<Ul> <Li> The Foreigner (1983), a play by Larry Shue, takes place in Tilghman County, Georgia . </Li> </Ul> <Li> The Foreigner (1983), a play by Larry Shue, takes place in Tilghman County, Georgia . </Li> <Table> <Tr> <Th> County </Th> <Th> FIPS code </Th> <Th> County seat </Th> <Th> Established </Th> <Th> Origin </Th> <Th> Etymology </Th> <Th> Density </Th> <Th> Population </Th> <Th> Area </Th> <Th> Map </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Appling County </Td> <Td> 001 </Td> <Td> Baxley </Td> <Td> 1818 </Td> <Td> Land ceded by the Creek Indians in the Treaty of Fort Jackson in 1814 and the Treaty of the Creek Agency in 1818 </Td> <Td> Colonel Daniel Appling (1787--1818), a hero of the War of 1812 </Td> <Td> 36.09 </Td> <Td> 7004183680000000000 ♠ 18,368 </Td> <Td> 7002509000000000000 ♠ 509 sq mi (7003131800000000000 ♠ 1,318 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Atkinson County </Td> <Td> 003 </Td> <Td> Pearson </Td> <Td> 1917 </Td> <Td> Clinch and Coffee Counties </Td> <Td> William Yates Atkinson (1854--99), governor of Georgia (1894--98) and speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives </Td> <Td> 24.51 </Td> <Td> 7003828400000000000 ♠ 8,284 </Td> <Td> 7002338000000000000 ♠ 338 sq mi (7002875000000000000 ♠ 875 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bacon County </Td> <Td> 005 </Td> <Td> Alma </Td> <Td> 1914 </Td> <Td> Appling, Pierce and Ware Counties </Td> <Td> Augustus Octavius Bacon (1839--1914), U.S. Senator (1895--1914); President pro tempore of the United States Senate </Td> <Td> 39.29 </Td> <Td> 7004111980000000000 ♠ 11,198 </Td> <Td> 7002285000000000000 ♠ 285 sq mi (7002738000000000000 ♠ 738 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Baker County </Td> <Td> 007 </Td> <Td> Newton </Td> <Td> 1825 </Td> <Td> Early County </Td> <Td> Colonel John Baker (died 1792), a hero of the American Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 9.81 </Td> <Td> 7003336600000000000 ♠ 3,366 </Td> <Td> 7002343000000000000 ♠ 343 sq mi (7002888000000000000 ♠ 888 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Baldwin County </Td> <Td> 009 </Td> <Td> Milledgeville </Td> <Td> 1803 </Td> <Td> Creek cessions of 1802 and 1805 </Td> <Td> Abraham Baldwin (1754--1807), a Founding Father; U.S. Senator (1799--1807); one of the Georgia delegates who signed the U.S. Constitution </Td> <Td> 179.72 </Td> <Td> 7004463670000000000 ♠ 46,367 </Td> <Td> 7002258000000000000 ♠ 258 sq mi (7002668000000000000 ♠ 668 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Banks County </Td> <Td> 011 </Td> <Td> Homer </Td> <Td> 1859 </Td> <Td> Franklin and Habersham Counties </Td> <Td> Dr. Richard Banks (1784--1850), local physician noted for treating natives with smallpox </Td> <Td> 78.27 </Td> <Td> 7004183160000000000 ♠ 18,316 </Td> <Td> 7002234000000000000 ♠ 234 sq mi (7002606000000000000 ♠ 606 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barrow County </Td> <Td> 013 </Td> <Td> Winder </Td> <Td> 1914 </Td> <Td> Gwinnett, Jackson and Walton counties </Td> <Td> "Uncle Dave" David Crenshaw Barrow Jr. (1852--1929), chancellor of the University of Georgia (1906--29) </Td> <Td> 433.14 </Td> <Td> 7004701690000000000 ♠ 70,169 </Td> <Td> 7002162000000000000 ♠ 162 sq mi (7002420000000000000 ♠ 420 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bartow County </Td> <Td> 015 </Td> <Td> Cartersville </Td> <Td> 1832 </Td> <Td> Created from a portion of Cherokee County in 1832 and originally called Cass County after General Lewis Cass </Td> <Td> General Francis S. Bartow (1816--61), Confederate political leader; first Confederate general killed in the American Civil War </Td> <Td> 218.83 </Td> <Td> 7005100661000000000 ♠ 100,661 </Td> <Td> 7002460000000000000 ♠ 460 sq mi (7003119100000000000 ♠ 1,191 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ben Hill County </Td> <Td> 017 </Td> <Td> Fitzgerald </Td> <Td> 1906 </Td> <Td> Irwin and Wilcox counties </Td> <Td> Benjamin Harvey Hill (1823--82), U.S. Senator (1877--82) </Td> <Td> 69.60 </Td> <Td> 7004175380000000000 ♠ 17,538 </Td> <Td> 7002252000000000000 ♠ 252 sq mi (7002653000000000000 ♠ 653 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Berrien County </Td> <Td> 019 </Td> <Td> Nashville </Td> <Td> 1856 </Td> <Td> Coffee, Irwin, and Lowndes counties </Td> <Td> John MacPherson Berrien (1781--1856), U.S. Senator; U.S. Attorney General </Td> <Td> 42.13 </Td> <Td> 7004190410000000000 ♠ 19,041 </Td> <Td> 7002452000000000000 ♠ 452 sq mi (7003117100000000000 ♠ 1,171 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bibb County </Td> <Td> 021 </Td> <Td> Macon </Td> <Td> 1822 </Td> <Td> portions of Houston, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties </Td> <Td> Dr. William Wyatt Bibb (1780--1820), first Governor of Alabama; U.S. Senator </Td> <Td> 625.85 </Td> <Td> 7005156462000000000 ♠ 156,462 </Td> <Td> 7002250000000000000 ♠ 250 sq mi (7002647000000000000 ♠ 647 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bleckley County </Td> <Td> 023 </Td> <Td> Cochran </Td> <Td> 1912 </Td> <Td> Pulaski County </Td> <Td> Logan Edwin Bleckley (1827--1907), Georgia State Supreme Court Chief Justice </Td> <Td> 59.51 </Td> <Td> 7004129130000000000 ♠ 12,913 </Td> <Td> 7002217000000000000 ♠ 217 sq mi (7002562000000000000 ♠ 562 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brantley County </Td> <Td> 025 </Td> <Td> Nahunta </Td> <Td> 1920 </Td> <Td> Charlton, Pierce, and Wayne counties </Td> <Td> William Gordon Brantley (1860--1934), U.S. Congressman </Td> <Td> 41.86 </Td> <Td> 7004185870000000000 ♠ 18,587 </Td> <Td> 7002444000000000000 ♠ 444 sq mi (7003115000000000000 ♠ 1,150 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brooks County </Td> <Td> 027 </Td> <Td> Quitman </Td> <Td> 1858 </Td> <Td> Lowndes and Thomas counties </Td> <Td> Captain Preston S. Brooks (1819--57), a hero of the Mexican--American War; Congressman from South Carolina </Td> <Td> 31.18 </Td> <Td> 7004154030000000000 ♠ 15,403 </Td> <Td> 7002494000000000000 ♠ 494 sq mi (7003127900000000000 ♠ 1,279 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bryan County </Td> <Td> 029 </Td> <Td> Pembroke </Td> <Td> 1793 </Td> <Td> Chatham County </Td> <Td> Jonathan Bryan (1708--88), colonial settler; famous state representative </Td> <Td> 72.88 </Td> <Td> 7004322140000000000 ♠ 32,214 </Td> <Td> 7002442000000000000 ♠ 442 sq mi (7003114500000000000 ♠ 1,145 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulloch County </Td> <Td> 031 </Td> <Td> Statesboro </Td> <Td> 1796 </Td> <Td> Bryan and Screven Counties </Td> <Td> Archibald Bulloch (1729--77), Revolutionary War soldier; Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives; acting governor of Georgia (1775--77) </Td> <Td> 106.43 </Td> <Td> 7004726940000000000 ♠ 72,694 </Td> <Td> 7002683000000000000 ♠ 683 sq mi (7003176900000000000 ♠ 1,769 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burke County </Td> <Td> 033 </Td> <Td> Waynesboro </Td> <Td> 1777 </Td> <Td> Originally organized as St George Parish </Td> <Td> Edmund Burke (1729--97), British political philosopher and Member of Parliament who was sympathetic to the cause of US independence </Td> <Td> 27.83 </Td> <Td> 7004231250000000000 ♠ 23,125 </Td> <Td> 7002831000000000000 ♠ 831 sq mi (7003215200000000000 ♠ 2,152 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Butts County </Td> <Td> 035 </Td> <Td> Jackson </Td> <Td> 1825 </Td> <Td> Henry and Monroe counties </Td> <Td> Captain Samuel Butts (1777--1814), a hero of the Creek War </Td> <Td> 125.80 </Td> <Td> 7004235240000000000 ♠ 23,524 </Td> <Td> 7002187000000000000 ♠ 187 sq mi (7002484000000000000 ♠ 484 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Calhoun County </Td> <Td> 037 </Td> <Td> Morgan </Td> <Td> 1854 </Td> <Td> Early