List of county seats in Georgia (U.S. state)

The U.S. State of Georgia is divided into 159 counties, more than any other state except for Texas, which has 254 counties. Under the Georgia State Constitution, all of its counties are granted home rule to deal with problems that are purely local in nature. Each county has a county seat. In Georgia, county seats typically have a courthouse at a town square. Of the current 159 counties and two historic counties, 47 counties have changed their county seat at least once.

History

When counties were established some counties already had towns, which were soon named county seats. Several counties upon establishment lacked populations centers and did not have a county seat for a year or more. Typically during those periods without a definite county seat, county courts and other local government business was held at the residences of community leaders or at churches. A county changing county seats in Georgia has become very rare since the 1920s, as has the creation of new counties. The last county to legally change its county seat was Bryan County because of the establishment of Fort Stewart in the 1930s. Columbia County has two county seats. Its de facto county seat since the 1980s has been Evans, Georgia. Its de jure county seat remains Appling.

While some Georgian counties have kept their same county seat since they were first created, many other counties have had their county seat changed one or more times. County seats in Georgia have changed over time for a variety of reasons. Among the more common reasons for county seats being changed include:

A few county seats have regained their position of county seat after losing it:

Three county seats have later become the county seats of other counties:

On three occasions, the creation of new counties has put a current county seat completely outside of the new boundaries of a county:

County seat listing

List of County Seats of Georgia[1]
CountyCounty SeatDateNotesCoordinates
Appling
Created 1818
Holmesville182831°42′15″N 82°19′13″W / 31.704080°N 82.320398°W / 31.704080; -82.320398
Baxley1873Established in 1870 as Station Number 7 of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad.31°46′41″N 82°20′57″W / 31.778091°N 82.349246°W / 31.778091; -82.349246
Atkinson
Created 1917
Peason1917Established in 1875 as a depot of the Brunswick and Western Railroad.31°17′54″N 82°51′10″W / 31.298333°N 82.852778°W / 31.298333; -82.852778
Bacon
Created 1914
Alma1914Established in 1900 as a depot of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.31°32′30″N 82°28′00″W / 31.541667°N 82.466667°W / 31.541667; -82.466667
Baker
Created 1825
Byron182831°36′41″N 84°16′29″W / 31.611492°N 84.274849°W / 31.611492; -84.274849
Newton1837On the banks of the Flint River.31°19′00″N 84°20′22″W / 31.316667°N 84.339444°W / 31.316667; -84.339444
Baldwin
Created 1803
Hillsborough180633°10′47″N 83°38′28″W / 33.179722°N 83.641111°W / 33.179722; -83.641111
Milledgeville1807Established 1803 on the Oconee River. State capital from 1804 to 1868. 33°05′16″N 83°14′00″W / 33.087778°N 83.233333°W / 33.087778; -83.233333
Banks
Created 1859
New Lebanon1859Designated the temporary county seat upon establishment of county in February 1859.
