Appling County

001

Baxley

1818

Land ceded by theCreek Indiansin theTreaty of Fort Jacksonin 1814 and the Treaty of the Creek Agency in 1818.

ColonelDaniel Appling(1787 – 1818), a hero of theWar of 1812.

36.09

18,368

509sqmi

(1,318km)

Atkinson County

003

Pearson

1917

Clinch and Coffee Counties

William Yates Atkinson(1854 – 99),governor of Georgia(1894 – 98) and speaker of theGeorgia House of Representatives.

24.51

8,284

338sqmi

(875km)

Bacon County

005

Alma

1914

Appling, Pierce and Ware Counties

Augustus Octavius Bacon(1839 – 1914), a U.S. Senator (1895 – 1914) andPresident pro tempore of the United States Senate.

39.29

11,198

285sqmi

(738km)

Baker County

007

Newton

1825

Early County

Colonel John Baker (died 1792), a hero of theAmerican Revolutionary War.

9.81

3,366

343sqmi

(888km)

Baldwin County

009

Milledgeville

1803

Creek cessions of 1802 and 1805.

Abraham Baldwin(1754 – 1807), aFounding Father, a U.S. Senator (1799 – 1807), one of the Georgia delegates who signed theU.S. Constitution.

179.72

46,367

258sqmi

(668km)

Banks County

011

Homer

1858

Franklin and Habersham Counties

Dr.Richard Banks(1784 – 1850), a local physician noted for treating natives with smallpox.

78.27

18,316

234sqmi

(606km)

Barrow County

013

Winder

1914

Gwinnett, Jackson and Walton counties.

"Uncle Dave"David Crenshaw Barrow Jr.(1852 – 1929), thechancellorof theUniversity of Georgia(1906 – 29).

433.14

70,169

162sqmi

(420km)

Bartow County

015

Cartersville

1832

Created from a portion of Cherokee County in 1832 and originally called Cass County after GeneralLewis Cass.

GeneralFrancis S. Bartow(1816 – 61),Confederatepolitical leader, and the first Confederate general killed in theAmerican Civil War.

218.83

100,661

460sqmi

(1,191km)

Ben Hill County

017

Fitzgerald

1906

Irwin and Wilcox counties.

Benjamin Harvey Hill(1823 – 82), a U.S. Senator (1877 – 82).

69.60

17,538

252sqmi

(653km)

Berrien County

019

Nashville

1856

Coffee, Irwin, and Lowndes counties.

John MacPherson Berrien(1781 – 1856), a U.S. Senator and theU.S. Attorney General.

42.13

19,041

452sqmi

(1,171km)

Bibb County

021

Macon

1822

portions of Houston, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties.

Dr.William Wyatt Bibb(1780 – 1820), the firstGovernor of Alabamaand a U.S. Senator.

625.85

156,462

250sqmi

(647km)

Bleckley County

023

Cochran

1912

Pulaski County.

Logan Edwin Bleckley(1827 – 1907),Georgia State Supreme CourtChief Justice.

59.51

12,913

217sqmi

(562km)

Brantley County

025

Nahunta

1920

Charlton, Pierce, and Wayne counties.

William Gordon Brantley(1860 – 1934), U.S. Congressman.

41.86

18,587

444sqmi

(1,150km)

Brooks County

027

Quitman

1858

Lowndes and Thomas counties

CaptainPreston S. Brooks(1819 – 57), a hero of theMexican–American WarandCongressmanfromSouth Carolina.

31.18

15,403

494sqmi

(1,279km)

Bryan County

029

Pembroke

1793

Chatham County

Jonathan Bryan (1708 – 88), a colonial settler and famous state representative.

72.88

32,214

442sqmi

(1,145km)

Bulloch County

031

Statesboro

1796

Bryan and Screven Counties

Archibald Bulloch(1729 – 77),Revolutionary Warsoldier, Speaker of theGeorgia House of Representatives, and actinggovernorof Georgia (1775 – 77).

106.43

72,694

683sqmi

(1,769km)

Burke County

033

Waynesboro

1777

Originally organized as St George Parish.

Edmund Burke(1729 – 97), British political philosopher andMember of Parliamentwho was sympathetic to the cause of US independence.

27.83

23,125

831sqmi

(2,152km)

Butts County

035

Jackson

1825

Henry and Monroe counties.

CaptainSamuel Butts(1777 – 1814), a hero of theCreek War.