and Baker counties </Td> <Td> John C. Calhoun (1782--1850), U.S. Congressman; U.S. Senator; Vice President of the United States from South Carolina </Td> <Td> 23.23 </Td> <Td> 7003650400000000000 ♠ 6,504 </Td> <Td> 7002280000000000000 ♠ 280 sq mi (7002725000000000000 ♠ 725 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Camden County </Td> <Td> 039 </Td> <Td> Woodbine </Td> <Td> 1777 </Td> <Td> St Mary and St Thomas Parishes </Td> <Td> Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (1714--94), Lord Chancellor of Great Britain who was sympathetic to the cause of the Revolution </Td> <Td> 81.59 </Td> <Td> 7004514020000000000 ♠ 51,402 </Td> <Td> 7002630000000000000 ♠ 630 sq mi (7003163200000000000 ♠ 1,632 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Candler County </Td> <Td> 043 </Td> <Td> Metter </Td> <Td> 1914 </Td> <Td> Bulloch, Emanuel and Tattnall counties </Td> <Td> Allen Daniel Candler (1834--1910), state legislator; U.S. Congressman; Governor of Georgia (1898--1902) </Td> <Td> 45.01 </Td> <Td> 7004111170000000000 ♠ 11,117 </Td> <Td> 7002247000000000000 ♠ 247 sq mi (7002640000000000000 ♠ 640 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carroll County </Td> <Td> 045 </Td> <Td> Carrollton </Td> <Td> 1826 </Td> <Td> Created by the state legislature from lands ceded by the Creek Indians in 1825 in the Treaty of Indian Springs </Td> <Td> Charles Carroll (1737--1832), the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence </Td> <Td> 223.61 </Td> <Td> 7005111580000000000 ♠ 111,580 </Td> <Td> 7002499000000000000 ♠ 499 sq mi (7003129200000000000 ♠ 1,292 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Catoosa County </Td> <Td> 047 </Td> <Td> Ringgold </Td> <Td> 1853 </Td> <Td> Walker and Whitfield counties </Td> <Td> Chief Catoosa, a Cherokee chief </Td> <Td> 401.52 </Td> <Td> 7004650460000000000 ♠ 65,046 </Td> <Td> 7002162000000000000 ♠ 162 sq mi (7002420000000000000 ♠ 420 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Charlton County </Td> <Td> 049 </Td> <Td> Folkston </Td> <Td> 1854 </Td> <Td> Camden County </Td> <Td> Robert Milledge Charlton (1807--54), jurist; U.S. Senator (1852--54); mayor of Savannah </Td> <Td> 17.02 </Td> <Td> 7004132950000000000 ♠ 13,295 </Td> <Td> 7002781000000000000 ♠ 781 sq mi (7003202300000000000 ♠ 2,023 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chatham County </Td> <Td> 051 </Td> <Td> Savannah </Td> <Td> 1777 </Td> <Td> Christ Church and St Philip Parishes </Td> <Td> William Pitt, Earl of Chatham (1708--78), British Prime Minister sympathetic to the Revolutionary cause </Td> <Td> 628.26 </Td> <Td> 7005276434000000000 ♠ 276,434 </Td> <Td> 7002440000000000000 ♠ 440 sq mi (7003114000000000000 ♠ 1,140 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chattahoochee County </Td> <Td> 053 </Td> <Td> Cusseta </Td> <Td> 1854 </Td> <Td> Muscogee and Marion counties </Td> <Td> Chattahoochee River, which forms the county's (and the state's) western border </Td> <Td> 52.36 </Td> <Td> 7004130370000000000 ♠ 13,037 </Td> <Td> 7002249000000000000 ♠ 249 sq mi (7002645000000000000 ♠ 645 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chattooga County </Td> <Td> 055 </Td> <Td> Summerville </Td> <Td> 1838 </Td> <Td> Walker and Floyd counties </Td> <Td> Chattooga River </Td> <Td> 81.93 </Td> <Td> 7004257250000000000 ♠ 25,725 </Td> <Td> 7002314000000000000 ♠ 314 sq mi (7002813000000000000 ♠ 813 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cherokee County </Td> <Td> 057 </Td> <Td> Canton </Td> <Td> 1831 </Td> <Td> Cherokee Cession of 1831 </Td> <Td> Cherokee Nation, which controlled this part of the state autonomously until 1831 </Td> <Td> 521.97 </Td> <Td> 7005221315000000000 ♠ 221,315 </Td> <Td> 7002424000000000000 ♠ 424 sq mi (7003109800000000000 ♠ 1,098 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Clarke County </Td> <Td> 059 </Td> <Td> Athens </Td> <Td> 1801 </Td> <Td> Jackson County </Td> <Td> Elijah Clarke (1733--99), a Revolutionary War hero </Td> <Td> 993.93 </Td> <Td> 7005120266000000000 ♠ 120,266 </Td> <Td> 7002121000000000000 ♠ 121 sq mi (7002313000000000000 ♠ 313 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Clay County </Td> <Td> 061 </Td> <Td> Fort Gaines </Td> <Td> 1854 </Td> <Td> Randolph and Early counties </Td> <Td> Henry Clay (1777--1852), Secretary of State; Speaker of the House of Representatives; U.S. Senator from Kentucky </Td> <Td> 15.98 </Td> <Td> 7003311600000000000 ♠ 3,116 </Td> <Td> 7002195000000000000 ♠ 195 sq mi (7002505000000000000 ♠ 505 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Clayton County </Td> <Td> 063 </Td> <Td> Jonesboro </Td> <Td> 1858 </Td> <Td> Fayette and Henry counties </Td> <Td> Augustin Smith Clayton (1783--1839), a local jurist and U.S. Congressman </Td> <Td> 1,859.36 </Td> <Td> 7005265888000000000 ♠ 265,888 </Td> <Td> 7002143000000000000 ♠ 143 sq mi (7002370000000000000 ♠ 370 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Clinch County </Td> <Td> 065 </Td> <Td> Homerville </Td> <Td> 1850 </Td> <Td> Lowndes and Ware counties </Td> <Td> General Duncan Lamont Clinch (1784--1849), a hero of the War of 1812 and the Seminole War; U.S. Congressman </Td> <Td> 8.30 </Td> <Td> 7003671800000000000 ♠ 6,718 </Td> <Td> 7002809000000000000 ♠ 809 sq mi (7003209500000000000 ♠ 2,095 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cobb County </Td> <Td> 067 </Td> <Td> Marietta </Td> <Td> 1832 </Td> <Td> Cherokee County </Td> <Td> Colonel Thomas Willis Cobb (1784--1835), a hero of the War of 1812; U.S. Congressman </Td> <Td> 2,080.71 </Td> <Td> 7005707442000000000 ♠ 707,442 </Td> <Td> 7002340000000000000 ♠ 340 sq mi (7002881000000000000 ♠ 881 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Coffee County </Td> <Td> 069 </Td> <Td> Douglas </Td> <Td> 1854 </Td> <Td> Clinch, Irwin, Telfair and Ware counties </Td> <Td> General John E. Coffee (1782--1836), a hero of the War of 1812 </Td> <Td> 72.07 </Td> <Td> 7004431700000000000 ♠ 43,170 </Td> <Td> 7002599000000000000 ♠ 599 sq mi (7003155100000000000 ♠ 1,551 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colquitt County </Td> <Td> 071 </Td> <Td> Moultrie </Td> <Td> 1856 </Td> <Td> Thomas and Lowndes counties </Td> <Td> Walter Terry Colquitt (1799--1855), Methodist pastor; U.S. Senator </Td> <Td> 83.58 </Td> <Td> 7004461370000000000 ♠ 46,137 </Td> <Td> 7002552000000000000 ♠ 552 sq mi (7003143000000000000 ♠ 1,430 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Columbia County </Td> <Td> 073 </Td> <Td> Appling (de jure) and Evans (de facto) </Td> <Td> 1790 </Td> <Td> Richmond County </Td> <Td> Christopher Columbus (1446--1506), explorer </Td> <Td> 453.89 </Td> <Td> 7005131627000000000 ♠ 131,627 </Td> <Td> 7002290000000000000 ♠ 290 sq mi (7002751000000000000 ♠ 751 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cook County </Td> <Td> 075 </Td> <Td> Adel </Td> <Td> 1918 </Td> <Td> Berrien County </Td> <Td> General Philip Cook (1817--94), Confederate general; secretary of state </Td> <Td> 73.90 </Td> <Td> 7004169230000000000 ♠ 16,923 </Td> <Td> 7002229000000000000 ♠ 229 sq mi (7002593000000000000 ♠ 593 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Coweta County </Td> <Td> 077 </Td> <Td> Newnan </Td> <Td> 1826 </Td> <Td> Created on Creek lands ceded in 1825 in the treaty of Indian Springs and Creek Cessions of 1826 </Td> <Td> Coweta tribe of the Creek Nation and their village near Columbus </Td> <Td> 295.55 </Td> <Td> 7005130929000000000 ♠ 130,929 </Td> <Td> 7002443000000000000 ♠ 443 sq mi (7003114700000000000 ♠ 1,147 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Crawford County </Td> <Td> 079 </Td> <Td> Knoxville </Td> <Td> 1822 </Td> <Td> Houston County </Td> <Td> William Harris Crawford (1772--1834), U.S. Senator; ambassador to France; Secretary of the Treasury </Td> <Td> 38.77 </Td> <Td> 7004126000000000000 ♠ 12,600 </Td> <Td> 7002325000000000000 ♠ 325 sq mi (7002842000000000000 ♠ 842 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Crisp County </Td> <Td> 081 </Td> <Td> Cordele </Td> <Td> 1905 </Td> <Td> Dooly County </Td> <Td> Charles Frederick Crisp (1845--96), Speaker of the House of Representatives </Td> <Td> 86.15 </Td> <Td> 7004236060000000000 ♠ 23,606 </Td> <Td> 7002274000000000000 ♠ 274 sq mi (7002710000000000000 ♠ 710 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dade County </Td> <Td> 083 </Td> <Td> Trenton </Td> <Td> 1837 </Td> <Td> Walker County </Td> <Td> Major Francis L. Dade (1793--1835), a hero of the Seminole War </Td> <Td> 94.77 </Td> <Td> 7004164900000000000 ♠ 16,490 </Td> <Td> 7002174000000000000 ♠ 174 sq mi (7002451000000000000 ♠ 451 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dawson County </Td> <Td> 085 </Td> <Td> Dawsonville </Td> <Td> 1857 </Td> <Td> Gilmer and Lumpkin counties </Td> <Td> William Crosby Dawson (1798--1857), U.S. Senator (1849--55); state legislator </Td> <Td> 206.27 </Td> <Td> 7004224220000000000 ♠ 22,422 </Td> <Td> 7002211000000000000 ♠ 211 sq mi (7002546000000000000 ♠ 546 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Decatur County </Td> <Td> 087 </Td> <Td> Bainbridge </Td> <Td> 1823 </Td> <Td> Early County </Td> <Td> Commodore Stephen Decatur (1779--1820), a naval hero of the actions against the Barbary Pirates in the early 19th century </Td> <Td> 46.08 </Td> <Td> 7004275090000000000 ♠ 27,509 </Td> <Td> 7002597000000000000 ♠ 597 sq mi (7003154600000000000 ♠ 1,546 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> DeKalb County </Td> <Td> 089 </Td> <Td> Decatur </Td> <Td> 1822 </Td> <Td> Henry, Gwinnett, and Fayette counties </Td> <Td> "Baron" Johann DeKalb (1721--80) a German who accompanied Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, and was inspector general of the Colonial Army </Td> <Td> 2,638.39 </Td> <Td> 7005707089000000000 ♠ 707,089 </Td> <Td> 7002268000000000000 ♠ 268 sq mi (7002694000000000000 ♠ 694 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dodge County </Td> <Td> 091 </Td> <Td> Eastman </Td> <Td> 1870 </Td> <Td> Montgomery, Pulaski and Telfair counties </Td> <Td> William Earle Dodge (1805--1883), temperance leader; businessman from New York; a co-founder of Phelps, Dodge, and Company, a mining and metals company </Td> <Td> 42.57 </Td> <Td> 7004213290000000000 ♠ 21,329 </Td> <Td> 7002501000000000000 ♠ 501 sq mi (7003129800000000000 ♠ 1,298 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dooly County </Td> <Td> 093 </Td> <Td> Vienna </Td> <Td> 1821 </Td> <Td> Creek Cession of 1821 </Td> <Td> Colonel John Dooly (1740--80), a hero of the American Revolution </Td> <Td> 36.43 </Td> <Td> 7004143180000000000 ♠ 14,318 </Td> <Td> 7002393000000000000 ♠ 393 sq mi (7003101800000000000 ♠ 1,018 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dougherty County </Td> <Td> 095 </Td> <Td> Albany </Td> <Td> 1853 </Td> <Td> Baker County </Td> <Td> Charles Dougherty (1801--53), judge from Athens, Georgia </Td> <Td> 286.37 </Td> <Td> 7004945010000000000 ♠ 94,501 </Td> <Td> 7002330000000000000 ♠ 330 sq mi (7002855000000000000 ♠ 855 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Douglas County </Td> <Td> 097 </Td> <Td> Douglasville </Td> <Td> 1870 </Td> <Td> Campbell and Carroll counties </Td> <Td> Stephen Arnold Douglas (1813--61), an Illinois Democratic Congressman who ran against Abraham Lincoln in the United States presidential election, 1860 and lost </Td> <Td> 673.22 </Td> <Td> 7005133971000000000 ♠ 133,971 </Td> <Td> 7002199000000000000 ♠ 199 sq mi (7002515000000000000 ♠ 515 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Early County </Td> <Td> 099 </Td> <Td> Blakely </Td> <Td> 1818 </Td> <Td> Creek Cession of 1814 </Td> <Td> Peter Early (1773--1817), tenth governor of Georgia </Td> <Td> 20.73 </Td> <Td> 7004105940000000000 ♠ 10,594 </Td> <Td> 7002511000000000000 ♠ 511 sq mi (7003132300000000000 ♠ 1,323 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Echols County </Td> <Td> 101 </Td> <Td> Statenville </Td> <Td> 1858 </Td> <Td> Clinch and Lowndes Counties </Td> <Td> General Robert M. Echols (1798--1847), a state legislator and a hero of the Mexican--American War </Td> <Td> 9.87 </Td> <Td> 7003398800000000000 ♠ 3,988 </Td> <Td> 7002404000000000000 ♠ 404 sq mi (7003104600000000000 ♠ 1,046 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Effingham County </Td> <Td> 103 </Td> <Td> Springfield </Td> <Td> 1777 </Td> <Td> St Mathew and St Philip Parishes </Td> <Td> Thomas Howard, Earl of Effingham (1746--1791), who was sympathetic with the independence movement </Td> <Td> 111.03 </Td> <Td> 7004532930000000000 ♠ 53,293 </Td> <Td> 7002480000000000000 ♠ 480 sq mi (7003124300000000000 ♠ 1,243 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Elbert County </Td> <Td> 105 </Td> <Td> Elberton </Td> <Td> 1790 </Td> <Td> Wilkes County </Td> <Td> Samuel Elbert (1740--88), a general in the Revolutionary War; became the governor of Georgia in 1785 </Td> <Td> 53.34 </Td> <Td> 7004196840000000000 ♠ 19,684 </Td> <Td> 7002369000000000000 ♠ 369 sq mi (7002956000000000000 ♠ 956 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Emanuel County </Td> <Td> 107 </Td> <Td> Swainsboro </Td> <Td> 1812 </Td> <Td> Bulloch and Montgomery Counties </Td> <Td> Colonel David Emanuel (1744--1808), became the governor of Georgia in 1801 </Td> <Td> 33.38 </Td> <Td> 7004228980000000000 ♠ 22,898 </Td> <Td> 7002686000000000000 ♠ 686 sq mi (7003177700000000000 ♠ 1,777 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Evans County </Td> <Td> 109 </Td> <Td> Claxton </Td> <Td> 1914 </Td> <Td> Bulloch and Tattnall County </Td> <Td> General Clement Anselm Evans (1832--1911), a hero of the American Civil War; the commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans </Td> <Td> 57.78 </Td> <Td> 7004106890000000000 ♠ 10,689 </Td> <Td> 7002185000000000000 ♠ 185 sq mi (7002479000000000000 ♠ 479 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fannin County </Td> <Td> 111 </Td> <Td> Blue Ridge </Td> <Td> 1854 </Td> <Td> Gilmer and Union Counties </Td> <Td> Colonel James Walker Fannin Jr. (1809--36), a hero of the Texas Revolution </Td> <Td> 60.86 </Td> <Td> 7004234920000000000 ♠ 23,492 </Td> <Td> 7002386000000000000 ♠ 386 sq mi (7003100000000000000 ♠ 1,000 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fayette County </Td> <Td> 113 </Td> <Td> Fayetteville </Td> <Td> 1821 </Td> <Td> Creek Cession of 1821 </Td> <Td> Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette (1757--1834), a French hero of the Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 545.81 </Td> <Td> 7005107524000000000 ♠ 107,524 </Td> <Td> 7002197000000000000 ♠ 197 sq mi (7002510000000000000 ♠ 510 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Floyd County </Td> <Td> 115 </Td> <Td> Rome </Td> <Td> 1832 </Td> <Td> Cherokee County </Td> <Td> General John Floyd (1769--1839), soldier, U.S. Congressman </Td> <Td> 187.48 </Td> <Td> 7004961770000000000 ♠ 96,177 </Td> <Td> 7002513000000000000 ♠ 513 sq mi (7003132900000000000 ♠ 1,329 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Forsyth County </Td> <Td> 117 </Td> <Td> Cumming </Td> <Td> 1832 </Td> <Td> Cherokee County </Td> <Td> John Forsyth (1780--1841), Secretary of State under President Martin Van Buren </Td> <Td> 831.54 </Td> <Td> 7005187928000000000 ♠ 187,928 </Td> <Td> 7002226000000000000 ♠ 226 sq mi (7002585000000000000 ♠ 585 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Franklin County </Td> <Td> 119 </Td> <Td> Carnesville </Td> <Td> 1784 </Td> <Td> Cherokee and Creek Cessions of 1783 </Td> <Td> Benjamin Franklin (1706--1790), writer, inventor, publisher, and a Founding Father of the United States </Td> <Td> 83.25 </Td> <Td> 7004218940000000000 ♠ 21,894 </Td> <Td> 7002263000000000000 ♠ 263 sq mi (7002681000000000000 ♠ 681 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fulton County </Td> <Td> 121 </Td> <Td> Atlanta </Td> <Td> 1853 </Td> <Td> DeKalb County + the former Campbell and Milton Counties and a portion of Cobb County </Td> <Td> Robert Fulton, an engineer and the inventor of the steamboat . </Td> <Td> 1,848.34 </Td> <Td> 7005977773000000000 ♠ 977,773 </Td> <Td> 7002529000000000000 ♠ 529 sq mi (7003137000000000000 ♠ 1,370 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gilmer County </Td> <Td> 123 </Td> <Td> Ellijay </Td> <Td> 1832 </Td> <Td> Cherokee County </Td> <Td> George Rockingham Gilmer (1780--1859), 16th governor of Georgia </Td> <Td> 66.02 </Td> <Td> 7004281900000000000 ♠ 28,190 </Td> <Td> 7002427000000000000 ♠ 427 sq mi (7003110600000000000 ♠ 1,106 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Glascock County </Td> <Td> 125 </Td> <Td> Gibson </Td> <Td> 1857 </Td> <Td> Warren County </Td> <Td> General Thomas Glascock (1780--1841), a hero of the War of 1812 and the Seminole War of 1817; U.S. Congressman </Td> <Td> 21.82 </Td> <Td> 7003314200000000000 ♠ 3,142 </Td> <Td> 7002144000000000000 ♠ 144 sq mi (7002373000000000000 ♠ 373 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Glynn County </Td> <Td> 127 </Td> <Td> Brunswick </Td> <Td> 1777 </Td> <Td> St David and St Patrick Parishes </Td> <Td> John Glynn (1722--79), British Member of Parliament and Serjeant - at - law, who was sympathetic with the cause of American independence </Td> <Td> 192.00 </Td> <Td> 7004810220000000000 ♠ 81,022 </Td> <Td> 7002422000000000000 ♠ 422 sq mi (7003109300000000000 ♠ 1,093 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gordon County </Td> <Td> 129 </Td> <Td> Calhoun </Td> <Td> 1850 </Td> <Td> Cass (now Bartow) and Floyd Counties </Td> <Td> William Washington Gordon (1796--1842), first president of the Central of Georgia Railroad </Td> <Td> 157.09 </Td> <Td> 7004557660000000000 ♠ 55,766 </Td> <Td> 7002355000000000000 ♠ 355 sq mi (7002919000000000000 ♠ 919 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grady County </Td> <Td> 131 </Td> <Td> Cairo </Td> <Td> 1905 </Td> <Td> Decatur and Thomas Counties </Td> <Td> Henry Woodfin Grady (1850--89), orator; managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution </Td> <Td> 55.55 </Td> <Td> 7004254400000000000 ♠ 25,440 </Td> <Td> 7002458000000000000 ♠ 458 sq mi (7003118600000000000 ♠ 1,186 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greene County </Td> <Td> 133 </Td> <Td> Greensboro </Td> <Td> 1786 </Td> <Td> Washington County </Td> <Td> General Nathanael Greene (1742--86), a hero of the Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 41.47 </Td> <Td> 7004160920000000000 ♠ 16,092 </Td> <Td> 7002388000000000000 ♠ 388 sq mi (7003100500000000000 ♠ 1,005 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gwinnett County </Td> <Td> 135 </Td> <Td> Lawrenceville </Td> <Td> 1818 </Td> <Td> Cherokee Cession of 1817 and Creek Cession of 1818 </Td> <Td> Button Gwinnett (1735--1777), one of Georgia's delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence </Td> <Td> 1,944.68 </Td> <Td> 7005842046000000000 ♠ 842,046 </Td> <Td> 7002433000000000000 ♠ 433 sq mi (7003112100000000000 ♠ 1,121 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Habersham County </Td> <Td> 137 </Td> <Td> Clarkesville </Td> <Td> 1818 </Td> <Td> Cherokee Cessions of 1817 and 1819 </Td> <Td> Colonel Joseph Habersham (1751--1815), a hero of the Revolutionary War; U.S. Postmaster General in the Cabinet of George Washington </Td> <Td> 156.55 </Td> <Td> 7004435200000000000 ♠ 43,520 </Td> <Td> 7002278000000000000 ♠ 278 sq mi (7002720000000000000 ♠ 720 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hall County </Td> <Td> 139 </Td> <Td> Gainesville </Td> <Td> 1818 </Td> <Td> Cherokee Cessions of 1817 and 1819 </Td> <Td> Dr. Lyman Hall (1724--90), one of Georgia's delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence; became the governor of Georgia in 1783 </Td> <Td> 470.60 </Td> <Td> 7005185416000000000 ♠ 185,416 </Td> <Td> 7002394000000000000 ♠ 394 sq mi (7003102000000000000 ♠ 1,020 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hancock County </Td> <Td> 141 </Td> <Td> Sparta </Td> <Td> 1793 </Td> <Td> Greene and Washington counties </Td> <Td> John Hancock (1737--93), President of the Continental Congress; first signer of the Declaration of Independence </Td> <Td> 19.02 </Td> <Td> 7003899600000000000 ♠ 8,996 </Td> <Td> 7002473000000000000 ♠ 473 sq mi (7003122500000000000 ♠ 1,225 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Haralson County </Td> <Td> 143 </Td> <Td> Buchanan </Td> <Td> 1856 </Td> <Td> Carroll and Polk Counties </Td> <Td> General Hugh Anderson Haralson (1805--54), U.S. Congressman </Td> <Td> 100.71 </Td> <Td> 7004284000000000000 ♠ 28,400 </Td> <Td> 7002282000000000000 ♠ 282 sq mi (7002730000000000000 ♠ 730 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harris County </Td> <Td> 145 </Td> <Td> Hamilton </Td> <Td> 1827 </Td> <Td> Muscogee and Troup counties </Td> <Td> Charles Harris (1772--1827), prominent attorney from Savannah </Td> <Td> 70.15 </Td> <Td> 7004325500000000000 ♠ 32,550 </Td> <Td> 7002464000000000000 ♠ 464 sq mi (7003120200000000000 ♠ 1,202 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hart County </Td> <Td> 147 </Td> <Td> Hartwell </Td> <Td> 1853 </Td> <Td> Elbert and Franklin counties </Td> <Td> Nancy Morgan Hart (1735--1830), a heroine of the Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 110.00 </Td> <Td> 7004255180000000000 ♠ 25,518 </Td> <Td> 7002232000000000000 ♠ 232 sq mi (7002601000000000000 ♠ 601 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Heard County </Td> <Td> 149 </Td> <Td> Franklin </Td> <Td> 1830 </Td> <Td> Carroll, Coweta and Troup Counties </Td> <Td> Stephen Heard (1740--1815), a hero of the Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 39.30 </Td> <Td> 7004116330000000000 ♠ 11,633 </Td> <Td> 7002296000000000000 ♠ 296 sq mi (7002767000000000000 ♠ 767 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Henry County </Td> <Td> 151 </Td> <Td> McDonough </Td> <Td> 1821 </Td> <Td> Creek Cession of 1821 </Td> <Td> Patrick Henry (1736--99), prominent lawyer, orator, and a Founding Father of the United States </Td> <Td> 647.22 </Td> <Td> 7005209053000000000 ♠ 209,053 </Td> <Td> 7002323000000000000 ♠ 323 sq mi (7002837000000000000 ♠ 837 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Houston County </Td> <Td> 153 </Td> <Td> Perry </Td> <Td> 1821 </Td> <Td> Creek Cession of 1821 </Td> <Td> John Houstoun (1744--1796), member of the Continental Congress; became governor of Georgia in 1778 </Td> <Td> 387.63 </Td> <Td> 7005146136000000000 ♠ 146,136 </Td> <Td> 7002377000000000000 ♠ 377 sq mi (7002976000000000000 ♠ 976 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Irwin County </Td> <Td> 155 </Td> <Td> Ocilla </Td> <Td> 1818 </Td> <Td> Creek Cessions of 1814 and 1818 </Td> <Td> Jared Irwin (1751--1818), the governor who rescinded the Yazoo Act in 1796 </Td> <Td> 26.89 </Td> <Td> 7003960000000000000 ♠ 9,600 </Td> <Td> 7002357000000000000 ♠ 357 sq mi (7002925000000000000 ♠ 925 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jackson County </Td> <Td> 157 </Td> <Td> Jefferson </Td> <Td> 1796 </Td> <Td> Franklin County </Td> <Td> General James Jackson (1757--1806), a hero of the Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 177.11 </Td> <Td> 7004605710000000000 ♠ 60,571 </Td> <Td> 7002342000000000000 ♠ 342 sq mi (7002886000000000000 ♠ 886 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jasper County </Td> <Td> 159 </Td> <Td> Monticello </Td> <Td> 1807 </Td> <Td> Baldwin (FKA Randolph County 