14

12

1915 Barrow-Gwinnett

Survey of C. M. Strahan July 1915. Judgement recorded.

16

32

1901 Berrien-Coffee

Survey of D. L. Wardroper November 1901. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

16

32

1901 Berrien-Irwin

Survey of D. L. Wardroper November 1901. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

63

55

65

57

67

59

50

47

58

50

P

M

P

28

12

33

14

62
S T

1959 Bibb-Jones
1963 Bibb-Jones 1966 Bibb-Twiggs 1916 Bleckley-Pulaski
1943 Brooks-Colquitt 1798 Bryan-Bulloch 1794 Bryan-Screven 1798 Bulloch-Bryan 1915 Bulloch-Candler 1916 Bulloch-Evans 1796 Burke-Jefferson 1785 Burke-Richmond 1794 Burke-Screven

103 Survey made by Calvin
w. Rice December 1959.
Judgement and proceedings recorded.
Survey by John W. Oxford June 1963. Judgement
and proceedings recorded.
Survey by John W. Dye April 1966. Judgement and proceedings recorded.
Survey of C. C. Anderson July 1916. Judgement and proceedings recorded.
Survey of H. C. Van Horn March 1943. Judgement not recorded.
Survey of Josiah Erwin October 1798.
Survey of Robert Stafford. September 1794.
Survey of Josiah Erwin October 1798.
Survey of C. S. Robert July 1915. Judgement recorded.
Survey of L. W. Robert May 1916. Judgement recorded.
Tracing by unknown person.
Survey of Lewis and Perry December 1785.
Survey of Oliver and Perry October 1794.

104

4

21

1889 Burke-Screven

Survey of Dandridge and Payne. JUdgement and proceedings not recorded.

72

1913 Butts-Jasper

Survey of L. W. Robert

1913. No judgement or

proceedings recorded.

No evidence that this

is county line dis-

pute according to Sec.

23-4 of the Code.

59

51

1944 Camden-Glynn

Survey of Reynolds, Smith and Hills, March 1944. Judgement not recorded. Proceedings recorded.

28

12

1915 Candler-Bulloch

Survey of C. S. Robert July 1915. Judgement recorded.

28

12

1915 Candler-Emanuel

Survey of C. S. Robert July 1915. Judgement recorded.

28

12

1915 Candler-Evans

Survey of C. S. Robert July 1915. Judgement recorded.

28

12

1915 Cand1er-Tattna11

Survey of C. S. Robert

July 1915. Judgement

recorded.

41

42

1923 Charlton-Ware

Survey of T. C. Conine December 1923. Judgement recorded.

29

40

1930 Charlton-Ware

Survey of Pafford and Kirkland May 1930. Act of August 11, 1927. (Ga. Laws 1927, p. 545)

1

18

1900 Charlton-Wayne

Survey of J. T. Peck January 1900. Judgement recorded.

105

N

1791 Chath~-Effingham

Survey of John Moore

April 1971.

o

1801 Clarke-Jackson

Survey of Bedford

Brown December 1801.

68

60

1968 Clarke-Jackson

Survey of Dan E. Sewell July 1968. Judgement and proceedings recorded.

73

1974 Clayton-Henry

Mutual agreement

July 1974.

29

40

1930 Clinch-Ware

Survey of Pafford and Kirkland May 1930. Act of August 11, 1927. (Ga. Laws 1927, p. 545)

8

25

1891 Cobb-Douglas

Survey of W. S. Larendon February 1891. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

8

25

1891 Cobb-Paulding

Survey of W. S. Larendon. Febraury 1891. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

3

20

1901 Coffee-Appling

Survey of D. L. Wardroper February 1901. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

16

32

1901 Coffee-Berrien

Survey of D. L. Wardroper November 1901. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

16

32

1901 Coffee-Irwin

Survey of D. L. Wardroper. November 1901. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

58

50

1943 Colquitt-Brooks

Survey of H. C. Van Horn March 1943. Judgement not recorded.

106

J

-

1794 Columbia-Warren

Survey of Talbott March 1794.

9

26

1898 Coweta-Heard

Survey of Roy Da1lis July 1898. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

23

37

1904 Crawford-Houston

Survey of C. S. Rober

January 1904. Judge-

ment and proceedings

not recorded.

23

37

1904 Crawford-Macon

Survey of C. S. Rober January 1904. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

36

15

1892 Dade-Walker

Survey of J. A. Branner Octbber 1892. Judgement no recorded. Part of proceedings recorded.

55

49

1911 DeKa1b-Fulton

Survey of C. G. Bennett August 1911. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

57

17

1934 DeKa1b-Fu1ton

Survey of J. A. Reynolds September 1933. Judgement and proceedings recorded.

60

54

1959 DeKalb-Gwinnett

Survey of H. L. Duna-

hoo October 1959.

Judgement and pro-

ceedings recorded.

27

11

1915 DeKalb-Rockdale

Survey of T. C.

Jackson March 1915.

Judgement recorded.

39

4

1908 Dodge-Laurens

Survey of C. C. Anderson September 1907. Judgement recorded.

51

48

8

25

8

25

N M

64

56

K

28

12

48-9

3

33

14

1928 Dooly-Houston
1891 Douglas-Cobb 1891 Douglas-Paulding 1791 Effingham-Chatham 1794 Effingham-Screven 1914 Effingham-Screven
1793 Elbert;...Franklin 1915 Emanuel-Candler 1907 Emanuel-Johnson 1916 Evans-Bulloch

107
Survey of T. J. Curry December 1928. Judgement not recorded. Pertinent correspondence recorded.
Survey of W. S . Larendon February 1891. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.
Survey of W. S. Larendon February 189l. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.
Survey of John Moore April 1791.
Survey of Robert Stafford September 1794.
Survey of Paul Weitman 1914. This is NOT a dispute but a mutual survey. Documents sent by Georgia Highway Department in June 1962.
Survey of W. Wofford undated. Circa 1793.
Survey of C. S. Robert July 1915. Judgement recorded.
Survey of L. W. Robert August 1907. Judgement recorded.
Survey of L. W. Robert August 1916. Judgement recorded.

108

28

12

K

K

R

K

55

49

57

17

59

51

61

52

K
Q

1915 Evans-Candler 1793 Franklin-Elbert 1793 Franklin-Greene 1797 Franklin-Jackson 1793 Franklin-Wilkes 1911 Fulton-DeKalb
1934 Fulton-DeKalb
1944 Glynn-Camden
1955 Gordon-Murray
1793 Greene-Franklin 1794 Greene-Hancock

Survey of C. S. Robert July 1915. Judgement recorded.
Survey of W. Wofford undated. C. 1793
Survey of A. C. G. E1holm 1793.
Survey of M. Jones January 1797.
Survey of W. Wofford undated. C. 1793.
Survey of C. G. Bennet August 1911. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.
Survey of J. A. Reynolds September 1933. Judgement and proceedings recorded.
Survey of Reynolds, Smith & Hills March 1944. Judgement not recorded. Proceedings recorded.
Survey of L. W. Verner April 1955. Judgement not recorded. Proceedings recorded.
Survey of A. C. G. Elholm 1793.
Survey of Henry Graybill April 1794.