125.80

23,524

187sqmi

(484km)

Calhoun County

037

Morgan

1854

Early and Baker counties.

John C. Calhoun(1782 – 1850), a U.S. Congressman, a U.S. Senator, andVice President of the United StatesfromSouth Carolina.

23.23

6,504

280sqmi

(725km)

Camden County

039

Woodbine

1777

St Mary and St Thomas Parishes.

SirCharles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden(1714 – 94),Lord ChancellorofGreat Britainwho was sympathetic to the cause of the Revolution.

81.59

51,402

630sqmi

(1,632km)

Candler County

043

Metter

1914

Bulloch, Emanuel and Tattnall counties.

Allen Daniel Candler(1834 – 1910), state legislator, U.S. Congressman and theGovernorof Georgia (1898 – 1902).

45.01

11,117

247sqmi

(640km)

Carroll County

045

Carrollton

1826

Created by the state legislature from lands ceded by the Creek Indians in 1825 in theTreaty of Indian Springs.

Charles Carroll(1737 – 1832), the last surviving signer of theDeclaration of Independence.

223.61

111,580

499sqmi

(1,292km)

Catoosa County

047

Ringgold

1853

Walker and Whitfield counties.

Chief Catoosa, aCherokeechief.

401.52

65,046

162sqmi

(420km)

Charlton County

049

Folkston

1854

Camden County.

Robert Milledge Charlton(1807 – 54), a jurist, a U.S. Senator (1852 – 54), and the mayor ofSavannah.

17.02

13,295

781sqmi

(2,023km)

Chatham County

051

Savannah

1777

Christ Church and St Philip Parishes.

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham(1708 – 78),British Prime Ministersympathetic to the Revolutionary cause.

628.26

276,434

440sqmi

(1,140km)

Chattahoochee County

053

Cusseta

1854

Muscogee and Marion counties.

Chattahoochee River, which forms the county's (and the state's) western border.

52.36

13,037

249sqmi

(645km)

Chattooga County

055

Summerville

1838

Walker and Floyd counties.

Chattooga River.

81.93

25,725

314sqmi

(813km)

Cherokee County

057

Canton

1831

Cherokee Cession of 1831.

CherokeeNation, which controlled this part of the state autonomously until 1831.

521.97

221,315

424sqmi

(1,098km)

Clarke County

059

Athens

1801

Jackson County.

Elijah Clarke(1733 – 99), a Revolutionary War hero.

993.93

120,266

121sqmi

(313km)

Clay County

061

Fort Gaines

1854

Randolph and Early counties.

Henry Clay(1777 – 1852), theSecretary of State, theSpeaker of the House of Representatives, and a U.S. Senator from Kentucky.

15.98

3,116

195sqmi

(505km)

Clayton County

063

Jonesboro

1858

Fayette and Henry counties.

Augustin Smith Clayton(1783 – 1839), a local jurist and U.S. Congressman.

1,859.36

265,888

143sqmi

(370km)

Clinch County

065

Homerville

1850

Lowndes and Ware counties.

GeneralDuncan Lamont Clinch(1784 – 1849), a hero of theWar of 1812and theSeminole War, and a U.S. Congressman.

8.30

6,718

809sqmi

(2,095km)

Cobb County

067

Marietta

1832

Cherokee County

ColonelThomas Willis Cobb(1784 – 1835), a hero of theWar of 1812and a U.S. Congressman.

2,080.71

707,442

340sqmi

(881km)

Coffee County

069

Douglas

1854

Clinch, Irwin, Telfair and Ware counties.

GeneralJohn E. Coffee(1782 – 1836), a hero of theWar of 1812.

72.07

43,170

599sqmi

(1,551km)

Colquitt County

071

Moultrie

1856

Thomas and Lowndes counties.

Walter Terry Colquitt(1799 – 1855), a Methodist pastor and a U.S. Senator.

83.58

46,137

552sqmi

(1,430km)

Columbia County

073

Appling

1790

Richmond County

Christopher Columbus(1446 – 1506), explorer.

453.89

131,627

290sqmi

(751km)

Cook County

075

Adel

1918

Berrien County.

GeneralPhilip Cook(1817 – 94),Confederategeneral andsecretary of state.

73.90

16,923

229sqmi

(593km)

Coweta County

077

Newnan

1826

Created on Creek lands ceded in 1825 in the treaty of Indian Springs and Creek Cessions of 1826.

Coweta tribe of theCreekNation and their village near Columbus.