1807--12) </Td> <Td> Sergeant William Jasper (1750--1779), a hero of the Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 36.84 </Td> <Td> 7004136300000000000 ♠ 13,630 </Td> <Td> 7002370000000000000 ♠ 370 sq mi (7002958000000000000 ♠ 958 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeff Davis County </Td> <Td> 161 </Td> <Td> Hazlehurst </Td> <Td> 1905 </Td> <Td> Appling and Coffee counties </Td> <Td> Jefferson Davis (1808--89), the first and only President of the Confederate States of America </Td> <Td> 45.51 </Td> <Td> 7004151560000000000 ♠ 15,156 </Td> <Td> 7002333000000000000 ♠ 333 sq mi (7002862000000000000 ♠ 862 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jefferson County </Td> <Td> 163 </Td> <Td> Louisville </Td> <Td> 1796 </Td> <Td> Burke and Warren Counties </Td> <Td> Thomas Jefferson (1743--1826), third President of the United States </Td> <Td> 31.12 </Td> <Td> 7004164320000000000 ♠ 16,432 </Td> <Td> 7002528000000000000 ♠ 528 sq mi (7003136800000000000 ♠ 1,368 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jenkins County </Td> <Td> 165 </Td> <Td> Millen </Td> <Td> 1905 </Td> <Td> Bulloch, Burke, Emanuel, and Screven Counties </Td> <Td> Charles Jones Jenkins (1805--83), governor of Georgia, who was the author of the famous Georgia Platform of 1850 </Td> <Td> 26.32 </Td> <Td> 7003921300000000000 ♠ 9,213 </Td> <Td> 7002350000000000000 ♠ 350 sq mi (7002906000000000000 ♠ 906 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Johnson County </Td> <Td> 167 </Td> <Td> Wrightsville </Td> <Td> 1858 </Td> <Td> Emanuel, Laurens and Washington counties </Td> <Td> Herschel Vespasian Johnson (1812--80), U.S. Senator; Governor of Georgia </Td> <Td> 32.56 </Td> <Td> 7003989700000000000 ♠ 9,897 </Td> <Td> 7002304000000000000 ♠ 304 sq mi (7002787000000000000 ♠ 787 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jones County </Td> <Td> 169 </Td> <Td> Gray </Td> <Td> 1807 </Td> <Td> Baldwin County </Td> <Td> James Jones (1769--1801), U.S. Congressman </Td> <Td> 72.53 </Td> <Td> 7004285770000000000 ♠ 28,577 </Td> <Td> 7002394000000000000 ♠ 394 sq mi (7003102000000000000 ♠ 1,020 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lamar County </Td> <Td> 171 </Td> <Td> Barnesville </Td> <Td> 1920 </Td> <Td> Monroe and Pike Counties </Td> <Td> Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1825--93), U.S. Senator; Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court </Td> <Td> 97.61 </Td> <Td> 7004180570000000000 ♠ 18,057 </Td> <Td> 7002185000000000000 ♠ 185 sq mi (7002479000000000000 ♠ 479 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lanier County </Td> <Td> 173 </Td> <Td> Lakeland </Td> <Td> 1920 </Td> <Td> Berrien, Clinch and Lowndes Countries </Td> <Td> Sidney Lanier (1842--1881), attorney, linguist, mathematician, and musician </Td> <Td> 55.61 </Td> <Td> 7004104000000000000 ♠ 10,400 </Td> <Td> 7002187000000000000 ♠ 187 sq mi (7002484000000000000 ♠ 484 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laurens County </Td> <Td> 175 </Td> <Td> Dublin </Td> <Td> 1807 </Td> <Td> Wilkinson County </Td> <Td> Colonel John Laurens (1754--82), aide to George Washington during the Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 59.09 </Td> <Td> 7004480410000000000 ♠ 48,041 </Td> <Td> 7002813000000000000 ♠ 813 sq mi (7003210600000000000 ♠ 2,106 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lee County </Td> <Td> 177 </Td> <Td> Leesburg </Td> <Td> 1826 </Td> <Td> Creek Cessions of 1826 </Td> <Td> General Richard Henry Lee (1732--1794), a hero of the Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 80.75 </Td> <Td> 7004287460000000000 ♠ 28,746 </Td> <Td> 7002356000000000000 ♠ 356 sq mi (7002922000000000000 ♠ 922 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liberty County </Td> <Td> 179 </Td> <Td> Hinesville </Td> <Td> 1777 </Td> <Td> St Andrew, St James, and St John Parishes </Td> <Td> Named in honor of the noted patriotism of the citizens of Midway in their support of the cause of colonial independence </Td> <Td> 126.15 </Td> <Td> 7004654710000000000 ♠ 65,471 </Td> <Td> 7002519000000000000 ♠ 519 sq mi (7003134400000000000 ♠ 1,344 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lincoln County </Td> <Td> 181 </Td> <Td> Lincolnton </Td> <Td> 1796 </Td> <Td> Wilkes County </Td> <Td> General Benjamin Lincoln (1733--1810), a hero of the Revolutionary War; was later assigned to the suppression of Shays' Rebellion </Td> <Td> 36.67 </Td> <Td> 7003773700000000000 ♠ 7,737 </Td> <Td> 7002211000000000000 ♠ 211 sq mi (7002546000000000000 ♠ 546 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Long County </Td> <Td> 183 </Td> <Td> Ludowici </Td> <Td> 1920 </Td> <Td> Liberty County </Td> <Td> Dr. Crawford Williamson Long (1815--78), in 1842 the first man to use diethyl ether as an anesthetic for dental surgery </Td> <Td> 40.02 </Td> <Td> 7004160480000000000 ♠ 16,048 </Td> <Td> 7002401000000000000 ♠ 401 sq mi (7003103900000000000 ♠ 1,039 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lowndes County </Td> <Td> 185 </Td> <Td> Valdosta </Td> <Td> 1825 </Td> <Td> Irwin County </Td> <Td> William Jones Lowndes (1782--1822), prominent figure in the affairs of South Carolina throughout the formative years of the United States </Td> <Td> 227.29 </Td> <Td> 7005114552000000000 ♠ 114,552 </Td> <Td> 7002504000000000000 ♠ 504 sq mi (7003130500000000000 ♠ 1,305 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lumpkin County </Td> <Td> 187 </Td> <Td> Dahlonega </Td> <Td> 1832 </Td> <Td> Cherokee, Habersham, and Hall Counties </Td> <Td> Wilson Lumpkin (1783--1870), Governor of Georgia; U.S. Senator </Td> <Td> 107.79 </Td> <Td> 7004306110000000000 ♠ 30,611 </Td> <Td> 7002284000000000000 ♠ 284 sq mi (7002736000000000000 ♠ 736 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Macon County </Td> <Td> 193 </Td> <Td> Oglethorpe </Td> <Td> 1837 </Td> <Td> Houston and Marion Counties </Td> <Td> General Nathaniel Macon (1758--1837), Speaker of the House of Representatives; U.S. Senator </Td> <Td> 35.39 </Td> <Td> 7004142630000000000 ♠ 14,263 </Td> <Td> 7002403000000000000 ♠ 403 sq mi (7003104400000000000 ♠ 1,044 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madison County </Td> <Td> 195 </Td> <Td> Danielsville </Td> <Td> 1811 </Td> <Td> Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Jackson and Oglethorpe Counties </Td> <Td> James Madison (1751--1836), fourth President of the United States; chief writer of the U.S. Constitution </Td> <Td> 98.32 </Td> <Td> 7004279220000000000 ♠ 27,922 </Td> <Td> 7002284000000000000 ♠ 284 sq mi (7002736000000000000 ♠ 736 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marion County </Td> <Td> 197 </Td> <Td> Buena Vista </Td> <Td> 1827 </Td> <Td> Lee and Muscogee Counties </Td> <Td> General Francis Marion (1732--95), the "Swamp Fox"; a hero of the Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 23.74 </Td> <Td> 7003871100000000000 ♠ 8,711 </Td> <Td> 7002367000000000000 ♠ 367 sq mi (7002951000000000000 ♠ 951 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> McDuffie County </Td> <Td> 189 </Td> <Td> Thomson </Td> <Td> 1870 </Td> <Td> Columbia and Warren </Td> <Td> George McDuffie (1790--1851), orator and governor of South Carolina </Td> <Td> 83.32 </Td> <Td> 7004216630000000000 ♠ 21,663 </Td> <Td> 7002260000000000000 ♠ 260 sq mi (7002673000000000000 ♠ 673 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> McIntosh County </Td> <Td> 191 </Td> <Td> Darien </Td> <Td> 1793 </Td> <Td> Liberty County </Td> <Td> General Lachlan McIntosh (1727--1806), a hero of the Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 31.89 </Td> <Td> 7004138390000000000 ♠ 13,839 </Td> <Td> 7002434000000000000 ♠ 434 sq mi (7003112400000000000 ♠ 1,124 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Meriwether County </Td> <Td> 199 </Td> <Td> Greenville </Td> <Td> 1827 </Td> <Td> Formed from Troup County </Td> <Td> General David Meriwether (1755--1822), a hero of the Revolutionary War; U.S. Congressman </Td> <Td> 42.29 </Td> <Td> 7004212730000000000 ♠ 21,273 </Td> <Td> 7002503000000000000 ♠ 503 sq mi (7003130300000000000 ♠ 1,303 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Miller County </Td> <Td> 201 </Td> <Td> Colquitt </Td> <Td> 1856 </Td> <Td> Baker and Early Counties </Td> <Td> Andrew Jackson Miller (1806--56), president of the Medical College of Georgia </Td> <Td> 21.09 </Td> <Td> 7003596900000000000 ♠ 5,969 </Td> <Td> 7002283000000000000 ♠ 283 sq mi (7002733000000000000 ♠ 733 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mitchell County </Td> <Td> 205 </Td> <Td> Camilla </Td> <Td> 1857 </Td> <Td> Baker County </Td> <Td> Gen. Henry Mitchell (1760--1839), a hero of the Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 45.20 </Td> <Td> 7004231440000000000 ♠ 23,144 </Td> <Td> 7002512000000000000 ♠ 512 sq mi (7003132600000000000 ♠ 1,326 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Monroe County </Td> <Td> 207 </Td> <Td> Forsyth </Td> <Td> 1821 </Td> <Td> Creek Cession of 1821 </Td> <Td> James Monroe (1758--1831), the fifth President of the United States and the creator of the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 </Td> <Td> 67.27 </Td> <Td> 7004266370000000000 ♠ 26,637 </Td> <Td> 7002396000000000000 ♠ 396 sq mi (7003102600000000000 ♠ 1,026 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Montgomery County </Td> <Td> 209 </Td> <Td> Mount Vernon </Td> <Td> 1793 </Td> <Td> Washington County </Td> <Td> General Richard Montgomery (1738--75), hero of the Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 36.38 </Td> <Td> 7003891300000000000 ♠ 8,913 </Td> <Td> 7002245000000000000 ♠ 245 sq mi (7002635000000000000 ♠ 635 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Morgan County </Td> <Td> 211 </Td> <Td> Madison </Td> <Td> 1807 </Td> <Td> Baldwin County </Td> <Td> General Daniel Morgan (1736--1802), a hero of the Revolutionary War; U.S. Congressman </Td> <Td> 51.09 </Td> <Td> 7004178810000000000 ♠ 17,881 </Td> <Td> 7002350000000000000 ♠ 350 sq mi (7002906000000000000 ♠ 906 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Murray County </Td> <Td> 213 </Td> <Td> Chatsworth </Td> <Td> 1832 </Td> <Td> Cherokee County </Td> <Td> Thomas W. Murray (1790--1832), famous state legislator </Td> <Td> 114.51 </Td> <Td> 7004393920000000000 ♠ 39,392 </Td> <Td> 7002344000000000000 ♠ 344 sq mi (7002891000000000000 ♠ 891 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Muscogee County </Td> <Td> 215 </Td> <Td> Columbus </Td> <Td> 1826 </Td> <Td> Creek Cession of 1826 </Td> <Td> Muskogee ethnic group, to which the Creek and Seminole Nations belong </Td> <Td> 918.58 </Td> <Td> 7005198413000000000 ♠ 198,413 </Td> <Td> 7002216000000000000 ♠ 216 sq mi (7002559000000000000 ♠ 559 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Newton County </Td> <Td> 217 </Td> <Td> Covington </Td> <Td> 1821 </Td> <Td> Henry, Jasper, and Walton Counties </Td> <Td> Sergeant John Newton (1755--80), a hero of the Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 367.77 </Td> <Td> 7005101505000000000 ♠ 101,505 </Td> <Td> 7002276000000000000 ♠ 276 sq mi (7002715000000000000 ♠ 715 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oconee County </Td> <Td> 219 </Td> <Td> Watkinsville </Td> <Td> 1875 </Td> <Td> Clarke County </Td> <Td> Oconee River, which forms its eastern boundary </Td> <Td> 180.74 </Td> <Td> 7004336190000000000 ♠ 33,619 </Td> <Td> 7002186000000000000 ♠ 186 sq mi (7002482000000000000 ♠ 482 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oglethorpe County </Td> <Td> 221 </Td> <Td> Lexington </Td> <Td> 1793 </Td> <Td> Wilkes County </Td> <Td> General James Edward Oglethorpe (1696--1785), the founder of the Colony of Georgia </Td> <Td> 33.15 </Td> <Td> 7004146180000000000 ♠ 14,618 </Td> <Td> 7002441000000000000 ♠ 441 sq mi (7003114200000000000 ♠ 1,142 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paulding County </Td> <Td> 223 </Td> <Td> Dallas </Td> <Td> 1832 </Td> <Td> Cherokee County </Td> <Td> John Paulding (1759--1818), a hero of the Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 461.15 </Td> <Td> 7005144800000000000 ♠ 144,800 </Td> <Td> 7002314000000000000 ♠ 314 sq mi (7002813000000000000 ♠ 813 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peach County </Td> <Td> 225 </Td> <Td> Fort Valley </Td> <Td> 1924 </Td> <Td> Houston and Macon Counties </Td> <Td> Its location in Central Georgia is one of the richest peach - producing regions in the country . </Td> <Td> 182.93 </Td> <Td> 7004276220000000000 ♠ 27,622 </Td> <Td> 7002151000000000000 ♠ 151 sq mi (7002391000000000000 ♠ 391 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pickens County </Td> <Td> 227 </Td> <Td> Jasper </Td> <Td> 1853 </Td> <Td> Cherokee and Gilmer counties </Td> <Td> General Andrew Pickens (1739--1817), a hero of the Revolutionary War; U.S. Congressman </Td> <Td> 126.16 </Td> <Td> 7004292680000000000 ♠ 29,268 </Td> <Td> 7002232000000000000 ♠ 232 sq mi (7002601000000000000 ♠ 601 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pierce County </Td> <Td> 229 </Td> <Td> Blackshear </Td> <Td> 1857 </Td> <Td> Appling and Ware Counties </Td> <Td> Franklin Pierce (1804--1869), fourteenth President of the United States </Td> <Td> 54.94 </Td> <Td> 7004188440000000000 ♠ 18,844 </Td> <Td> 7002343000000000000 ♠ 343 sq mi (7002888000000000000 ♠ 888 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pike County </Td> <Td> 231 </Td> <Td> Zebulon </Td> <Td> 1822 </Td> <Td> Monroe County </Td> <Td> General Zebulon Pike (1779--1813), explorer and a hero of the War of 1812 </Td> <Td> 81.70 </Td> <Td> 7004178100000000000 ♠ 17,810 </Td> <Td> 7002218000000000000 ♠ 218 sq mi (7002565000000000000 ♠ 565 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Polk County </Td> <Td> 233 </Td> <Td> Cedartown </Td> <Td> 1851 </Td> <Td> Floyd and Paulding Counties </Td> <Td> James Knox Polk (1795--1849), eleventh President of the United States </Td> <Td> 132.44 </Td> <Td> 7004411880000000000 ♠ 41,188 </Td> <Td> 7002311000000000000 ♠ 311 sq mi (7002805000000000000 ♠ 805 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pulaski County </Td> <Td> 235 </Td> <Td> Hawkinsville </Td> <Td> 1808 </Td> <Td> Laurens County </Td> <Td> Count Kazimierz Pułaski of Poland (1748--79), a hero of the Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 47.45 </Td> <Td> 7004117200000000000 ♠ 11,720 </Td> <Td> 7002247000000000000 ♠ 247 sq mi (7002640000000000000 ♠ 640 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Putnam County </Td> <Td> 237 </Td> <Td> Eatonton </Td> <Td> 1807 </Td> <Td> Baldwin County </Td> <Td> General Israel Putnam (1718--90), a hero of the Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 61.62 </Td> <Td> 7004211980000000000 ♠ 21,198 </Td> <Td> 7002344000000000000 ♠ 344 sq mi (7002891000000000000 ♠ 891 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Quitman County </Td> <Td> 239 </Td> <Td> Georgetown </Td> <Td> 1858 </Td> <Td> Randolph and Stewart counties </Td> <Td> General John Anthony Quitman (1799--1858), a hero of the Mexican - American War </Td> <Td> 15.82 </Td> <Td> 7003240400000000000 ♠ 2,404 </Td> <Td> 7002152000000000000 ♠ 152 sq mi (7002394000000000000 ♠ 394 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rabun County </Td> <Td> 241 </Td> <Td> Clayton </Td> <Td> 1819 </Td> <Td> Cherokee Cession of 1819 </Td> <Td> William Rabun (1771--1819), Governor of Georgia (1817--19) </Td> <Td> 43.93 </Td> <Td> 7004162970000000000 ♠ 16,297 </Td> <Td> 7002371000000000000 ♠ 371 sq mi (7002961000000000000 ♠ 961 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Randolph