Homer185934°20′02″N 83°29′59″W / 34.333889°N 83.499722°W / 34.333889; -83.499722
Barrow
Created 1914
Winder191433°18′12″N 83°41′09″W / 33.303333°N 83.685833°W / 33.303333; -83.685833
Bartow
Created 1832
Cassville1833Destroyed by General Sherman's troops in 1864 during the American Civil War.34°14′38″N 84°51′10″W / 34.243889°N 84.852778°W / 34.243889; -84.852778
Cartersville1867Voted as new county seat in January 1867. 34°09′57″N 84°47′52″W / 34.165929°N 84.797749°W / 34.165929; -84.797749
Ben Hill
Created 1906
Fitzgerald1906Established in 1895 as a colony for Union Veterans31°42′56″N 83°15′23″W / 31.715556°N 83.256389°W / 31.715556; -83.256389
Berrien
Created 1856
Nashville185631°12′25″N 83°14′48″W / 31.206944°N 83.246667°W / 31.206944; -83.246667
Bibb
Created 1822
Macon1822Incorporated in 1823.32°50′05″N 83°39′06″W / 32.834722°N 83.651667°W / 32.834722; -83.651667
Bleckley
Created 1912
Cochran191232°23′12″N 83°21′02″W / 32.386667°N 83.350556°W / 32.386667; -83.350556
Brantley
Created 1920
Hoboken192031°10′58″N 82°08′02″W / 31.182778°N 82.133889°W / 31.182778; -82.133889
Nahunta1923Changed after a referendum.31°12′16″N 81°58′56″W / 31.204444°N 81.982222°W / 31.204444; -81.982222
Brooks
Created 1858
Quitman185830°47′05″N 83°33′39″W / 30.784722°N 83.560833°W / 30.784722; -83.560833
Bryan
Created 1793
Hardwick1793
Bryan Courthouse1797Also known as Cross Roads. Near modern Richmond Hill.30°47′05″N 81°18′45″W / 30.784722°N 81.312399°W / 30.784722; -81.312399
Clyde1814Established as Mansford. Renamed as Eden. Renamed Bryan. Later renamed as Clyde32°00′40″N 81°24′32″W / 32.0110°N 81.4089°W / 32.0110; -81.4089
Pembroke1937Established in 1892. County seat moved to Pembroke because of the establishment of Fort Stewart32°08′09″N 81°37′19″W / 32.135908°N 81.621857°W / 32.135908; -81.621857
Bulloch
Created 1796
Statesboro180332°26′43″N 81°46′45″W / 32.445278°N 81.779167°W / 32.445278; -81.779167
Burke
Created 1777
Waynesboro177733°05′26″N 82°00′55″W / 33.090556°N 82.015278°W / 33.090556; -82.015278
Butts
Created 1825
Jackson182633°17′37″N 83°58′00″W / 33.293611°N 83.966709°W / 33.293611; -83.966709
Calhoun
Created 1854
Morgan185631°32′20″N 84°36′04″W / 31.538889°N 84.601111°W / 31.538889; -84.601111
Arlington1923Changed by referendum following a petition.31°26′22″N 84°43′29″W / 31.439444°N 84.724722°W / 31.439444; -84.724722
Morgan1929Changed by referendum following a petition.31°32′20″N 84°36′04″W / 31.538889°N 84.601111°W / 31.538889; -84.601111
Camden
Created 1777
St. Patrick1787
Jefferson1800Later known as Jeffersonton.30°58′02″N 81°47′26″W / 30.967265°N 81.790451°W / 30.967265; -81.790451
St. Marys1869Changed by referendum with the other choice having been Satilla Mills.30°45′23″N 81°34′17″W / 30.756389°N 81.571389°W / 30.756389; -81.571389
Woodbine1923Incorporated in 1908.30°57′50″N 81°43′22″W / 30.963758°N 81.722830°W / 30.963758; -81.722830
Campbell
Created 1828
Merged with
Fulton in 1932
Campbellton182933°39′01″N 84°40′10″W / 33.650278°N 84.669444°W / 33.650278; -84.669444
Fairburn1871 Established in 1830. In 1853, the Atlanta and West Point Railroad passed through the community. Changed by referendum.33°33′45″N 84°34′53″W / 33.5625°N 84.581389°W / 33.5625; -84.581389
Candler
Created 1914
Metter191432°23′47″N 82°03′45″W / 32.396389°N 82.0625°W / 32.396389; -82.0625
Carroll
Created 1826
Old Carrolton182733°37′59″N 84°59′03″W / 33.6331°N 84.9841°W / 33.6331; -84.9841
Carrollton1829More centrally located.33°34′51″N 85°04′36″W / 33.580833°N 85.076667°W / 33.580833; -85.076667
Catoosa
Created 1853