295.55

130,929

443sqmi

(1,147km)

Crawford County

079

Knoxville

1822

Houston County.

William Harris Crawford(1772 – 1834), a U.S. Senator, an ambassador to France, and theSecretary of the Treasury.

38.77

12,600

325sqmi

(842km)

Crisp County

081

Cordele

1905

Dooly County.

Charles Frederick Crisp(1845 – 96),Speaker of the House of Representatives.

86.15

23,606

274sqmi

(710km)

Dade County

083

Trenton

1837

Walker County.

MajorFrancis L. Dade(1793 – 1835), a hero of theSeminole War.

94.77

16,490

174sqmi

(451km)

Dawson County

085

Dawsonville

1857

Gilmer and Lumpkin counties.

William Crosby Dawson(1798 – 1857), a U.S. Senator (1849 – 55), and a state legislator.

206.27

22,422

211sqmi

(546km)

Decatur County

087

Bainbridge

1823

Early County.

CommodoreStephen Decatur(1779 – 1820), a naval hero of the actions against theBarbary Piratesin the early 19th century.

46.08

27,509

597sqmi

(1,546km)

DeKalb County

089

Decatur

1822

Henry, Gwinnett, and Fayette counties.

"Baron"Johann DeKalb(1721 – 80) a German who accompanied theMarquis de Lafayetteand was inspector general of the Colonial Army.

2,638.39

707,089

268sqmi

(694km)

Dodge County

091

Eastman

1870

Montgomery, Pulaski and Telfair counties.

William Earle Dodge(1805 – 1883), a temperance leader and businessman from New York, and a cofounder ofPhelps, Dodge, and Company, a mining and metals company.

42.57

21,329

501sqmi

(1,298km)

Dooly County

093

Vienna

1821

Creek Cession of 1821.

ColonelJohn Dooly(1740 – 80), a hero of theAmerican Revolution.

36.43

14,318

393sqmi

(1,018km)

Dougherty County

095

Albany

1853

Baker County.

Charles Dougherty(1801 – 53), a noted judge fromAthens, Georgia.

286.37

94,501

330sqmi

(855km)

Douglas County

097

Douglasville

1870

Campbell and Carroll counties.

Stephen Arnold Douglas(1813 – 61), anIllinoisDemocraticCongressman who ran againstAbraham Lincolnin theUnited States presidential election, 1860and lost.

673.22

133,971

199sqmi

(515km)

Early County

099

Blakely

1818

Creek Cession of 1814.

Peter Early(1773 – 1817), the tenthgovernorof Georgia.

20.73

10,594

511sqmi

(1,323km)

Echols County

101

Statenville

1858

Clinch and Lowndes Counties

General Robert M. Echols(1798 – 1847), a state legislator and a hero of theMexican-American War.

9.87

3,988

404sqmi

(1,046km)

Effingham County

103

Springfield

1777

St Mathew and St Philip Parishes.

Thomas Howard, the ThirdEarl of Effingham(1746–1791), who was sympathetic with the independence movement.

111.03

53,293

480sqmi

(1,243km)

Elbert County

105

Elberton

1790

Wilkes County

Samuel Elbert(1740 – 88) a general in theRevolutionary War, who became thegovernorof Georgia in 1785

53.34

19,684

369sqmi

(956km)

Emanuel County

107

Swainsboro

1812

Bulloch and Montgomery Counties

ColonelDavid Emanuel(1744 – 1808), who became thegovernorof Georgia in 1801.

33.38

22,898

686sqmi

(1,777km)

Evans County

109

Claxton

1914

Bulloch and Tattnall County

GeneralClement Anselm Evans(1832 – 1911), a hero of theWar between the Statesand the commander in chief of theUnited Confederate Veterans.

57.78

10,689

185sqmi

(479km)

Fannin County

111

Blue Ridge

1854

Gilmer and Union Counties

ColonelJames Walker Fannin Jr.(1809 – 36), a hero of theTexas Revolution.

60.86

23,492

386sqmi

(1,000km)

Fayette County

113

Fayetteville

1821

Creek Cession of 1821.

Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette(1757 – 1834), a French hero of theRevolutionary War.

545.81

107,524

197sqmi

(510km)

Floyd County

115

Rome

1832

Cherokee County

GeneralJohn Floyd(1769 – 1839), soldier and a U.S. Congressman.

187.48

96,177

513sqmi

(1,329km)

Forsyth County

117

Cumming

1832

Cherokee County

John Forsyth(1780 – 1841),Secretary of Stateunder PresidentMartin Van Buren.