24

38

1904 Greene-Hancock

109
Survey of R. R. Smith July 1904. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

Q

1793 Greene-Washington

Survey of A. C. G.

E1ho1m 1793.

14

12

1915 Gwinnett-Barrow

Survey of C. M. Strahan July 1915. Judgement recorded.

60

54

1959 Gwinnett-DeKalb

Survey of H. L. Dunahoo October 1959. Judgement and proceedings recorded.

18

34

1900 Gwinnett-Ha11

Survey of D. L. Wardroper August 1900. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

19

34

1901 Gwinnett-Hall

Survey of D. L. Wardroper. Judgement and proceedings no recorded.

66

58

1965 Gwinnett-Hal1

Survey of George M. Venable of Robert and Company. THIS IS A MUTUAL SURVEY of these counties as of 23-3 of the Code. Proceedings recorded.

18

34

1900 Gwinnett-Jackson

Survey of D. L. Ward-

roper August 1900.

Judgement and pro-

ceedings not recorded.

13

30

1900 Gwinnett-Walton

Survey of H. L. Collier February 1900. Judgement not recorded. Part of proceedings recorded.

110

5

22

1899 Habersham-Banks

U

-

1912 Habersham-Rabun

18

34

1900 Hall-Gwinnett

19

34

1901 Hall-Gwinnett

66

58

1965 Hall-Gwinnett

Q

-

1794 Hancock-Greene

24

38

1904 Hancock-Greene

9

26

1898 Heard-Coweta

10

27

1898 Heard-Troup

73

-

1974 Henry-Clayton

Survey of H. L. Collier March 1899. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.
Survey of Engineering Department of University of Georgia 1912. See 141 Ga. 153.
Survey of D. L. Wardroper August 1900. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.
Survey of D. L. Wardroper August 1901. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.
Survey of George M. Venable of Robert and Company September 1965. THIS IS A MUTUAL SURVEY. Proceedings recorded.
Survey of Henry Graybill April 1794.
Survey of R. R. Smith April 1904. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.
Survey of Roy Dallis July 1898. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.
Survey of J. B. Goodwyn September 1898. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.
MUTUAL AGREEMENT. July 22 1974

44

45

1914 Henry-Rockdale

111
Survey of Q. R. Nolan November 1914. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

23

37

1904 Houston-Crawford

Survey of C. S. Robert

January 1904. Judge-

ment and proceedings

not recorded.

51

48

1928 Houston-Doo1y

Survey of T. J. Curry December 1928. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

53

1917 Houston-Macon

Decided in 1917 in Georgia Supreme Court. 147 Ga. 626. No judgement or proceedings recorded.

16

32

1901 Irwin-Berrien

Survey of D. L. Wardroper November 1901. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

16

32

1901 Irwin-Coffee

Survey of D. L. Wardroper November 1901. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

15

31

1897 Jackson-Banks

Survey of S. T. Morena June 1897. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

68

60

1968 Jackson-Clarke

Survey of Dan E. Sewell July 1968. Judgement and proceedings recorded.

0

1801 Jackson-Clarke

Survey of Bedford

Brown December 1801.

R

1797 Jackson-Franklin

Survey of M. Jones

January 1797.

112

18

34

7

24

72

-

20

35

62

-

22

36

69

61

48-9

3

22

36

1900 Jackson-Gwinnett 1900 Jackson-Walton 1913 Jasper-Butts
1902 Jasper-Morgan 1796 Jefferson-Burke 1903 Jefferson-Johnson 1971 Jenkins-Screven 1907 Johnson-Emanuel 1903 Johnson-Jefferson

Survey of D. L. Wardroper August 1900. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.
Survey of H. L. Collier February 1900. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.
Survey of L. W. Roberts 1913. No judgement or proceedings recorded. No evidence this is a county line dispute according to Sec. 23-4 of the Code.
Survey of O. H. Sheffield 1902. Judgement not recorded. Part of proceedings recorded.
Tracing by unknown person.
Survey of O. H. Sheffield September 1903. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.
Survey of Marvin D. Clements January 1971. Judgement and proceedings recorded.
Survey of L. W. Robert August 1907. Judgement recorded.
Survey of O. H. Sheffield September 1903. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

48-9

3

46

47

2

63

55

65

57

39

4

48-9 3

L

39

4

53

5-6

23

37

53

1907 Johnson-Laurens 1904 Jones-Baldwin 1907 Jones-Baldwin 1959 Jones-Bibb
1963 Jones-Bibb
1908 Laurens-Dodge 1907 Laurens-Johnson 1809 Laurens-Pulaski 1908 Laurens-Pulaski
Laurens-Wilkinson 1904 Macon-Crawford
1917 Macon-Houston

113
Survey of L. W. Robert August 1907. Judgement recorded.
Survey of R. R. Smith in 1904. Proceedings not recorded.
No survey. Judgement recorded.
Survey of Calvin W. Rice December 1959. Judgement and proceedings recorded.
Survey of John W. Oxford June 1963. Judgement and proceedings recorded.
Survey of C. C. Anderson September 1907. Judgement recorded.
Survey of L. W. Robert August 1907. Judgement recorded.
Survey of John Thomas August 1809.
Survey of C. C. Anderson September 1907. Judgement recorded.
Survey. No name. No date. Void.
Survey of C. S. Robert. January 1904. Judgement and proceedings recorded.
Decided in 1917. 147 Ga. 626. No judgement or proceedings recorded.

114 71 70 20
21
17 61
74
8 8

64

1974 Macon-Taylor

Survey of James R. Littlefield May 1974. Judgement and proceedings recorded.

62

1972 Meriwether-Talbot

Survey of Hugh L.

Riley, Sr. July 1974.

County agreement. No

dispute.

35

1902 Morgan-Jasper

Survey of O. H. Sheffield 1902. Judgement not recorded. Part of proceedings recorded.

35

1902 Morgan-Putnam

Survey of O. H. Sheffield 1902. Judgement not recorded. Part of proceedings recorded.

33

1902 Morgan-Walton

Survey of O. H. Sheffield January 1902. Judgement recorded.

52

1955 Murray-Gordon

Survey of L. W. (Brown) Verner April 1955. Judgement not recorded. Proceedings recorded.

63

1975 Newton-Rockdale

Survey of Roger L. Cordes. September 1974. Judgement and proceedings recorded.

25

1891 Paulding-Cobb

Survey of W. S. Larendon February 1891. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

25

1891 Paulding-Douglas

Survey of W. S. Laren-

don February 1891.

Judgement and pro-

ceedings not recorded.

12

29

1894 Paulding-Polk

115
Survey of Jesse Coates July 1894. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

12

29

1894 Polk-Paulding

Survey of Jesse Coates. July 1894. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

50

47

1916 Pu1aski-B1eck1ey

Survey of C. C. Ander-

son Jury 1916. Judge-

ment and proceedings

not recorded.

L

1809 Pulaski-Laurens

Survey of John Thomas.

August 1809.

39

4

1908 Pulaski-Laurens

Survey of C. C. Anderson September 1907. Judgement recorded.