Ringgold185434°55′02″N 85°06′57″W / 34.917222°N 85.115833°W / 34.917222; -85.115833
Charlton
Created 1854
Trader's Hill185530°46′47″N 82°01′51″W / 30.779759°N 82.030899°W / 30.779759; -82.030899
Folkston1901Established as a stop on Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad in 1880. Changed to county seat after a referendum.30°50′04″N 82°00′17″W / 30.834444°N 82.004722°W / 30.834444; -82.004722
Chatham
Created 1777
Savannah1777De facto county seat from establishment of county system. De jure county seat on 1784.32°01′00″N 81°07′00″W / 32.016667°N 81.116667°W / 32.016667; -81.116667
Chattahoochee
Created 1854
Cusseta185432°18′20″N 84°46′37″W / 32.305556°N 84.776944°W / 32.305556; -84.776944
Chattooga
Created 1838
Summerville183832°18′20″N 84°46′37″W / 32.305556°N 84.776944°W / 32.305556; -84.776944
Cherokee
Created 1831
Canton183334°13′38″N 84°29′41″W / 34.227222°N 84.494722°W / 34.227222; -84.494722
Clarke
Created 1801
Watkinvsille1802Became county seat of Oconee County in 1875.33°51′46″N 83°24′29″W / 33.862778°N 83.408056°W / 33.862778; -83.408056
Athens187133°57′07″N 83°23′00″W / 33.951986°N 83.383333°W / 33.951986; -83.383333
Clay
Created 1854
Fort Gaines185431°36′51″N 85°02′54″W / 31.614167°N 85.048333°W / 31.614167; -85.048333
Clayton
Created 1858
Jonesboro185833°31′28″N 84°21′15″W / 33.524444°N 84.354167°W / 33.524444; -84.354167
Clinch
Created 1850
Magnolia185030°53′15″N 82°43′57″W / 30.8875°N 82.7326°W / 30.8875; -82.7326
Homerville1860Became Station Number 11 on the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad in 1859.31°02′13″N 82°45′05″W / 31.036944°N 82.751389°W / 31.036944; -82.751389
Cobb
Created 1832
Marietta183433°57′12″N 84°32′26″W / 33.953333°N 84.540556°W / 33.953333; -84.540556
Coffee
Created 1854
Douglas185531°30′27″N 82°51′03″W / 31.5075°N 82.850833°W / 31.5075; -82.850833
Colquitt
Created 1854
Moultrie185931°10′00″N 83°47′00″W / 31.166667°N 83.783333°W / 31.166667; -83.783333
Columbia
Created 1790
Cobbham179033°34′08″N 82°25′57″W / 33.5690°N 82.4326°W / 33.5690; -82.4326
Brownsborough1790Competing county seat.
Kiokee179?
Appling1792De jure county seat.33°32′45″N 82°18′57″W / 33.545833°N 82.315833°W / 33.545833; -82.315833
Evans1980sDe facto county seat.33°32′15″N 82°07′40″W / 33.5375°N 82.127778°W / 33.5375; -82.127778
Cook
Created 1918
Adel191831°08′18″N 83°25′33″W / 31.138333°N 83.425833°W / 31.138333; -83.425833
Coweta
Created 1826
Newnan182833°22′35″N 84°47′19″W / 33.376389°N 84.788611°W / 33.376389; -84.788611
Crawford
Created 1822
Knoxville182331°38′54″N 83°22′58″W / 31.648333°N 83.382778°W / 31.648333; -83.382778
Crisp
Created 1905
Cordele190531°57′51″N 83°46′38″W / 31.964167°N 83.777222°W / 31.964167; -83.777222
Dade
Created 1837
Trenton183934°52′32″N 85°30′31″W / 34.875556°N 85.508611°W / 34.875556; -85.508611
Dawson
Created 1857
Dawsonville185734°25′16″N 84°07′09″W / 34.421205°N 84.119080°W / 34.421205; -84.119080
Decatur
Created 1823
Bainbridge182430°54′17″N 84°34′16″W / 30.904722°N 84.571111°W / 30.904722; -84.571111
DeKalb
Created 1822
Decatur182333°46′17″N 84°17′52″W / 33.771389°N 84.297778°W / 33.771389; -84.297778
Dodge
Created 1870
Eastman187032°11′52″N 83°10′45″W / 32.197778°N 83.179167°W / 32.197778; -83.179167
Dooly
Created 1821
Berrien1826 Name changed to Drayton in 1833.32°05′29″N 83°47′47″W / 32.091408°N 83.796366°W / 32.091408; -83.796366
Drayton1836Same name, but new location near the Flint River.32°04′28″N 83°57′21″W / 32.074500°N 83.955800°W / 32.074500; -83.955800
Glascock1839Authorized but never established.