831.54

187,928

226sqmi

(585km)

Franklin County

119

Carnesville

1784

Cherokee and Creek Cessions of 1783

Benjamin Franklin(1706–1790), writer, inventor, publisher, and aFounding Fatherof the United States.

83.25

21,894

263sqmi

(681km)

Fulton County

121

Atlanta

1853

DeKalb County + the former Campbell and Milton Counties and a portion of Cobb County

Robert Fulton, an engineer and the inventor of thesteamboat.

1,848.34

977,773

529sqmi

(1,370km)

Gilmer County

123

Ellijay

1832

Cherokee County

George Rockingham Gilmer(1780 – 1859), 16thgovernorof Georgia.

66.02

28,190

427sqmi

(1,106km)

Glascock County

125

Gibson

1857

Warren County

GeneralThomas Glascock(1780 – 1841), a hero of theWar of 1812and theSeminole Warof 1817, and a U.S. Congressman.

21.82

3,142

144sqmi

(373km)

Glynn County

127

Brunswick

1777

St David and St Patrick Parishes

John Glynn(1722 – 79), BritishMember of ParliamentandSerjeant-at-law, who was sympathetic with the cause of American independence.

192.00

81,022

422sqmi

(1,093km)

Gordon County

129

Calhoun

1850

Cass (now Bartow) and Floyd Counties

William Washington Gordon(1796–1842), first president of theCentral of Georgia Railroad.

157.09

55,766

355sqmi

(919km)

Grady County

131

Cairo

1905

Decatur and Thomas Counties

Henry Woodfin Grady(1850 – 89), famous orator and managing editor of theAtlanta Constitution.

55.55

25,440

458sqmi

(1,186km)

Greene County

133

Greensboro

1786

Washington County

GeneralNathanael Greene(1742 – 86), a hero of theRevolutionary War.

41.47

16,092

388sqmi

(1,005km)

Gwinnett County

135

Lawrenceville

1818

Cherokee Cession of 1817 and Creek Cession of 1818.

Button Gwinnett(1735–1777), one of Georgia's delegates to theContinental Congresswho signed theDeclaration of Independence.

1,944.68

842,046

433sqmi

(1,121km)

Habersham County

137

Clarkesville

1818

Cherokee Cessions of 1817 and 1819

ColonelJoseph Habersham(1751 – 1815), a hero of theRevolutionary WarandU.S. Postmaster Generalin the Cabinet ofGeorge Washington.

156.55

43,520

278sqmi

(720km)

Hall County

139

Gainesville

1818

Cherokee Cessions of 1817 and 1819

Dr.Lyman Hall(1724 – 90), one of Georgia's delegates to theContinental Congresswho signed theDeclaration of Independence. He became thegovernorof Georgia in 1783.

470.60

185,416

394sqmi

(1,020km)

Hancock County

141

Sparta

1793

Greene and Washington counties

John Hancock(1737 – 93), President of theContinental Congressand the first signer of theDeclaration of Independence.

19.02

8,996

473sqmi

(1,225km)

Haralson County

143

Buchanan

1856

Carroll and Polk Counties

GeneralHugh Anderson Haralson(1805 – 54), U.S. Congressman.

100.71

28,400

282sqmi

(730km)

Harris County

145

Hamilton

1827

Muscogee and Troup counties

Charles Harris (1772 – 1827), a prominent attorney fromSavannah.

70.15

32,550

464sqmi

(1,202km)

Hart County

147

Hartwell

1853

Elbert and Franklin counties

Nancy Morgan Hart(1735 – 1830), a heroine of theRevolutionary War.

110.00

25,518

232sqmi

(601km)

Heard County

149

Franklin

1830

Carroll, Coweta and Troup Counties

Stephen Heard(1740 – 1815), a hero of theRevolutionary War.

39.30

11,633

296sqmi

(767km)

Henry County

151

McDonough

1821

Creek Cession of 1821

Patrick Henry(1736 – 99), prominent lawyer, orator, and aFounding Fatherof the United States.

647.22

209,053

323sqmi

(837km)

Houston County

153

Perry

1821

Creek Cession of 1821

John Houstoun(1744–1796), member of theContinental Congresswho becamegovernorof Georgia in 1778.

387.63

146,136

377sqmi

(976km)

Irwin County

155

Ocilla

1818

Creek Cessions of 1814 and 1818

Jared Irwin(1751 – 1818), thegovernorwho rescinded theYazoo Actin 1796.