L

1809 Pulaski-Telfair

Survey of John Thomas.

August 1809.

2

19

1888 Pulaski-Twiggs

Survey of R. S. Payne October 1888. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

53

5-6

Pulaski-Twiggs

No survey. No date. Void.

L

1809 Pulas'ki-Wi1kinson

Survey of John Thomas

August 1809.

21

35

1902 Putnam-Morgan

Survey of O. H. Sheffield 1902. Judgement not recorded. Part of proceedings recorded.

U

1912 Rabun-Habersham

Survey of Engineering

Department, Univer-

sity of Georgia 1912.

See 141 Ga. 153.

116 S

1785 Richmond-Burke

Survey of Lewis and Perry December 1785.

27

11

1915 Rockdale-DeKalb

Survey of T. C. Jackson March 1915. Judgement recorded.

44

45

1914 Rockdale-Henry

Survey of Q. R. Nolan November 1914. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

74

63

1975 Rockdale-Newton

Survey of Roger L. Cordes September 1974. Judgement and proceedings recorded.

45

46

1893 Rockdale-Walton

Survey of F. L. Guess November 1893. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

M

1794 Screven-Bryan

Survey of Robert

Stafford September

1794.

T

1794 Screven-Burke

Survey of Oliver and

Perry October 1794.

4

21

1889 Screven-Burke

Survey of Dandridge and Payne January 1889. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

64

56

1914 Screven-Effingham

Survey of Paul Weit-

man 1914. This is

NOT a dispute but a

mutual survey.

M

1794 Screven-Effingham

Survey of Robert

Stafford September

1794.

69

61

1971 Screven-Jenkins

Survey of Marvin D. Clements January 1971. Judgement and proceedings recorded.

31

9

1912 Stewart-Webster

117
Survey of C. S. Robert May 1911. Judgement recorded.

6

23

1888 Talbot-Taylor

Survey of R. R. Reneau August 1888. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

70

62

1972 Talbot-Meriwether

Survey of Hugh L.

Riley, Sr. July 1972.

County agreement. No

dispute.

28

12

1915 Tattna1l-Candler

Survey of C. S. Robert

July 1915. Judge-

ment recorded.

71

64

1974 Taylor-Macon

Survey of James R. Littlefield May 1974. Judgement and proceedings recorded.

6

23

1888 Taylor-Talbot

Survey of R. R. Reneau August 1888. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

L

1809 Telfair-Pulaski

Survey of John Thomas

August 1809.

25

39

1906 Towns-Union

Survey of J. A. Reynolds May 1906. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

35

41

1908 Towns-Union

Survey of J. A. Reynolds August 1908. Judgement no recorded. Part of proceedings recorded.

10

27

1898 Troup-Heard

Survey of J. B. Goodwyn September 1898. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

118 67 2 53 11 26
25
35
36
13

59

1966 Twiggs-Bibb

19

1888 Twiggs-Pulaski

5-6

-

Twiggs-Pulaski

28

1898 Twiggs-Wilkinson

5-6

1909 Twiggs-Wilkinson

39

1906 Union-Towns

41

1908 Union-Towns

15

1892 Walker-Dade

30

1900 Walton-Gwinnett

Survey of John W. Dye April 1966. Judgement and proceedings recorded.
Survey of R. S. Payne October 1888. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.
No survey. No date. Void.
Survey of C. C. Anderson October 1898. No judgement or proceedings recorded.
Survey of C. S. Robert November 1909. Voided by 150 Ga. 583 because line already established.
Survey of J. A. Reynolds May 1906. Judgement notrecorded and proceedings no recorded.
Survey of J. A. Reynolds August 1908. Judgement not recorded. Part of proceedings recorded.
Survey of J. A. Bramner October 1892. Judgement not recorded. Part of proceedings recorded.
Survey of H. L. Collier February 1900. Judgement not recorded. Part of proceedings recorded.

7

24

1900 Walton-Jackson

17

33

1902 Walton-Morgan

119
Survey of H. L. Collier February 1900. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.
Survey of o. H. Shef-
field January 1902. Judgement recorded.

45

46

1893 Walton-Rockdale

Survey of F. L. Guess November 1893. Judgement and proceedings not recorded.

41

42

1923 Ware-Charlton

Survey of T. C. Conine December 1923. Judgement recorded.

29

40

1930 Ware-Charlton

Survey of Pafford and Kirkland May 1930. Act of August 11, 1927. Ga. Laws 1927, p. 545.

29

40

1930 Ware-Clinch

Survey of Pafford and Kirkland May 1930. Act of August 11, 1927. Ga. Laws 1927, p. 545.

J

1794 Warren-Columbia

Survey of Talbott

March 1794.

J

1794 Warren-Wilkes

Survey of Talbott

March 1794.

Q

1793 Washington-Greene

Survey of A. C. G.

E1holrn 1793.

42

1873

1952 Wayne-Appling

No record of survey

or plat. Only a

report.

1

18

1900 Wayne-Charlton

Survey of T. J. Peck January 1900. Judgement and proceedings recorded.

120 31
K J
53
L
11
26

9

1912 webster-Stewart

Survey of C. S. Ro-

bert May 1912. Judge-

ment recorded.

1793 Wilkes-Franklin

Survey of W. Wofford 1793.

1794 Wilkes-Warren

Survey of Talbott March 1794.

5-6

Wilkinson-Laurens

No survey. No date.

Void.

1809 Wilkinson-Pulaski

Survey of John Thomas August 1809.

28

1898 Wilkinson-Twiggs

Survey of C. C.

Anderson October 1898.

Na judgement or pro-

ceedings reported.

5-6

1909 Wilkinson-Twiggs

Survey of C. S. Robert November 1909. Voided by 15- Ga. 583. because line already established.

121
The following nineteen maps and the respective counties shown thereon were executed by the Department of Geography Cartographic Laboratory and copies presented to the Surveyor General Department of the Office of Secretary of State by Dr. Borden Dent of the Geography Department.

122
1. Burke 2. Camden 3. Chatham 4. Effingham 5. Franklin 6. Glynn 7. Greene 8. Liberty 9. Richmond 10. Washington 11. Wilkes

GEORGIA COUNTIES 1790

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124
1. Bryan 2. Bulloch 3. Burke 4. Camden 5. Chatham 6. Columbia 7. Effingham 8. Elbert 9. Franklin 10. Glynn 11. Greene 12. Hancock 13. Jackson 14. Jefferson 15. Liberty 16. Lincoln 17. McIntosh 18. Montgomery 19. Oglethorpe 20. Richmond 21. Screven 22. Warren 23. Washington 24. Wilkes

GEORGIA COUNTIES 1800

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125
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126
1. Baldwin 2. Bryan 3. Bulloch 4. Burke 5. Camden 6. Chatham 7. Clarke 8. Columbia 9. Effingham 10. Elbert 11. Franklin 12. Glynn 13. Greene 14. Hancock 15. Jackson 16. Jefferson 17. Jones 18. Laurens 19. Liberty 20. Lincoln 21. McIntosh 22. Montgomery 23. Morgan 24. Oglethorpe 25. Pulaski 26. Putnam 27. Randolph 28. Richmond 29. Screven 30. Tattnall 31. Telfair 32. Twiggs 33. Warren 34. Washington 35. Wayne 36. Wilkes 37. Wilkinson