County </Td> <Td> 243 </Td> <Td> Cuthbert </Td> <Td> 1828 </Td> <Td> Lee County </Td> <Td> John Randolph of Roanoke (1773--1833), U.S. Congressman </Td> <Td> 17.08 </Td> <Td> 7003732700000000000 ♠ 7,327 </Td> <Td> 7002429000000000000 ♠ 429 sq mi (7003111100000000000 ♠ 1,111 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Richmond County </Td> <Td> 245 </Td> <Td> Augusta </Td> <Td> 1777 </Td> <Td> St Paul Parish </Td> <Td> Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond (1735--1806), who was sympathetic to the cause of colonial independence </Td> <Td> 625.27 </Td> <Td> 7005202587000000000 ♠ 202,587 </Td> <Td> 7002324000000000000 ♠ 324 sq mi (7002839000000000000 ♠ 839 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rockdale County </Td> <Td> 247 </Td> <Td> Conyers </Td> <Td> 1870 </Td> <Td> Henry and Newton counties </Td> <Td> Rockdale Church, which was so named for the subterranean bed of granite that underlies this region of the state </Td> <Td> 655.11 </Td> <Td> 7004858200000000000 ♠ 85,820 </Td> <Td> 7002131000000000000 ♠ 131 sq mi (7002339000000000000 ♠ 339 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Schley County </Td> <Td> 249 </Td> <Td> Ellaville </Td> <Td> 1857 </Td> <Td> Marion and Sumter counties </Td> <Td> William Schley (1786--1858), governor of Georgia (1835--37) </Td> <Td> 29.70 </Td> <Td> 7003499000000000000 ♠ 4,990 </Td> <Td> 7002168000000000000 ♠ 168 sq mi (7002435000000000000 ♠ 435 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Screven County </Td> <Td> 251 </Td> <Td> Sylvania </Td> <Td> 1793 </Td> <Td> Burke and Effingham Counties </Td> <Td> General James Screven (1744--1778), a hero of the Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 21.92 </Td> <Td> 7004142020000000000 ♠ 14,202 </Td> <Td> 7002648000000000000 ♠ 648 sq mi (7003167800000000000 ♠ 1,678 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Seminole County </Td> <Td> 253 </Td> <Td> Donalsonville </Td> <Td> 1920 </Td> <Td> Decatur and Early Counties </Td> <Td> Seminole Nation </Td> <Td> 37.59 </Td> <Td> 7003894700000000000 ♠ 8,947 </Td> <Td> 7002238000000000000 ♠ 238 sq mi (7002616000000000000 ♠ 616 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spalding County </Td> <Td> 255 </Td> <Td> Griffin </Td> <Td> 1851 </Td> <Td> Fayette, Henry, and Pike County </Td> <Td> Thomas Spalding (1774--1851), U.S. Congressman, state legislator, and agriculturalist </Td> <Td> 322.55 </Td> <Td> 7004638650000000000 ♠ 63,865 </Td> <Td> 7002198000000000000 ♠ 198 sq mi (7002513000000000000 ♠ 513 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stephens County </Td> <Td> 257 </Td> <Td> Toccoa </Td> <Td> 1905 </Td> <Td> Franklin and Habersham Counties </Td> <Td> Alexander Stephens (1812--83), U.S. Congressman; Governor of Georgia; first and only Vice President of the Confederate States of America </Td> <Td> 144.64 </Td> <Td> 7004258910000000000 ♠ 25,891 </Td> <Td> 7002179000000000000 ♠ 179 sq mi (7002464000000000000 ♠ 464 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stewart County </Td> <Td> 259 </Td> <Td> Lumpkin </Td> <Td> 1830 </Td> <Td> Randolph County </Td> <Td> General Daniel Stewart (1759--1829), a hero of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 </Td> <Td> 13.16 </Td> <Td> 7003604200000000000 ♠ 6,042 </Td> <Td> 7002459000000000000 ♠ 459 sq mi (7003118900000000000 ♠ 1,189 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sumter County </Td> <Td> 261 </Td> <Td> Americus </Td> <Td> 1831 </Td> <Td> Lee County </Td> <Td> General Thomas Sumter (1734--1832), the "Fighting Gamecock," a hero of the Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 65.06 </Td> <Td> 7004315540000000000 ♠ 31,554 </Td> <Td> 7002485000000000000 ♠ 485 sq mi (7003125600000000000 ♠ 1,256 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Talbot County </Td> <Td> 263 </Td> <Td> Talbotton </Td> <Td> 1827 </Td> <Td> Muscogee County </Td> <Td> Matthew Talbot (1762--1827), served in the Georgia State Senate for 15 years, including two years as the President of the Senate, and Governor of Georgia for two weeks in 1819 </Td> <Td> 16.58 </Td> <Td> 7003651700000000000 ♠ 6,517 </Td> <Td> 7002393000000000000 ♠ 393 sq mi (7003101800000000000 ♠ 1,018 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taliaferro County </Td> <Td> 265 </Td> <Td> Crawfordville </Td> <Td> 1825 </Td> <Td> Greene, Hancock, Oglethorpe, Warren, and Wilkes Counties </Td> <Td> Colonel Benjamin Taliaferro (1750--1821), U.S. Congressman; a hero of the Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 8.62 </Td> <Td> 7003168000000000000 ♠ 1,680 </Td> <Td> 7002195000000000000 ♠ 195 sq mi (7002505000000000000 ♠ 505 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tattnall County </Td> <Td> 267 </Td> <Td> Reidsville </Td> <Td> 1801 </Td> <Td> Montgomery County </Td> <Td> Josiah Tattnall (1764--1803), U.S. Senator; Governor of Georgia </Td> <Td> 52.45 </Td> <Td> 7004253840000000000 ♠ 25,384 </Td> <Td> 7002484000000000000 ♠ 484 sq mi (7003125400000000000 ♠ 1,254 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taylor County </Td> <Td> 269 </Td> <Td> Butler </Td> <Td> 1852 </Td> <Td> Macon, Marion and Talbot Counties </Td> <Td> Zachary Taylor (1784--1850), the twelfth President of the United States </Td> <Td> 22.28 </Td> <Td> 7003842000000000000 ♠ 8,420 </Td> <Td> 7002378000000000000 ♠ 378 sq mi (7002979000000000000 ♠ 979 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Telfair County </Td> <Td> 271 </Td> <Td> McRae </Td> <Td> 1807 </Td> <Td> Wilkinson County </Td> <Td> Edward Telfair (1735--1807), the second Governor of Georgia following the establishment of the United States </Td> <Td> 37.07 </Td> <Td> 7004163490000000000 ♠ 16,349 </Td> <Td> 7002441000000000000 ♠ 441 sq mi (7003114200000000000 ♠ 1,142 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Terrell County </Td> <Td> 273 </Td> <Td> Dawson </Td> <Td> 1856 </Td> <Td> Lee and Randolph Counties </Td> <Td> Dr. William Terrell (1778--1855), U.S. Congressman </Td> <Td> 26.92 </Td> <Td> 7003904500000000000 ♠ 9,045 </Td> <Td> 7002336000000000000 ♠ 336 sq mi (7002870000000000000 ♠ 870 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thomas County </Td> <Td> 275 </Td> <Td> Thomasville </Td> <Td> 1825 </Td> <Td> Decatur and Irwin Counties </Td> <Td> General Jett Thomas (1776--1817), a hero of the War of 1812 </Td> <Td> 81.61 </Td> <Td> 7004447240000000000 ♠ 44,724 </Td> <Td> 7002548000000000000 ♠ 548 sq mi (7003141900000000000 ♠ 1,419 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tift County </Td> <Td> 277 </Td> <Td> Tifton </Td> <Td> 1905 </Td> <Td> Berrien, Irwin and Worth Counties </Td> <Td> Colonel Nelson Tift (1810--91), a captain in the Confederate States Navy; U.S. Congressman </Td> <Td> 154.96 </Td> <Td> 7004410640000000000 ♠ 41,064 </Td> <Td> 7002265000000000000 ♠ 265 sq mi (7002686000000000000 ♠ 686 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Toombs County </Td> <Td> 279 </Td> <Td> Lyons </Td> <Td> 1905 </Td> <Td> Emanuel, Tattnall, and Montgomery Counties </Td> <Td> General Robert Toombs (1810--85), U.S. Senator; Confederate States Secretary of State </Td> <Td> 74.43 </Td> <Td> 7004273150000000000 ♠ 27,315 </Td> <Td> 7002367000000000000 ♠ 367 sq mi (7002951000000000000 ♠ 951 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Towns County </Td> <Td> 281 </Td> <Td> Hiawassee </Td> <Td> 1856 </Td> <Td> Rabun and Union Counties </Td> <Td> George Washington Towns (1801--54), governor of Georgia during the antebellum period </Td> <Td> 63.22 </Td> <Td> 7004104950000000000 ♠ 10,495 </Td> <Td> 7002166000000000000 ♠ 166 sq mi (7002430000000000000 ♠ 430 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Treutlen County </Td> <Td> 283 </Td> <Td> Soperton </Td> <Td> 1918 </Td> <Td> Emanuel and Montgomery Counties </Td> <Td> John A. Treutlen (1726--82), the first elected Governor of Georgia (1777--78) </Td> <Td> 33.68 </Td> <Td> 7003676900000000000 ♠ 6,769 </Td> <Td> 7002201000000000000 ♠ 201 sq mi (7002521000000000000 ♠ 521 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Troup County </Td> <Td> 285 </Td> <Td> LaGrange </Td> <Td> 1826 </Td> <Td> Creek Cession of 1826 </Td> <Td> George M. Troup (1780--1856), Governor of Georgia (1823--27); U.S. Senator </Td> <Td> 165.38 </Td> <Td> 7004684680000000000 ♠ 68,468 </Td> <Td> 7002414000000000000 ♠ 414 sq mi (7003107200000000000 ♠ 1,072 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turner County </Td> <Td> 287 </Td> <Td> Ashburn </Td> <Td> 1905 </Td> <Td> Dooly, Irwin, Wilcox and Worth Counties </Td> <Td> Captain Henry Gray Turner (1839--1904), U.S. Congressman; a hero of the War between the States </Td> <Td> 29.41 </Td> <Td> 7003841000000000000 ♠ 8,410 </Td> <Td> 7002286000000000000 ♠ 286 sq mi (7002741000000000000 ♠ 741 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Twiggs County </Td> <Td> 289 </Td> <Td> Jeffersonville </Td> <Td> 1809 </Td> <Td> Wilkinson County </Td> <Td> General John Twiggs (1750--1816), a hero of the Revolutionary War; Governor of Georgia </Td> <Td> 23.46 </Td> <Td> 7003844700000000000 ♠ 8,447 </Td> <Td> 7002360000000000000 ♠ 360 sq mi (7002932000000000000 ♠ 932 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Union County </Td> <Td> 291 </Td> <Td> Blairsville </Td> <Td> 1832 </Td> <Td> Cherokee County </Td> <Td> Federal union of the states </Td> <Td> 66.41 </Td> <Td> 7004214510000000000 ♠ 21,451 </Td> <Td> 7002323000000000000 ♠ 323 sq mi (7002837000000000000 ♠ 837 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Upson County </Td> <Td> 293 </Td> <Td> Thomaston </Td> <Td> 1824 </Td> <Td> Crawford and Pike Counties </Td> <Td> Stephen Upson (1786--1824), state legislator </Td> <Td> 81.69 </Td> <Td> 7004266300000000000 ♠ 26,630 </Td> <Td> 7002326000000000000 ♠ 326 sq mi (7002844000000000000 ♠ 844 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Walker County </Td> <Td> 295 </Td> <Td> Lafayette </Td> <Td> 1833 </Td> <Td> Murray County </Td> <Td> Major Freeman Walker (1780--1827), U.S. Senator (1819--1821) </Td> <Td> 152.68 </Td> <Td> 7004680940000000000 ♠ 68,094 </Td> <Td> 7002446000000000000 ♠ 446 sq mi (7003115500000000000 ♠ 1,155 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Walton County </Td> <Td> 297 </Td> <Td> Monroe </Td> <Td> 1818 </Td> <Td> Creek Cession of 1818 </Td> <Td> George Walton (1749--1804), one of Georgia's delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence </Td> <Td> 257.07 </Td> <Td> 7004845750000000000 ♠ 84,575 </Td> <Td> 7002329000000000000 ♠ 329 sq mi (7002852000000000000 ♠ 852 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ware County </Td> <Td> 299 </Td> <Td> Waycross </Td> <Td> 1824 </Td> <Td> Appling County </Td> <Td> Nicholas Ware (1769--1824), U.S. Senator (1821--24) </Td> <Td> 39.67 </Td> <Td> 7004358210000000000 ♠ 35,821 </Td> <Td> 7002903000000000000 ♠ 903 sq mi (7003233900000000000 ♠ 2,339 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Warren County </Td> <Td> 301 </Td> <Td> Warrenton </Td> <Td> 1793 </Td> <Td> Columbia, Hancock, Richmond, and Wilkes Counties </Td> <Td> General Joseph Warren (1741--75), a hero of the Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 19.50 </Td> <Td> 7003557800000000000 ♠ 5,578 </Td> <Td> 7002286000000000000 ♠ 286 sq mi (7002741000000000000 ♠ 741 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Washington County </Td> <Td> 303 </Td> <Td> Sandersville </Td> <Td> 1784 </Td> <Td> Creek Cession of 1783 </Td> <Td> George Washington (1732--99), the first President of the United States, although named after him as a general </Td> <Td> 30.70 </Td> <Td> 7004208790000000000 ♠ 20,879 </Td> <Td> 7002680000000000000 ♠ 680 sq mi (7003176100000000000 ♠ 1,761 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wayne County </Td> <Td> 305 </Td> <Td> Jesup </Td> <Td> 1803 </Td> <Td> Creek Cession of 1802 </Td> <Td> General Anthony Wayne (1745--96), known as "Mad Anthony Wayne"; U.S. Congressman; a hero of the Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War </Td> <Td> 46.98 </Td> <Td> 7004303050000000000 ♠ 30,305 </Td> <Td> 7002645000000000000 ♠ 645 sq mi (7003167100000000000 ♠ 1,671 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Webster County </Td> <Td> 307 </Td> <Td> Preston </Td> <Td> 1853 </Td> <Td> Stewart County (Formally Kinchafoonee) </Td> <Td> Daniel Webster (1782--1852), U.S. Secretary of State; supported Henry Clay's Compromise of 1850 </Td> <Td> 13.30 </Td> <Td> 7003279300000000000 ♠ 2,793 </Td> <Td> 7002210000000000000 ♠ 210 sq mi (7002544000000000000 ♠ 544 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wheeler County </Td> <Td> 309 </Td> <Td> Alamo </Td> <Td> 1912 </Td> <Td> Montgomery County </Td> <Td> General Joseph Wheeler (1836--1906), U.S. Congressman; a hero of the American Civil War and the Spanish--American War </Td> <Td> 26.47 </Td> <Td> 7003788800000000000 ♠ 7,888 </Td> <Td> 7002298000000000000 ♠ 298 sq mi (7002772000000000000 ♠ 772 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> White County </Td> <Td> 311 </Td> <Td> Cleveland </Td> <Td> 1857 </Td> <Td> Habersham County </Td> <Td> Colonel John White, a hero of the Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 113.87 </Td> <Td> 7004275560000000000 ♠ 27,556 </Td> <Td> 7002242000000000000 ♠ 242 sq mi (7002627000000000000 ♠ 627 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Whitfield County </Td> <Td> 313 </Td> <Td> Dalton </Td> <Td> 1851 </Td> <Td> Murray County </Td> <Td> George Whitefield (1714--70), pastor; established the Bethesda Orphanage near Savannah </Td> <Td> 356.41 </Td> <Td> 7005103359000000000 ♠ 103,359 </Td> <Td> 7002290000000000000 ♠ 290 sq mi (7002751000000000000 ♠ 751 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wilcox County </Td> <Td> 315 </Td> <Td> Abbeville </Td> <Td> 1857 </Td> <Td> Dooly, Irwin, and Pulaski counties </Td> <Td> General Mark Wilcox (1800--50), a noted soldier and state legislator </Td> <Td> 23.86 </Td> <Td> 7003906800000000000 ♠ 9,068 </Td> <Td> 7002380000000000000 ♠ 380 sq mi (7002984000000000000 ♠ 984 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wilkes County </Td> <Td> 317 </Td> <Td> Washington </Td> <Td> 1777 </Td> <Td> Cherokee and Creek Cessions of 1773 </Td> <Td> John Wilkes (1727--97), a British Member of Parliament who sympathized with the cause of American independence </Td> <Td> 21.39 </Td> <Td> 7004100760000000000 ♠ 10,076 </Td> <Td> 7002471000000000000 ♠ 471 sq mi (7003122000000000000 ♠ 1,220 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wilkinson County </Td> <Td> 319 </Td> <Td> Irwinton </Td> <Td> 1803 </Td> <Td> Creek Cessions of 1802 and 1805 </Td> <Td> General James Wilkinson (1757--1825), veteran of the Revolutionary War and of the War of 1812; Senior Officer of the U.S. Army; turned out to be an agent of the Spanish government </Td> <Td> 21.43 </Td> <Td> 7003957700000000000 ♠ 9,577 </Td> <Td> 7002447000000000000 ♠ 447 sq mi (7003115800000000000 ♠ 1,158 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Worth County </Td> <Td> 321 </Td> <Td> Sylvester </Td> <Td> 1853 </Td> <Td> Dooly and Irwin Counties </Td> <Td> General William J. Worth (1794--1849), a hero of the Mexican--American War </Td> <Td> 38.14 </Td> <Td> 7004217410000000000 ♠ 21,741 </Td> <Td> 7002570000000000000 ♠ 570 sq mi (7003147600000000000 ♠ 1,476 km) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> County </Th> <Th> FIPS code </Th> <Th> County seat </Th> <Th> Established </Th> <Th> Origin </Th> <Th> Etymology </Th> <Th> Density </Th> <Th> Population </Th> <Th> Area </Th> <Th> Map </Th> </Tr>

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