Vienna1841Located at the same site of Berrien.32°05′29″N 83°47′47″W / 32.091408°N 83.796366°W / 32.091408; -83.796366
Dougherty
Created 1853
Albany185331°34′56″N 84°09′56″W / 31.582222°N 84.165556°W / 31.582222; -84.165556
Douglas
Created 1870
Douglasville187433°44′59″N 84°43′23″W / 33.749722°N 84.723056°W / 33.749722; -84.723056
Early
Created 1818
Blakely182631°22′36″N 84°56′02″W / 31.376667°N 84.933889°W / 31.376667; -84.933889
Echols
Created 1858
Statenville185930°42′12″N 83°01′41″W / 30.703454°N 83.028043°W / 30.703454; -83.028043
Effingham
Created 1777
Tuckasee King178432°31′56″N 81°16′36″W / 32.5322°N 81.2767°W / 32.5322; -81.2767
Elberton1787Located on the Ogeechee River when Effingham included much of modern Bulloch and Bryan counties.
Ebenezer1797Temporary count seat.32°22′36″N 81°10′51″W / 32.376667°N 81.180833°W / 32.376667; -81.180833
Springfield179932°22′06″N 81°18′37″W / 32.368333°N 81.310278°W / 32.368333; -81.310278
Elbert
Created 1790
Elberton179034°06′35″N 82°51′56″W / 34.109722°N 82.865556°W / 34.109722; -82.865556
Emanuel
Created 1812
Swainsboro182232°35′37″N 82°19′56″W / 32.593611°N 82.332222°W / 32.593611; -82.332222
Evans
Created 1914
Claxton191432°09′39″N 81°54′31″W / 32.160833°N 81.908611°W / 32.160833; -81.908611
Fannin
Created 1854
Morganton185434°52′36″N 84°14′44″W / 34.876667°N 84.245556°W / 34.876667; -84.245556
Blue Ridge1895Established in 1886 along the path of the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad, which had bypased Morganton. Changed by referendum.34°52′06″N 84°19′16″W / 34.868333°N 84.321111°W / 34.868333; -84.321111
Fayette
Created 1821
Fayetteville182333°26′52″N 84°27′42″W / 33.447778°N 84.461667°W / 33.447778; -84.461667
Floyd
Created 1832
Livingston183334°12′46″N 85°20′55″W / 34.212778°N 85.348611°W / 34.212778; -85.348611
Rome183434°15′26″N 85°09′53″W / 34.257101°N 85.164660°W / 34.257101; -85.164660
Forsyth
Created 1832
Cumming183434°12′26″N 84°08′24″W / 34.207090°N 84.140098°W / 34.207090; -84.140098
Franklin
Created 1784
1793Location unknown, but not Carnesville.