GEORGIA COUNTIES 1810

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127
1810
o_ _ _ _ _ _50 miles
8ASE MAP SOURCE: 'Ha,rs Origins' County MiJp of Gsorgia Showing Presant and Origina' Counties and Land Districts, 1895'.
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128
GEORGIA COUNTIES 1820
1. Appling 2. Baldwin 3. Bryan 4. Bulloch 5. Burke 6. Camden 7. Chatham 8. Clarke 9. Columbia 10. Early 11. Effingham 12. Elbert 13. Emanuel 14. Franklin 15. Glynn 16. Greene 17. Gwinnett 18. Habersham 19. Hall 20. Hancock 21. Irwin 22. Jackson 23. Jasper 24. Jefferson 25. Jones 26. Laurens 27. Liberty 28. Lincoln 29. Madison 30. McIntosh 31. Montgomery 32. Morgan 33. Oglethorpe 34. Pulaski 35. Putnam 36. Rabun 37. Richmond 38. Screven 39. Tattnall 40. Telfair 41. Twiggs 42. Walton 43. Warren 44. Washington 45. Wayne 46. Wilkes 47. Wilkinson
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1820

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BASE MAP SOURCE 'HaIrs Original County Map of Georgia Showurg Present elJfl Original Countias and Land Districts, 1895'. Eleazer Early, 'A MliIp of tha State of Georgia, Prepared from Actual Surveys and DociJments, 1818 '.
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130
1. Appling 2. Baker 3. Baldwin 4. Bibb 5. Bryan 6. Bulloch 7. Burke 8. Butts 9. Ca.mden 10. Campbell 11. Carroll 12. Chatham 13. Clarke 14. Columbia 15. Coweta 16. Crawford 17. Decatur 18. DeKalb 19. Dooly 20. Early 21. Effingham 22. Elbert 23. Emanuel 24. Fayette 25. Franklin 26. Glynn 27. Greene 28. Gwinnett 29. Habersham 30. Hall 31. Hancock 32. Harris 33. Henry 34. Houston 35. Irwin 36. Jackson 37. Jasper 38. Jefferson 39. Jones 40. Laurens

GEORGIA COUNTIES, 1830
41. Lee 42. Liberty 43. Lincoln 44. Lowndes 45. Madison 46. McIntosh 47. Marion 48. Meriwether 49. Monroe 50. Montgomery 51. Morgan 52. Muscogee 53. Newton 54. Oglethorpe 55. Pike 56. Pulaski 57. Putnam 58. Rabun 59. Randolph 60. Richmond 61. Screven 62. Talbot 63. Taliaferro 64. Tattnall 65. Telfair 66. Thomas 67. Troup 68. Twiggs 69. Upson 70. Walton 7l. Ware 72. Warren 73. Washington 74. Wayne 75. Wilkes 76. Wilkinson

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1830

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132
1. Appling 2. Baker 3. Baldwin 4. Bibb 5. Bryan 6. Bulloch 7. Burke 8. Butts 9. Camden 10. Campbell 11. Carroll 12. Cass 13. Chatham 14. Chattooga 15. Cherokee 16. Clarke 17. Cobb 18. Columbia 19. Coweta 20. Crawford 21. Dade 22. Decatur 23. DeKalb 24. Dooly 25. Early 26. Effingham 27. Elbert 28. Emanuel 29. Fayette 30. Floyd 31. Forsyth 32. Franklin 33. Gilmer 34. Glynn 35. Greene 36. Gwinnett 37. Habersham 38. Hall 39. Hancock 40. Harris

GEORGIA COUNTIES, 1840
41. Heard 42. Henry 43. Houston 44. Irwin 45. Jackson 46. Jasper 47. Jefferson 48. Jones 49. Laurens 50. Lee 51. Liberty 52. Lincoln 53. Lowndes 54. Lumpkin 55. Macon 56. Madison 57. Marion 58. McIntosh 59. Meriwether 60. Monroe 61. Montgomery 62. Morgan 63. Murray 64. Muscogee 65. Newton 66. Oglethorpe 67. Paulding 68. Pike 69. Pulaski 70. Putnam 71. Rabun 72. Randolph 73. Richmond 74. Screven 75. Stewart 76. Sumter 77. Talbot 78. Taliaferro 79. Tattnal1 80. Telfair

81. Thomas 82. Troup 83. Twiggs 84. Union 85. Upson 86. Walker 87. Walton 88. Ware 89. Warren 90. Washington 91. Wayne 92. Wilkes 93. Wilkinson

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134
1. Appling 2. Baker 3. Baldwin 4. Bibb 5. Bryan 6. Bulloch 7. Burke 8. Butts 9. Camden 10. Campbell 11. Carroll 12. Cass 13. Chatham 14. Chattooga 15. Cherokee 16. Clarke 17. Clinch 18. Cobb 19. Columbia 20. Coweta 21. Crawford 22. Dade 23. Decatur 24. DeKa1b 25. Dooly 26. Early 27. Effingham 28. Elbert 29. Emanuel 30. Fayette 31. Floyd 32. Forsyth 33. Franklin 34. Gilmer 35. Glynn 36. Gordon 37. Greene 38. Gwinnett 39. Habersham 40. Hall

GEORGIA COUNTIES 1850
41. Hancock 42. Harris 43. Heard 44. Henry 45. Houston 46. Irwin 47. Jackson 48. Jasper 49. Jefferson 50. Jones 51. Laurens 52. Lee 53. Liberty 54. Lincoln 55. Lowndes 56. Lumpkin 57. Macon 58. Madison 59. McIntosh 60. Marion 61. Meriwether 62. Monroe 63. Montgomery 64. Morgan 65. Murray 66. Muscogee 67. Newton 68. Oglethorpe 69. Paulding 70. Pike 71. Pulaski 72. Putnam 73. Rabun 74. Randolph 75. Richmond 76. Screven 77. Stewart 78. Sumter 79. Talbot 80. Taliaferro

81. Tattnall 82. Telfair 83. Thomas 84. Troup 85. Twiggs 86. Union 87. Upson 88. Walker 89. Walton 90. Ware 91. Warren 92. Washington 93. Wayne 94. Wilkes 95. Wilkinson

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1850

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136 GEORGIA COUNTIES 1860

l. Appling 2. Baker 3. Baldwin 4. Banks 5. Berrien 6. Bibb 7. Brooks 8. Bryan 9. Bulloch 10. Burke 11. Butts 12. Calhoun 13. Camden 14. Campbell 15. Carroll 16. Cass 17. Catoosa 18. Chattahoochee 19. Charlton 20. Chattooga 21. Chatham 22. Cherokee 23. Clarke 24. Clay 25. Clayton 26. Clinch 27. Cobb 28. Colquitt 29. Columbia 30. Coffee 31. Coweta 32. Crawford 33. Dade 34. Dawson 35. Decatur 36. DeKalb 37. Dooly 38. Dougherty 39. Early 40. Echols 41. Effingham 42. Elbert 43. Emanuel 44. Fannin

45. Fayette 46. Floyd 47. Forsyth 48. Franklin 49. Fulton 50. Gilmer 51. Glascock 52. Glynn 53. Gordon 54. Greene 55. Gwinnett 56. Habersham 57. Hall 58. Hancock 59. Haralson 60. Hart 6l. Harris 62. Heard 63. Henry 64. Houston 65. Irwin 66. Jackson 67. Jasper 68. Jefferson 69. Johnson 70. Jones 71. Laurens 72. Lee 73. Liberty 74. Lincoln 75. Lowndes 76. Lumpkin 77. Macon 78. Madison 79. Marion 80. McIntosh 81. Meriwether 82. Miller 83. Milton 84. Mitchell 85. !-1.onroe 86. Montgomery 87. Morgan 88. Murray

89. 90. 9l. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 12 lL
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130. 131. 132.