26.89

9,600

357sqmi

(925km)

Jackson County

157

Jefferson

1796

Franklin County

GeneralJames Jackson(1757 – 1806), a hero of theRevolutionary War.

177.11

60,571

342sqmi

(886km)

Jasper County

159

Monticello

1807

Baldwin (FKA Randolph County 1807 – 12)

SergeantWilliam Jasper(1750–1779), a hero of theRevolutionary War.

36.84

13,630

370sqmi

(958km)

Jeff Davis County

161

Hazlehurst

1905

Appling and Coffee counties

Jefferson Davis(1808 – 89), the first and onlyPresident of the Confederate States of America.

45.51

15,156

333sqmi

(862km)

Jefferson County

163

Louisville

1796

Burke and Warren Counties

Thomas Jefferson(1743 – 1826), thirdPresident of the United States.

31.12

16,432

528sqmi

(1,368km)

Jenkins County

165

Millen

1905

Bulloch, Burke, Emanuel, and Screven Counties

Charles Jones Jenkins(1805 – 83),governorof Georgia, who was the author of the famousGeorgia Platformof 1850.

26.32

9,213

350sqmi

(906km)

Johnson County

167

Wrightsville

1858

Emanuel, Laurens and Washington counties

Herschel Vespasian Johnson(1812 – 80), a U.S. Senator and theGovernor of Georgia.

32.56

9,897

304sqmi

(787km)

Jones County

169

Gray

1807

Baldwin County

James Jones(1769 – 1801), a U.S. Congressman.

72.53

28,577

394sqmi

(1,020km)

Lamar County

171

Barnesville

1920

Monroe and Pike Counties

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar(1825 – 93), a U.S. Senator and an Associate Justice of theU.S. Supreme Court.

97.61

18,057

185sqmi

(479km)

Lanier County

173

Lakeland

1920

Berrien, Clinch and Lowndes Countries

Sidney Lanier(1842–1881), famous attorney, linguist, mathematician,and musician.

55.61

10,400

187sqmi

(484km)

Laurens County

175

Dublin

1807

Wilkinson County

ColonelJohn Laurens(1754 – 82), an aide toGeorge Washingtonduring theRevolutionary War.

59.09

48,041

813sqmi

(2,106km)

Lee County

177

Leesburg

1826

Creek Cessions of 1826

GeneralRichard Henry Lee(1732–1794), a hero of theRevolutionary War.

80.75

28,746

356sqmi

(922km)

Liberty County

179

Hinesville

1777

St Andrew, St James, and St John Parishes

Named in honor of the noted patriotism of the citizens ofMidwayin their support of the cause of colonial independence.

126.15

65,471

519sqmi

(1,344km)

Lincoln County

181

Lincolnton

1796

Wilkes County

GeneralBenjamin Lincoln(1733 – 1810), a hero of theRevolutionary Warwho was later assigned to the suppression ofShays' Rebellion.

36.67

7,737

211sqmi

(546km)

Long County

183

Ludowici

1920

Liberty County

Dr.Crawford Williamson Long(1815 – 78), in 1842 the first man to usediethyl etheras ananestheticfor dental surgery.

40.02

16,048

401sqmi

(1,039km)

Lowndes County

185

Valdosta

1825

Irwin County

William Jones Lowndes (1782 – 1822), a prominent figure in the affairs ofSouth Carolinathroughout the formative years of the United States.

227.29

114,552

504sqmi

(1,305km)

Lumpkin County

187

Dahlonega

1832

Cherokee, Habersham, and Hall Counties

Wilson Lumpkin(1783 – 1870), theGovernor of Georgiaand a U.S. Senator.

107.79

30,611

284sqmi

(736km)

Macon County

193

Oglethorpe

1837

Houston and Marion Counties

GeneralNathaniel Macon(1758 – 1837), Speaker of the House of Representatives and a U.S. Senator.

35.39

14,263

403sqmi

(1,044km)

Madison County

195

Danielsville

1811

Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Jackson and Oglethorpe Counties

James Madison(1751 – 1836), the fourthPresident of the United Statesand the chief writer of theU.S. Constitution.

98.32

27,922

284sqmi

(736km)

Marion County

197

Buena Vista

1827

Lee and Muscogee Counties

GeneralFrancis Marion(1732 – 95), the "Swamp Fox," a hero of theRevolutionary War.