Carnesville180534°22′17″N 83°14′01″W / 34.371389°N 83.233611°W / 34.371389; -83.233611
Fulton
Created 1853
Atlanta185333°45′18″N 84°23′24″W / 33.755°N 84.39°W / 33.755; -84.39
Gilmer
Created 1832
Ellijay183434°41′41″N 84°29′01″W / 34.694722°N 84.48361°W / 34.694722; -84.48361
Glascock
Created 1857
Gibson185733°13′58″N 82°35′43″W / 33.232778°N 82.595278°W / 33.232778; -82.595278
Glynn
Created 1777
Fort Frederica177731°13′26″N 81°23′36″W / 31.22384°N 81.39324°W / 31.22384; -81.39324
Brunswick1797Established in 1771. Site of county elections in 1787. Designated county seat in 1797. 31°09′32″N 81°29′21″W / 31.158889°N 81.489167°W / 31.158889; -81.489167
Gordon
Created 1850
Calhoun185134°30′09″N 84°13′00″W / 34.502561°N 84.216667°W / 34.502561; -84.216667
Grady
Created 1905
Cairo190530°53′00″N 84°57′04″W / 30.883333°N 84.951046°W / 30.883333; -84.951046
Greene
Created 1786
Greensboro1787Designated permanent county seat in 1802.33°34′18″N 83°10′51″W / 33.571667°N 83.180833°W / 33.571667; -83.180833
Gwinnett
Created 1818
Lawrenceville182033°57′11″N 83°59′33″W / 33.953056°N 83.9925°W / 33.953056; -83.9925
Habersham
Created 1818
Clarkesville1823 34°36′47″N 83°31′27″W / 34.612961°N 83.524226°W / 34.612961; -83.524226
Hall
Created 1818
Gainesville1821 34°18′16″N 83°50′02″W / 34.304444°N 83.833889°W / 34.304444; -83.833889
Hancock
Created 1793
Sparta1797 33°17′00″N 82°58′00″W / 33.283333°N 82.966667°W / 33.283333; -82.966667
Haralson
Created 1856
Buchanan1856 33°48′06″N 85°11′01″W / 33.801667°N 85.183611°W / 33.801667; -85.183611
Harris
Created 1827
Hamilton1828 32°45′53″N 84°52′23″W / 32.764722°N 84.873056°W / 32.764722; -84.873056
Hart
Created 1853
Hartwell1854 34°21′10″N 82°55′52″W / 34.352778°N 82.931111°W / 34.352778; -82.931111
Heard
Created 1830
Franklin1831 33°16′47″N 85°05′54″W / 33.279722°N 85.098333°W / 33.279722; -85.098333
Henry
Created 1821
McDonough1823 33°26′50″N 84°08′49″W / 33.447181°N 84.146925°W / 33.447181; -84.146925
Houston
Created 1821
Perry1823 32°27′30″N 83°43′54″W / 32.458219°N 83.731621°W / 32.458219; -83.731621
Irwin
Created 1818
Irwinville183131°38′54″N 83°22′58″W / 31.648333°N 83.382778°W / 31.648333; -83.382778
Ocilla1907Established in 1880. A railroad connected Ocilla to other major cities in the 1890s.31°35′39″N 83°15′02″W / 31.594219°N 83.250554°W / 31.594219; -83.250554
Jackson
Created 1796
Jefferson1800 34°07′36″N 83°35′25″W / 34.126667°N 83.590278°W / 34.126667; -83.590278
Jasper
Created 1807
Monticello1808 33°18′12″N 83°41′09″W / 33.303333°N 83.685833°W / 33.303333; -83.685833
Jeff Davis
Created 1905
Hazlehurst1905 31°51′58″N 82°35′58″W / 31.866111°N 82.599444°W / 31.866111; -82.599444
Jefferson
Created 1796
Louisville1796State capital from 1796 to 1806. 33°00′15″N 82°24′17″W / 33.004167°N 82.404722°W / 33.004167; -82.404722
Jenkins
Created 1905
Millen1905 32°48′14″N 81°56′57″W / 32.803847°N 81.949109°W / 32.803847; -81.949109
Johnson
Created 1858
Wrightsville1859 32°43′46″N 82°43′11″W / 32.729478°N 82.719613°W / 32.729478; -82.719613
Jones
Created 1807