Muscogee Newton Oglethorpe Paulding Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Schley Screven Spalding Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Towns Troup Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Warren Ware Washington Wayne Webster White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

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137
1860
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'Msp of the Ststfl of GfIOrgiB, 1859'.
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138
1. Appling 2. Baker 3. Baldwin 4. Banks 5. Bartow 6. Berrien 7. Bibb 8. Brooks 9. Bryan 10. Bulloch 11. Burke 12. Butts 13. Calhoun 14. Camden 15. Campbell 16. Carroll 17. Catoosa 18. Charlton 19. Chatham 20. Chattahoochee 21. Chattooga 22. Cherokee 23. Clarke 24. Clay 25. Clayton 26. Clinch 27. Cobb 28. Coffee 29. Colquitt 30. Columbia 31. Coweta 32. Crawford 33. Dade 34. Dawson 35. Decatur 36. DeKalb 37. Dooly 38. Dougherty 39. Early 40. Echols 41. Effingham 42. Elbert 43. Emanuel 44. Fannin

GEORGIA COUNTIES 1870

45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82.
83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88.

Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jefferson Johnson Jones Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln Lowndes Lumpkin Macon Madison Marion McIntosh Meriwether Miller
Milton Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray

89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. Ill. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126.
127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132.

Muscogee Newton Oglethorpe Paulding Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Schley Screven Spalding Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Towns Troup Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster
White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

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1870

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BASE MAP SOURCE: J. R. Butts. 'Map of the State of Georgia. 1859. Revised by A. G. Butts. 1870'.
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140
I. Appling 2. Baker 3. Baldwin 4. Banks 5. Bartow 6. Berrien 7. Bibb 8. Brooks 9. Bryan 10. Bulloch 11. Burke 12. Butts 13. Calhoun 14. Camden 15. Campbell 16. Carroll 17. Catoosa 18. Charlton 19. Chatham 20. Chattahoochee 2l. Chattooga 22. Cherokee 23. Clarke 24. Clay 25. Clayton 26. Clinch 27. Cobb 28. Coffee 29. Colquitt 30. Columbia 31. Coweta 32. Crawford 33. Dade 34. Dawson 35. Decatur 36. DeKalb 37. Dodge 38. Dooly 39. Dougherty 40. Douglas 4l. Early 42. Echols 43. Effingham 44. Elbert 45. Emanuel 46. Fannin

GEORGIA COUNTIES 1880
47. Fayette 48. Floyd 49. Forsyth 50. Franklin 51. Fulton 52. Gilmer 53. Glascock 54. Glynn 55. Gordon 56. Greene 57. Gwinnett 58. Habersham 59. Hall 60. Hancock 61. Haralson 62. Harris 63. Hart 64. Heard 65. Henry 66. Houston 67. Irwin 68. Jackson 69. Jasper 70. Jefferson 7l. Johnson 72. Jones 73. Laurens 74. Lee 75. Liberty 76. Lincoln 77. Lowndes 78. Lumpkin 79. McDuffie 80. McIntosh 8l. Macon 82. Madison 83. Marion 84. Meriwether 85. Miller 86. Milton 87. Mitchell 88. Monroe 89. Montgomery 90. Morgan 9l. Murray 92. Muscogee

93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. Ill. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 12l. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 13l. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137.

Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Spalding Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Towns Troup Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

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1880

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142

GEORGIA COrrl~IES 1890

I. Appling 2. Baker 3. Baldwin 4. Banks 5. Bartow 6. Berrien 7. Bibb 8. Brooks 9. Bryan 10. Bulloch lI. Burke 12. Butts 13. Calhoun 14. Camden 15. Campbell 16. Carroll 17. Catoosa 18. Charlton 19. Chatham 20. Chattahoochee 21. Chattoga 22. Cherokee 23. Clarke 24. Clay 25. Clayton 26. Clinch 27. Cobb 28. Coffee 29. Colquitt 30. Columbia 3I. Coweta 32. Crawford 33. Dade 34. Dawson 35. Decatur 36. DeKalb 37. Dodge 38. Dooly 39. Dougherty
40. Douglas 41. Early 42. Echols 43. Effingham 44. Elbert 45. Emanuel 46. Fannin

47. Faye::.te 48. Floyd 49. Forsyth 50. Franklin 51. Fulton 52. Gilmer 53. Glascock 54. Glynn 55. Gordon 56. Greene 57. Gwinnett 58. Habersham 59. Hall 60. Hancock 61. Haralson 62. Harris 63. Hart 64. Heard 65. Henry 66. Houston 67. Irwin 68. Jackson 69. Jasper 70. Jefferson 71. Johnson 72. Jones 73. Laurens 74. Lee 75. Liberty 76. Lincoln 77. Lowndes 78. Lumpkin 79. McDuffie 80. McIntosh 81. Macon 82. Madison 83. Marion 84. Meriwether 85. Miller 86. Milton 87. Mitchell 88. Monroe 89. Montgomery 90. Morgan 91. Murray 92. Muscogee

93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131.
132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137.

Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Spalding Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Towns Troup Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

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1890

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144

GEORGIA COUNTIES 1900

1. Appling 2. Baker 3. Baldwin 4. Banks 5. Bartow 6. Berrien 7. Bibb 8. Brooks 9. Bryan 10. Bulloch 11. Burke 12. Butts 13. Calhoun 14. Camden 15. Campbell 16. Carroll 17. Catoosa 18. Charlton 19. Chatham 20. Chattahoochee 21. Chattooga 22. Cherokee 23. Clarke 24. Clay 25. Clayton 26. Clinch 27. Cobb 28. Coffee 29. Colquitt 30. Columbia 31. Coweta 32. Crawford 33. Dade 34. Dawson 35. Decatur 36. DeKalb 37. Dodge 38. Doo1y 39. Dougherty 40. Douglas 41. Early 42. Echols 43. Effingham 44. Elbert 45. Emanuel 46. Fannin

47. Fayette 48. Floyd 49. Forsyth 50. Franklin 51. Fulton 52. Gilmer 53. Glascock 54. Glynn 55. Gordon 56. Greene 57. Gwinnett 58. Habersham 59. Hall 60. Hancock 61. Haralson 62. Harris 63. Hart 64. Heard 65. Henry 66. Houston 67. Irwin 68. Jackson 69. Jasper 70. Jefferson 71. Johnson 72. Jones 73. Laurens 74. Lee 75. Liberty 76. Lincoln 77. Lowndes 78. Lumpkin 79. McDuffie 80. McIntosh 81. Macon 82. Madison 83. Marion 84. Meriwether 85. Miller 86. Milton 87. Mitchell 88. Monroe 89. Montgomery 90. Morgan 91. Murray 92. Muscogee

93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137.

Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Spalding Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattna1l Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Towns Troup Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

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1900
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BASE MAP SOURCE: George F, Cr.m, 'R.ilrOlld .nd County M.p of Georgi., 1889',
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GEORGIA COUNTIES 1910

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49.

Appling Baker Baldwin Banks Bartow Ben Hill Berrien Bibb Brooks Bryan Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden Campbell Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt Columbia Coweta Crawford Crisp Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols Effingham Elbert Emanuel Fannin Fayette

50. Floyd 51. Forsyth 52. Franklin 53. Fulton 54. Gilmer 55. Glascock 56. Glynn 57. Gordon 58. Grady 59. Greene 60. Gwinnett 61. Habersham 62. Hall 63. Hancock 64. Haralson 65. Harris 66. Hart 67. Heard 68. Henry 69. Houston 70. Irwin 71. Jackson 72. Jasper 73. Jeff Davis 74. Jefferson 75. Jenkins 76. Johnson 77. Jones 78. Laurens 79. Lee 80. Liberty 81. Lincoln 82. Lowndes 83. Lumpkin 84. McDuffie 85. McIntosh 86. Macon 87. Madison 88. Marion 89. Meriwether 90. Miller 91. Milton 92. Mitchell 93. Monroe 94. Montgomery 96. Murray 97. Muscogee 98. Newton

99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146.

Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattna11 Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

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1910
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BASE MAP SOURCE: Georg;" Depannr.ntof Agriculture. 'Offic;,,1 Mep of Georgie. 7972'.
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148 GEORGIA COUNTIES 1920

1. Appling 2. Atkinson 3. Bacon 4. Baker 5. Baldwin 6. Banks 7. Barrow 8. Bartow 9. Ben Hill 10. Berrien 11. Bibb 12. Bleckley 13. Brooks 14. Bryan 15. Bulloch 16. Burke 17. Butts 18. Calhoun 19. Camden 20. Campbell 21. Candler 22. Carroll 23. Catoosa 24. Charlton 25. Chatham 26. Chattahoochee 27. Chattooga 28. Cherokee 29. Clarke 30. Clay 3l. Clayton 32. Clinch 33. Cobb 34. Coffee 35. Colquitt 36. Columbia 37. Cook 38. Coweta 39. Crawford

40. Crisp

79. Jasper

41. Dade

80. Jeff Davis

42. Dawson

81. Jefferson

43. Decatur 82. Jenkins

44. DeKalb

83. Johnson

45. Dodge

84. Jones

46. Dooly

85. Laurens

47. Dougherty 86. Lee

48. Douglas 87. Liberty

49. Early

88. Lincoln

50. Echols

89. Lowndes

51. Effingham 90. Lumpkin

52. Elbert

91. McDuffie

53. Emanuel 92. McIntosh

54. Evans

93. Macon

55. Fannin

94. Madison

56. Fayette 95. Marion

57. Floyd

96. Meriwether

58. Forsyth 97. Miller

59. Franklin 98. Milton

60. Fulton

100. Monroe

6l. Gilmer 101. Montgomery

62. Glascock 102. Morgan

63. Glynn

103. Murray

64. Gordon

104. Muscogee

65. Grady

105. Newton

66. Greene

106. Oconee

67. Gwinnett 107. Oglethorpe

68. Habersham 108. Paulding

69. Hall

109. Pickens

70. Hancock 110. Pierce

71. Haralson 111. Pike

72. Harris

112. Polk

73. Hart

113. Pulaski

74. Heard

114. Putnam

75. Henry

115. Quitman

76. Houston 116. Rabun

77. Irwin

117. Randolph

78. Jackson

118. 119. 120. 12l. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154. 155.

Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

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1920

o_ _ _

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BASE MAP SOURCE: Georg. Stllte Highway Oepsrtmflnt, 'Georg. System of State ROIIds, 1921'.
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150

GEORGIA COUNTIES 1930

1. Appling

42. Dade

83. Jenkins

2. Atkinson

43. Dawson

84. Johnson

3. Bacon

44. Decatur

85. Jones

4. Baker

45. DeKalb

86. Lamar

5. Baldwin

46. Dodge

87. Lanier

6. Banks

47. Doo1y

88. Laurens

7. Barrow

48. Dougherty 89. Lee

8. Bartow

49. Douglas

90. Liberty

9. Ben Hill

50. Early

91. Lincoln

10. Berrien

51. Echols

92. Long

11. Bibb

52. Effingham 93. Lowndes

12. B1eck1ey

53. Elbert

94. Lumpkin

13. Brantley

54. Emanuel

95. McDuffie

14. Brooks

55. Evans

96. McIntosh

15. Bryan

56. Fannin

97. Macon

16. Bulloch

57. Fayette

98. Madison

17. Burke

58. Floyd

99. Marion

18. Butts

59. Forsyth 100. Meriwether

19. Calhoun

60. Franklin 101. Miller

20. Camden

61. Fulton

102. Milton

21. Campbell

62. Gilmer

103. Mitchell

22. Candler

63. Glascock 104. Monroe

23. Carroll

64. Glynn

105. Montgomery

24. Catoosa

65. Gordon

106. Morgan

25. Charlton

66. Grady

107. Murray

26. Chatham

67. Greene

108. Muscogee

27. Chattahoochee 68. Gwinnett 109. Newton

28. Chattooga

69. Habersham 110. Oconee

29. Cherokee

70. Hall

Ill. Oglethorpe

30. Clarke

71. Hancock 112. Paulding

31. Clay

72. Haralson 113. Peach

32. Clayton

73. Harris

114. Pickens

33. Clinch

74. Hart

115. Pierce

34. Cobb

75. Heard

116. Pike

35. Coffee

76. Henry

117. Polk

36. Colquitt

77. Houston 118. Pulaski

37. Columbia

78. Irwin

119. Putnam

38. Cook

79. Jackson 120. Quitman

39. Coweta

80. Jasper

121. Rabun

40. Crawford

81. Jeff Davis 122. Randolph

41. Crisp

82. Jefferson 123. Richmond

124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139.
140. 141.
142~
143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159. 160. 161.

Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnal1 Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tify
Toombs Towns Treut1en Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth

N.B. Acts of the General Assembly were proposed to merge Campbell and Milton Counties with Fulton County to take effect on the 1st day of January 1932.