23.74

8,711

367sqmi

(951km)

McDuffie County

189

Thomson

1870

Columbia and Warren

George McDuffie(1790 – 1851), famous orator andgovernor of South Carolina.

83.32

21,663

260sqmi

(673km)

McIntosh County

191

Darien

1793

Liberty County

GeneralLachlan McIntosh(1727 – 1806), a hero of theRevolutionary War.

31.89

13,839

434sqmi

(1,124km)

Meriwether County

199

Greenville

1827

Formed from Troup County

GeneralDavid Meriwether(1755 – 1822), a hero of theRevolutionary Warand a U.S. Congressman.

42.29

21,273

503sqmi

(1,303km)

Miller County

201

Colquitt

1856

Baker and Early Counties

Andrew Jackson Miller (1806 – 56), president of theMedical College of Georgia.

21.09

5,969

283sqmi

(733km)

Mitchell County

205

Camilla

1857

Baker County

Gen. Henry Mitchell (1760 – 1839), a hero of theRevolutionary War.

45.20

23,144

512sqmi

(1,326km)

Monroe County

207

Forsyth

1821

Creek Cession of 1821

James Monroe(1758 – 1831), the fifthPresident of the United Statesand the creator of theMonroe Doctrineof 1823.

67.27

26,637

396sqmi

(1,026km)

Montgomery County

209

Mount Vernon

1793

Washington County

GeneralRichard Montgomery(1738 – 75), hero of theRevolutionary War.

36.38

8,913

245sqmi

(635km)

Morgan County

211

Madison

1807

Baldwin County

GeneralDaniel Morgan(1736 – 1802), a hero of theRevolutionary Warand U.S. Congressman.

51.09

17,881

350sqmi

(906km)

Murray County

213

Chatsworth

1832

Cherokee County

Thomas W. Murray (1790 – 1832), famousstate legislator.

114.51

39,392

344sqmi

(891km)

Muscogee County

215

Columbus

1826

Creek Cession of 1826

Muskogeeethnic group, to which theCreekandSeminoleNations belong.

918.58

198,413

216sqmi

(559km)

Newton County

217

Covington

1821

Henry, Jasper, and Walton Counties

SergeantJohn Newton(1755 – 80), a hero of theRevolutionary War.

367.77

101,505

276sqmi

(715km)

Oconee County

219

Watkinsville

1875

Clarke County

Oconee River, which forms its eastern boundary.

180.74

33,619

186sqmi

(482km)

Oglethorpe County

221

Lexington

1793

Wilkes County

GeneralJames Edward Oglethorpe(1696 – 1785), the founder of the Colony of Georgia.

33.15

14,618

441sqmi

(1,142km)

Paulding County

223

Dallas

1832

Cherokee County

John Paulding (1759 – 1818), a hero of theRevolutionary War.

461.15

144,800

314sqmi

(813km)

Peach County

225

Fort Valley

1924

Houston and Macon Counties

Its location inCentral Georgiais one of the richest peach-producing regions in the country.

182.93

27,622

151sqmi

(391km)

Pickens County

227

Jasper

1853

Cherokee and Gilmer counties

GeneralAndrew Pickens(1739 – 1817), a hero of theRevolutionary Warand U.S. Congressman.

126.16

29,268

232sqmi

(601km)

Pierce County

229

Blackshear

1857

Appling and Ware Counties

Franklin Pierce(1804–1869), fourteenthPresident of the United States.

54.94

18,844

343sqmi

(888km)

Pike County

231

Zebulon

1822

Monroe County

GeneralZebulon Pike(1779 – 1813), explorer and a hero of theWar of 1812.

81.70

17,810

218sqmi

(565km)

Polk County

233

Cedartown

1851

Floyd and Paulding Counties

James Knox Polk(1795 – 1849), eleventhPresident of the United States.

132.44

41,188

311sqmi

(805km)

Pulaski County

235

Hawkinsville

1808

Laurens County

CountKazimierz Pu?askiofPoland(1748 – 79), a hero of theRevolutionary War.

47.45

11,720

247sqmi

(640km)

Putnam County

237

Eatonton

1807

Baldwin County

GeneralIsrael Putnam(1718 – 90), a hero of theRevolutionary War.

61.62

21,198

344sqmi

(891km)

Quitman County

239

Georgetown

1858

Randolph and Stewart counties

GeneralJohn Anthony Quitman(1799 – 1858), a hero of theMexican-American War.