Clinton1808 32°59′55″N 83°33′19″W / 32.998590°N 83.555316°W / 32.998590; -83.555316
Gray1905 Citizens of Clinton refused to have the Macon and Northern Railroad built through their town in the 1890s. Gray grew up along the route the railroad was built.33°00′31″N 83°32′03″W / 33.0086°N 83.5342°W / 33.0086; -83.5342
Lamar
Created 1920
Barnesville1920 33°03′11″N 84°09′22″W / 33.053056°N 84.156111°W / 33.053056; -84.156111
Lanier
Created 1920
Lakeland1920 31°02′21″N 83°04′13″W / 31.039167°N 83.070278°W / 31.039167; -83.070278
Laurens
Created 1807
Sumterville1809
Dublin1811 32°32′15″N 82°55′06″W / 32.5375°N 82.918333°W / 32.5375; -82.918333
Lee
Created 1825
Pond Town1826Temporary county seat. Later became the county seat of Schley County under the name of Ellaville.32°13′51″N 84°18′31″W / 32.230740°N 84.308673°W / 32.230740; -84.308673
Stark(s)ville1832On the banks of the Flint River.31°46′16″N 84°08′44″W / 31.7712°N 84.1455°W / 31.7712; -84.1455
Webster1854
Stark(s)ville1856On the banks of the Flint River.31°46′16″N 84°08′44″W / 31.7712°N 84.1455°W / 31.7712; -84.1455
Leesburg1872Established as a station in 1870 on the Southwestern Railroad.31°43′58″N 84°10′15″W / 31.732778°N 84.170833°W / 31.732778; -84.170833
Liberty
Created 1825
Sunbury1784 31°46′03″N 81°16′52″W / 31.7675°N 81.2811°W / 31.7675; -81.2811
Riceborough1789Slightly more centrally located and further inland.31°44′07″N 81°26′25″W / 31.735278°N 81.440278°W / 31.735278; -81.440278
Hinesville1837Changed by referendum. More centrally located.31°49′57″N 81°36′42″W / 31.8325°N 81.611667°W / 31.8325; -81.611667
Lincoln
Created 1796
Lincolnton1798 33°47′40″N 33°47′40″W / 33.794444°N 33.794444°W / 33.794444; -33.794444
Long
Created 1920
Ludowici1920 31°42′38″N 81°44′40″W / 31.710556°N 81.744444°W / 31.710556; -81.744444
Lowndes
Created 1825
Franklinville182830°58′58″N 83°16′39″W / 30.982840°N 83.277446°W / 30.982840; -83.277446
Lowndesville1834Only established as a county seat by law and never established physically.30°48′42″N 83°22′23″W / 30.811781°N 83.373111°W / 30.811781; -83.373111
Troupville1837Located at the confluence of the Withlacoochee River and the Little River.30°51′10″N 83°20′40″W / 30.852822°N 83.344491°W / 30.852822; -83.344491
Valdosta1860Established on the route of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad.30°50′48″N 83°16′59″W / 30.846667°N 83.283056°W / 30.846667; -83.283056
Lumpkin
Created 1832
Auraria1832 34°28′28″N 84°01′25″W / 34.4745°N 84.0237°W / 34.4745; -84.0237
Dahlonega1833 Site of the Georgia Gold Rush of 1829.34°32′00″N 83°59′00″W / 34.533333°N 83.983333°W / 34.533333; -83.983333
Macon
Created 1837
Lanier1838 32°21′07″N 84°03′51″W / 32.352050°N 84.064263°W / 32.352050; -84.064263
Oglethorpe1857The Southwestern Railroad bypassed Lanier in the mid-1850s. Changed by referendum.32°17′38″N 84°03′40″W / 32.293852°N 84.061011°W / 32.293852; -84.061011
Madison
Created 1811
Danielsville1812 34°07′27″N 83°12′59″W / 34.124167°N 83.216389°W / 34.124167; -83.216389
Marion
Created 1827
Horry1828Renamed Marionville.
