- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Johnstonville - 1821 historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Lamar County
Cities and towns--Georgia--Johnstonville - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Lamar County, Johnstonville, 33.08957, -84.07436
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Johnstonville on Johnstonville Rd. N.E. of Barnesville
Text of marker: "JOHNSTONVILLE - 1821. Established in 1821, Johnstonville was the first county seat of Monroe County. It was named for the Johnston family which came here from South Carolina. The old home place of John Johnston, the original settler, is still standing and still in the family. In 1821 Monroe Co. extended from Houston Co. to Fayette Co. and from Ocmulgee to the Flint rivers. Later both Bibb and Pike Cos. were formed largely from it. Pike subsequently being further divided into Spalding, Upson and Butts Counties. 102-2 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_johnstonville-1821
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_johnstonville-1821
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