15.82

2,404

152sqmi

(394km)

Rabun County

241

Clayton

1819

Cherokee Cession of 1819

William Rabun(1771 – 1819),Governor of Georgia(1817 – 19).

43.93

16,297

371sqmi

(961km)

Randolph County

243

Cuthbert

1828

Lee County

John Randolph of Roanoke(1773 – 1833), a U.S. Congressman.

17.08

7,327

429sqmi

(1,111km)

Richmond County

245

Augusta

1777

St Paul Parish

Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond(1735 – 1806), who was sympathetic to the cause of colonial independence.

625.27

202,587

324sqmi

(839km)

Rockdale County

247

Conyers

1870

Henry and Newton counties

Rockdale Church, which was so named for the subterranean bed ofgranitethat underlies this region of the state.

655.11

85,820

131sqmi

(339km)

Schley County

249

Ellaville

1857

Marion and Sumter counties

William Schley(1786 – 1858),governor of Georgia(1835 – 37).

29.70

4,990

168sqmi

(435km)

Screven County

251

Sylvania

1793

Burke and Effingham Counties

General James Screven (1744–1778), a hero of theRevolutionary War.

21.92

14,202

648sqmi

(1,678km)

Seminole County

253

Donalsonville

1920

Decatur and Early Counties

SeminoleNation

37.59

8,947

238sqmi

(616km)

Spalding County

255

Griffin

1851

Fayette, Henry, and Pike County

Thomas Spalding(1774 – 1851), U.S. Congressman, state legislator, and agriculturalist

322.55

63,865

198sqmi

(513km)

Stephens County

257

Toccoa

1905

Franklin and Habersham Counties

Alexander Stephens(1812 – 83), a U.S. Congressman, theGovernor of Georgia, and the first and only Vice President of theConfederate States of America.

144.64

25,891

179sqmi

(464km)

Stewart County

259

Lumpkin

1830

Randolph County

GeneralDaniel Stewart(1759 – 1829), a hero of theRevolutionary Warand theWar of 1812.

13.16

6,042

459sqmi

(1,189km)

Sumter County

261

Americus

1831

Lee County

GeneralThomas Sumter(1734 – 1832), the "Fighting Gamecock," a hero of theRevolutionary War.

65.06

31,554

485sqmi

(1,256km)

Talbot County

263

Talbotton

1827

Muscogee County

Matthew Talbot(1762 – 1827), served in theGeorgia State Senatefor 15 years, including two years as the President of the Senate, and theGovernor of Georgiafor two weeks in 1819.

16.58

6,517

393sqmi

(1,018km)

Taliaferro County

265

Crawfordville

1825

Greene, Hancock, Oglethorpe, Warren, and Wilkes Counties

ColonelBenjamin Taliaferro(1750 – 1821), a U.S. Congressman and a hero of theRevolutionary War.

8.62

1,680

195sqmi

(505km)

Tattnall County

267

Reidsville

1801

Montgomery County

Josiah Tattnall(1764 – 1803), a U.S. Senator and theGovernor of Georgia.

52.45

25,384

484sqmi

(1,254km)

Taylor County

269

Butler

1852

Macon, Marion and Talbot Counties

Zachary Taylor(1784 – 1850), the twelfthPresident of the United States.

22.28

8,420

378sqmi

(979km)

Telfair County

271

McRae

1807

Wilkinson County

Edward Telfair(1735 – 1807), the secondGovernor of Georgiafollowing the establishment of the United States.

37.07

16,349

441sqmi

(1,142km)

Terrell County

273

Dawson

1856

Lee and Randolph Counties

Dr.William Terrell(1778 – 1855), U.S. Congressman.

26.92

9,045

336sqmi

(870km)

Thomas County

275

Thomasville

1825

Decatur and Irwin Counties

GeneralJett Thomas(1776 – 1817), a hero of theWar of 1812.

81.61

44,724

548sqmi

(1,419km)

Tift County

277

Tifton

1905

Berrien, Irwin and Worth Counties

ColonelNelson Tift(1810 – 91), a captain in theConfederate States Navyand U.S. Congressman.

154.96

41,064

265sqmi

(686km)

Toombs County

279

Lyons

1905

Emanuel, Tattnall, and Montgomery Counties

GeneralRobert Toombs(1810 – 85), a U.S. Senator and theConfederate States Secretary of State.

74.43

27,315

367sqmi

(951km)

Towns County

281

Hiawassee

1856

Rabun and Union Counties

George Washington Towns(1801 – 54),governor of Georgiaduring theantebellum period.