Tazewell1838 32°22′50″N 84°26′27″W / 32.380462°N 84.440770°W / 32.380462; -84.440770
Buena Vista1850More centrally located as the county got smaller. 32°19′06″N 84°30′58″W / 32.318333°N 84.516111°W / 32.318333; -84.516111
McDuffie
Created 1870
Thomson1870 33°28′02″N 33°28′02″W / 33.467222°N 33.467222°W / 33.467222; -33.467222
McIntosh
Created 1793
Darien1793 31°22′16″N 81°25′51″W / 31.371111°N 81.430833°W / 31.371111; -81.430833
Meriwether
Created 1827
Greenville1828 33°01′40″N 84°42′49″W / 33.027778°N 84.713611°W / 33.027778; -84.713611
Miller
Created 1856
Colquitt1856 31°10′23″N 84°43′43″W / 31.173056°N 84.728611°W / 31.173056; -84.728611
Milton
Created 1857
Merged with
Fulton in 1932
Alpharetta185834°04′24″N 84°16′52″W / 34.073333°N 84.281111°W / 34.073333; -84.281111
Mitchell
Created 1857
Camilla1858 31°13′49″N 84°12′33″W / 31.230278°N 84.209167°W / 31.230278; -84.209167
Monroe
Created 1821
Johnstonville1821 33°05′21″N 84°04′27″W / 33.089082°N 84.074286°W / 33.089082; -84.074286
Forsyth1823 33°02′04″N 83°56′20″W / 33.034563°N 83.938951°W / 33.034563; -83.938951
Montgomery
Created 1793
the plantation of Arthur Lott1797
Mount Vernon1813Significant county line changes after the creation of Emanuel County in 1812 put the old county seat within Emanuel County.32°10′53″N 82°35′38″W / 32.181389°N 82.593889°W / 32.181389; -82.593889
Morgan
Created 1807
Madison1808 33°35′44″N 83°28′05″W / 33.595640°N 83.468006°W / 33.595640; -83.468006
Murray
Created 1832
Spring Place1834 34°45′30″N 84°49′14″W / 34.758303°N 84.820590°W / 34.758303; -84.820590
Chatsworth1913Established on the route of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in 1905. Changed by referendum.34°46′00″N 84°46′12″W / 34.766764°N 84.770066°W / 34.766764; -84.770066
Muscogee
Created 1826
Columbus1828 32°29′32″N 84°56′25″W / 32.492222°N 84.940278°W / 32.492222; -84.940278
Newton
Created 1821
Covington1822 33°35′48″N 83°51′36″W / 33.596533°N 83.859925°W / 33.596533; -83.859925
Oconee
Created 1875
Watkinvsille1875Formerly the county seat of Clarke County.33°51′46″N 83°24′29″W / 33.862778°N 83.408056°W / 33.862778; -83.408056
Oglethorpe
Created 1793
Woodstock1790s 33°43′38″N 82°59′28″W / 33.727254°N 82.991239°W / 33.727254; -82.991239
Lexington1806 33°52′13″N 83°06′39″W / 33.870278°N 83.110833°W / 33.870278; -83.110833
Paulding
Created 1832
Van Wert1838 33°59′14″N 85°02′36″W / 33.987222°N 85.043333°W / 33.987222; -85.043333
Dallas1852 Van Wert was in the portion of Paulding County used to create Polk County in 1851.33°55′07″N 84°50′27″W / 33.918611°N 84.840833°W / 33.918611; -84.840833
Peach
Created 1924
Fort Valley1924 32°33′12″N 83°53′17″W / 32.553396°N 83.888105°W / 32.553396; -83.888105
Pickens
Created 1953
Jasper1857 34°28′09″N 84°26′03″W / 34.469167°N 84.434167°W / 34.469167; -84.434167
Pierce
Created 1857
Blackshear1858 31°17′56″N 82°14′52″W / 31.298889°N 82.247778°W / 31.298889; -82.247778
Pike
Created 1822
Newnan1823
Zebulon1825 33°05′56″N 84°20′32″W / 33.098889°N 84.342222°W / 33.098889; -84.342222
Polk
Created 1851
Cedartown1854 34°00′55″N 85°15′14″W / 34.015278°N 85.253889°W / 34.015278; -85.253889
