United States, Georgia, McIntosh County, 31.48381, -81.37557Sullivan, Buddy2003-12-12Encyclopedia article about McIntosh County, Georgia. McIntosh County, on the Georgia coast, was created from Liberty County by an act of the state legislature in 1793. The county was named for the McIntosh family, who were among the earliest Scottish Highlanders to settle the area three years after the founding of the Georgia colony. The most prominent member of this family was General Lachlan McIntosh, commander of Georgia forces in the Revolutionary War (1775-83) and a primary force in the colony's movement toward independence.text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.McIntosh County (Ga.)Counties--GeorgiaMcIntosh CountyText