63.22

10,495

166sqmi

(430km)

Treutlen County

283

Soperton

1917

Emanuel and Montgomery Counties

John A. Treutlen(1726 – 82), the first electedGovernor of Georgia(1777 – 78).

33.68

6,769

201sqmi

(521km)

Troup County

285

Lagrange

1826

Creek Cession of 1826

George M. Troup(1780 – 1856), theGovernor of Georgia(1823 – 27) and a U.S. Senator.

165.38

68,468

414sqmi

(1,072km)

Turner County

287

Ashburn

1905

Dooly, Irwin, Wilcox and Worth Counties

CaptainHenry Gray Turner(1839 – 1904), a U.S. Congressman and a hero of theWar between the States.

29.41

8,410

286sqmi

(741km)

Twiggs County

289

Jeffersonville

1809

Wilkinson County

GeneralJohn Twiggs(1750 – 1816), a hero of theRevolutionary Warand theGovernor of Georgia.

23.46

8,447

360sqmi

(932km)

Union County

291

Blairsville

1832

Cherokee County

Federalunion of the states.

66.41

21,451

323sqmi

(837km)

Upson County

293

Thomaston

1824

Crawford and Pike Counties

Stephen Upson(1786 – 1824), a notedstate legislator.

81.69

26,630

326sqmi

(844km)

Walker County

295

Lafayette

1833

Murray County

MajorFreeman Walker(1780 – 1827), a U.S. Senator (1819 – 1821).

152.68

68,094

446sqmi

(1,155km)

Walton County

297

Monroe

1818

Creek Cession of 1818

George Walton(1749 – 1804), one of Georgia's delegates to theContinental Congresswho signed theDeclaration of Independence.

257.07

84,575

329sqmi

(852km)

Ware County

299

Waycross

1824

Appling County

Nicholas Ware(1769 – 1824), a U.S. Senator (1821 – 24).

39.67

35,821

903sqmi

(2,339km)

Warren County

301

Warrenton

1793

Columbia, Hancock, Richmond, and Wilkes Counties

GeneralJoseph Warren(1741 – 75), a hero of theRevolutionary War.

19.50

5,578

286sqmi

(741km)

Washington County

303

Sandersville

1784

Creek Cession of 1783

George Washington(1732 – 99), the firstPresident of the United States, although named after him as a general.

30.70

20,879

680sqmi

(1,761km)

Wayne County

305

Jesup

1803

Creek Cession of 1802

GeneralAnthony Wayne(1745 – 96) -- known as "Mad Anthony Wayne". A U.S. Congressman and a hero of theRevolutionary Warand theNorthwest Indian War.

46.98

30,305

645sqmi

(1,671km)

Webster County

307

Preston

1853

Stewart County (Formally Kinchafoonee)

Daniel Webster(1782 – 1852),U.S. Secretary of State, supportedHenry Clay'sCompromise of 1850.

13.30

2,793

210sqmi

(544km)

Wheeler County

309

Alamo

1912

Montgomery County

GeneralJoseph Wheeler(1836 – 1906), a U.S. Congressman and a hero of theWar Between the Statesand theSpanish–American War.

26.47

7,888

298sqmi

(772km)

White County

311

Cleveland

1857

Habersham County

Colonel John White, a hero of theRevolutionary War.

113.87

27,556

242sqmi

(627km)

Whitfield County

313

Dalton

1851

Murray County

George Whitefield(1714 – 70), a noted pastor who established theBethesda OrphanagenearSavannah.

356.41

103,359

290sqmi

(751km)

Wilcox County

315

Abbeville

1857

Dooly, Irwin, and Pulaski counties

General Mark Wilcox (1800 – 50), a noted soldier andstate legislator.

23.86

9,068

380sqmi

(984km)

Wilkes County

317

Washington

1777

Cherokee and Creek Cessions of 1773

John Wilkes(1727 – 97), a BritishMember of Parliamentwho sympathized with the cause of American independence.

21.39

10,076

471sqmi

(1,220km)

Wilkinson County

319

Irwinton

1803

Creek Cessions of 1802 and 1805

GeneralJames Wilkinson(1757 – 1825), a hero of theRevolutionary Warand of theWar of 1812.

21.43

9,577

447sqmi

(1,158km)

Worth County

321

Sylvester

1853

Dooly and Irwin Counties

GeneralWilliam J. Worth(1794 – 1849), a hero of theMexican-American War.

38.14

21,741

570sqmi

(1,476km)