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1930

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BASE MAP SOURCE: Georgill State Highwey Depertment. "Georg;" System of Stete ROIIds. 1929 '.
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152

GEORGIA COUNTIES 1940

1. Appling

41. Dade

81. Jefferson 121. Richmond

2. Atkinson

42. Dawson

82. Jenkins 122. Rockdale

3. Bacon

43. Decatur 83. Johnson 123. Schley

4. Baker

44. DeKalb

84. Jones

JL24. Screven

5. Baldwin

45. Dodge

85. Lamar

125. Seminole

6. Banks

46. Dooly

86. Lanier

126. Spalding

7. Barrow

47. Dougherty 87. Laurens 127. Stephens

8. Bartow

48. Douglas 88. Lee

128. Stewart

9. Ben Hill

49. Early

89. Liberty 129. Sumter

10. Berrien

50. Echols

90. Lincoln 130. Talbot

11. Bibb

51. Effingham 91. Long

131. Taliaferro

12. Bleckley

52. Elbert

92. Lowndes 132. Tattnall

13. Brantley

53. Emanuel 93. Lumpkin 133. Taylor

14. Brooks

54. Evans

94. McDuffie 134. Telfair

15. Bryan

55. Fannin

95. McIntosh 135. Terrell

16. Bulloch

56. Fayette 96. Macon

136. Thomas

17. Burke

57. Floyd

97. Madison 137. Tift

18. Butts

58. Forsyth 98. Marion

138. Toombs

19. Calhoun

59. Franklin 99. Meriwether 139. Towns

20. Camden

60. Fulton 100. Miller

140. Treutlen

21. Candler

61. Gilmer 101. Mitchell 141. Troup

22. Carroll

62. Glascock 102. Monroe

142. Turner

23. Catoosa

63. Glynn

103. Montgomery 143. Twiggs

24. Charlton

64. Gordon 104. Morgan

144. Union

25. Chatham

65. Grady

105. Murray

145. Upson

26. Chattahoochee 66. Greene 106. Muscogee 146. Walker

27. Chattooga

67. Gwinnett 107. Newton

147. Walton

28. Cherokee

68. Habersham 108. Oconee

148. Ware

29. Clarke

69. Hall

109. Oglethorpe 149. Warren

30. Clay

70. Hancock 110. Paulding 150. Washington

31. Clayton

71. Haralson Ill. Peach

151. Wayne

32. Clinch

72. Harris

112. Pickens

152. Webster

33. Cobb

73. Hart

113. Pierce

153. Wheeler

34. Coffee

74. Heard

114. Pike

154. White

35. Colquitt

75. Henry

115. Polk

155. Whitfield

36. Columbia

76. Houston 116. Pulaski 156. Wilcox

37. Cook

77. Irwin

117. Putnam

157. Wilkes

38. Coweta

78. Jackson 118. Quitman 158. Wilkinson

39. Crawford

79. Jasper 119. Rabun

159. Worth

40. Crisp

80. Jeff Davis120. Randolph

Georgia State University Department of Geography, Cartography Laboratory, 1973

153
1940
o_ _ _ _ _ _50 miles
BASE MAP SOURCE: Georgill Stete HighwBy Deptlrtment, 'Georgill System of StBte ROIIds, 1929'.
Georgia State University Department of Geography, Cartography Laboratory, 1973

154 GEORGIA COUNTIES 1950

1. Appling

41. Dade

81. Jefferson 12l. Richmond

2. Atkinson

42. Dawson

82. Jenkins

122. Rockdale

3. Bacon

43. Decatur

83. Johnson

123. Schley

4. Baker

44. DeKalb

84. Jones

124. Screven

5. Baldwin

45. Dodge

85. Lamar

125. Seminole

6. Banks

46. Dooly

86. Lanier

126. Spalding

7. Barrow

47. Dougherty 87. Laurens

127. Stephens

8. Bartow

48. Douglas

88. Lee

128. Stewart

9. Ben Hill

49. Early

89. Liberty

129. Sumter

10. Berrien

50. Echols

90. Lincoln

130. Talbot

11. Bibb

51. Effingham 91. Long

131. Taliaferro

12. Bleckley

52. Elbert

92. Lowndes

132. Tattnall

13. Brantley

53. Emanuel

93. Lumpkin

133. Taylor

14. Brooks

54. Evans

94. McDuffie 134. Telfair

15. Bryan

55. Fannin

95. McIntosh 135. Terrell

16. Bulloch

56. Fayette

96. Macon

136. Thomas

17. Burke

57. Floyd

97. Madison

137. Tift

18. Butts

58. Forsyth

98. Marion

138. Toombs

19. Calhoun

59. Franklin

99. Meriwether 139. Towns

20. Camden

60. Fulton

100. Miller

140. Treutlen

21. Candler

61. Gilmer

101. Mitchell 141. Troup

22. Carroll

62. Glascock 102. Monroe

142. Turner

23. Catoosa

63. Glynn

103. Montgomery 143. Twiggs

24. Charlton

64. Gordon

104. Morgan

144. Union

25. Chatham

65. Grady

105. Murray

145. Upson

26. Chattahoochee 66. Greene

106. Muscogee 146. Walker

27. Chattooga

67. Gwinnett 107. Newton

147. Walton

28. Cherokee

68. Habersham 108. Oconee

148. Ware

29. Clarke

69. Hall

109. Oglethorpe 149. Warren

30. Clay

70. Hancock

110. Paulding 150. Washington

31. Clayton

7l. Haralson Ill. Peach

151. Wayne

32. Clinch

72. Harris

112. Pickens

152. Webster

33. Cobb

73. Hart

113. Pierce

153. Wheeler

34. Coffee

74. Heard

114. Pike

154. White

35. Colquitt

75. Henry

115. Polk

155. Whitfield

36. Columbia

76. Houston

116. Pulaski

156. Wilcox

37. Cook

77. Irwin

117. Putnam

157. Wilkes

38. Coweta

78. Jackson

118. Quitman

158. Wilkinson

39. Crawford

79. Jasper

119. Rabun

159. Worth

40. Crisp

80. Jeff Davis 120. Randolph

Georgia State University Department of Geography, Cartography Laboratory, 1973

155
1950
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BASE MAP SOURCE: Georg;" Stllte HighwllY DePllrtment, 'Georg;" System of Stllte ROIIds, 1929 '.

156 GEORGIA COUNTIES 1960

1. Appling

41. Dade

2. Atkinson

42. Dawson

3. Bacon

43. Decatur

4. Baker

44. DeKalb

5. Baldwin

45. Dodge

6. Banks

46. Doo1y

7. Barrow

47. Dougherty

8. Bartow

48. Douglas

9. Benn Hill

49. Early

10. Berrien

50. Echols

11. Bibb

51. Effingham

12. Bleckley

52. Elbert

13. Brantley

53. Emanuel

14. Brooks

54. Evans

15. Bryan

55. Fannin

16. Bulloch

56. Fayette

17. Burke

57. Floyd

18. Butts

58. Forsyth

19. Calhoun

59. Franklin

20. Camden

60. Fulton

2l. Candler

61. Gilmer

22. Carroll

62. Glascock

23. Catoosa

63. Glynn

24. Charlton

64. Gordon

25. Chatham

65. Grady

26. Chattahoochee 66. Greene

27. Chattoga

67. Gwinnett

28. Cherokee

68. Habersham

29. Clarke

69. Hall

30. Clay

70. Hancock

31. Clayton

71. Haralson

32. Clinch

72. Harris

33. Cobb

73. Hart

34. Coffee

74. Heard

35. Colquitt

75. Henry

36. Columbia

76. Houston

37. Cook

77. Irwin

38. Coweta

78. Jackson

39. Crawford

79. Jasper

40. Crisp

80. Jeff Davis

81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118.
119. 120.

Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln Long Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie McIntosh Macon Madison Marion Meriwether Miller Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman
Rabun Randolph

121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158.
159.

Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Truetlen Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson
Worth

Georgia State University Department of Geography, Cartography Laboratory, 1973

157
1960
o_ _ _ _ _ _50 miIu
BASE MAP SOURCE: Georgie State Highway Depsrtment, 'Georgia System of State ROIIds, 1929".

158 GEORGIA COUNTIES 1970

1. Appling

41. Dade

8l. Jefferson 121. Richmond

2. Atkinson

42. Dawson

82. Jenkins

122. Rockdale

3. Bacon

43. Decatur

83. Johnson

123. Schley

4. Baker

44. DeKa1b

84. Jones

124. Screven

5. Baldwin

45. Dodge

85. Lamar

125. Seminole

6. Banks

46. Doo1y

86. Lanier

126. Spalding

7. Barrow

47. Dougherty 87. Laurens

127. Stephens

8. Bartow

48. Douglas

88. Lee

128. Stewart

9. Ben Hill

49. Early

89. Liberty

129. Sumter

10. Berrien

50. Echols

90. Lincoln

130. Talbot

11. Bibb

51. Effingham 91. Long

131. Taliaferro

12. B1eck1ey

52. Elbert

92. Lowndes

132. Tattna11

13. Brantley

53. Emanuel

93. Lumpkin

133. Taylor

14. Brooks

54. Evans

94. McDuffie 134. Telfair

15. Bryan

55. Fannin

95. McIntosh 135. Terrell

16. Bulloch

56. Fayette

96. Macon

136. Thomas

17. Burke

57. Floyd

97. Madison

137. Tift

18. Butts

58. Forsyth

98. Marion

138. Toombs

19. Calhoun

59. Franklin 99. Meriwether 139. Towns

20. Camden

60. Fulton

100. Miller

140. Treut1en

21. Candler

61. Gilmer

101. Mitchell 141. Troup

22. Carroll

62. Glascock 102. Monroe

142. Turner

23. Catoosa

63. Glynn

103. Montgomery 143. Twiggs

24. Charlton

64. Gordon

104. Morgan

144. Union

25. Chatham

65. Grady

105. Murray

145. Upson

26. Chattahoochee 66. Greene

106. Muscogee 146. Walker

27. Chattooga

67. Gwinnett 107. Newton

147. Walton

28. Cherokee

68. Habersham 108. Oconee

148. Ware

29. Clarke

69. Hall

109. Oglethorpe 149. Warren

30. Clay

70. Hancock 110. Paulding 150. Washington

31. Clayton

71. Haralson 111. Peach

151. Wayne

32. Clinch

72. Harris

112. Pickens

152. Webster

33. Cobb

73. Hart

113. Pierce

153. Wheeler

34. Coffee

74. Heard

114. Pike

154. White

35. Colquitt

75. Henry

115. Polk

155. Whitfield

36. Columbia

76. Houston 116. Pulaski

156. Wilcox

37. Cook

77. Irwin

117. Putnam

157. Wilkes

38. Coweta

78. Jackson 118. Quitman

158. Wilkinson

39. Crawford

79. Jasper

119. Rabun

159. Worth

40. Crisp

80. Jeff Davis 120. Randolph

Georgia State University Department of Geography, Cartography Laboratory

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1970

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o_ _ _

50 miles

BASE MAP SOURCE: Georg", State Highway DefNIrtment, 'Georg", System of State ROIIds, 7929 '.
Georgia State University Department of Geography, Cartography Laboratory

160 A LIST OF GEORGIA COUNTIES
SHOWING WHICH HAVE HEADRIGHT GRANTS, LAND LOTTERY GRANTS OR BOTH

Counties Which Are All Headright

Banks Barrow Bryan Bulloch Burke Camden Candler Chatham Clarke Columbia Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Franklin

1858 1914 1793 1796 1777 1777 1914 1777 1801 1790 1777 1790 1812 1914 1784

Glascock Glynn Greene Hancock Hart Jackson Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Liberty Lincoln Long McDuffie McIntosh Madison

1858 1777 1786 1793 1853 1796 1796 1905 1858 1777 1796 1920 1870 1870 1811

Montgomery Oconee Oglethorpe Richmond Screven Taliaferro Tattna11 Toombs Treut1en Warren Washington Wilkes

1793 1875 1793 1777 1793 1825 1801 1905 1918 1793 1784 1777

Total: 42

Counties Which Are All Land Lots

Appling

1818

Atkinson Bacon

1918 1914

Baker

1825

Bartow

1832

Ben Hill

1906

Berrien

1856

Bibb

1822

B1eck1ey

1912

Brooks

1858

Butts

1825

Calhoun

1854

Carnpbe11*

1828

Carroll

1825

Catoosa

1853

Chattahoochee1854

Chattooga 1838

Chero'kee

1832

Clay

1854

Clayton

1858

Clinch

1850

Cobb

1832

Coffee

1854

Colquitt

1856

Cook

1918

Coweta Crawford Crisp Dade Dawson Decatur DeKa1b Dodge Doo1y Dougherty Douglas Early Echols Fannin Fayette Floyd Forsyth Fulton Gilmer Gordon Grady Haralson Harris Heard Henry

1825 1822 1905 1837 1857 1823 1822 1870 1821 1853 1870 1818 1858 1854 1821 1832 1832 1853 1832 1850 1905 1827 1853 1830 1821

Houston 1821

Irwin

1818

Jasper

1807

Jeff Davis 1905

Jones

1807

Lamar

1920

Lanier

1920

Lee

1827

Lowndes 1825

Lumpkin 1832

Macon

1837

Marion

1827

Meriwether 1827

Miller Mi1ton*

1856 1857

Mitchell 1857

Monroe

1821

Morgan

1807

Murray

1832

Muscogee 1827

Newton

1821

Paulding 1832

Peach

1924

Pickens

1853

Pierce

1857

161 Counties Which Are All Land Lots (continued)

Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Rockdale Schley Seminole Spalding Stewart

1822 1851 1808 1807 1858 1819 1828 1870 1857 1920 1851 1830

Sumter Talbot Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Towns Troup Turner Twiggs Union

1831 1827 1852 1807 1856 1825 1905 1856 1827 1905 1809 1832

Upson Walker Ware Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkinson Worth

1832 1832 1824 1853 1912 1857 1851 1857 1803 1853

Total: 109

*Campbe1l and Milton Counties merged with Fulton in 1932

Counties Which Are Part Headright and Part Land Lot

Baldwin Brantley Charlton

1803 1920 1854

Gwinnett Habersham Hall

1818 1818 1818

Laurens Stephens Walton Wayne

Total: 10

1807 1905 1818 1803

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