Pulaski
Created 1808
Hartford1809 32°17′09″N 83°26′57″W / 32.285833°N 83.449167°W / 32.285833; -83.449167
Hawkinsville1836 32°17′01″N 83°28′36″W / 32.283611°N 83.476667°W / 32.283611; -83.476667
Putnam
Created 1807
Eatonton1808 33°19′35″N 83°23′16″W / 33.326389°N 83.387778°W / 33.326389; -83.387778
Quitman
Created 1858
Georgetown1859 31°53′05″N 85°06′32″W / 31.884737°N 85.108863°W / 31.884737; -85.108863
Rabun
Created 1819
Clayton1821 34°52′40″N 83°24′06″W / 34.877778°N 83.401667°W / 34.877778; -83.401667
Randolph
Created 1828
Lumpkin1830Three weeks later became county seat of Stewart County.32°02′59″N 84°47′45″W / 32.049722°N 84.795833°W / 32.049722; -84.795833
Cuthbert1831 31°46′15″N 84°47′37″W / 31.770833°N 84.793611°W / 31.770833; -84.793611
Richmond
Created 1777
Augusta1777 33°28′00″N 81°58′00″W / 33.466667°N 81.966667°W / 33.466667; -81.966667
Rockdale
Created 1870
Conyers1870 33°40′03″N 84°01′04″W / 33.667579°N 84.017642°W / 33.667579; -84.017642
Schley
Created 1857
Ellaville1857 Former county seat of Lee County.32°13′51″N 84°18′31″W / 32.230740°N 84.308673°W / 32.230740; -84.308673
Screven
Created 1828
Jacksonborough1793 32°49′22″N 81°37′22″W / 32.8227°N 81.6228°W / 32.8227; -81.6228
Sylvania1847 32°45′03″N 81°38′13″W / 32.7507°N 81.6369°W / 32.7507; -81.6369
Seminole
Created 1920
Donalsonville1920 31°02′27″N 84°52′42″W / 31.040833°N 84.878333°W / 31.040833; -84.878333
Spalding
Created 1851
Griffin1851 33°14′51″N 84°16′15″W / 33.2475°N 84.270833°W / 33.2475; -84.270833
Stephens
Created 1905
Toccoa1905 34°34′38″N 83°19′59″W / 34.577213°N 83.333047°W / 34.577213; -83.333047
Stewart
Created 1830
Lumpkin1830Former county seat of Randolph County.32°02′59″N 84°47′45″W / 32.049722°N 84.795833°W / 32.049722; -84.795833
Sumter
Created 1831
Americus1832 32°04′31″N 84°13′36″W / 32.075278°N 84.226667°W / 32.075278; -84.226667
Talbot
Created 1827
Talbotton1828 32°40′41″N 84°32′23″W / 32.678056°N 84.539722°W / 32.678056; -84.539722
Taliaferro
Created 1825
Crawfordville1826 33°33′17″N 82°53′54″W / 33.554722°N 82.898333°W / 33.554722; -82.898333
Tattnall
Created 1801
Drake's Ferry1801
Ohoopee Mills1808
Reidsville1832 32°05′02″N 82°07′15″W / 32.083889°N 82.120833°W / 32.083889; -82.120833
Taylor
Created 1852
Butler1853 32°33′26″N 84°14′14″W / 32.557153°N 84.237323°W / 32.557153; -84.237323
Telfair
Created 1808
Jacksonville1793 31°48′48″N 82°58′31″W / 31.813333°N 82.975278°W / 31.813333; -82.975278
McRae1871 Established in 1871 as Station Number 11 on the Macon and Brunswick Railroad.32°03′52″N 82°53′54″W / 32.064444°N 82.898333°W / 32.064444; -82.898333
Terrell
Created 1856
Dawson1856 31°46′26″N 84°26′27″W / 31.773889°N 84.440833°W / 31.773889; -84.440833
Thomas
Created 1825
Thomasville1826 30°50′11″N 83°58′42″W / 30.836389°N 83.978333°W / 30.836389; -83.978333
Tift
Created 1905
Tifton1905 31°27′01″N 83°30′32″W / 31.450405°N 83.508839°W / 31.450405; -83.508839
Toombs
Created 1905
Lyons1905 32°12′15″N 82°19′22″W / 32.204167°N 82.322778°W / 32.204167; -82.322778
Towns
Created 1856
Hiawassee1856 34°56′56″N 83°45′27″W / 34.948955°N 83.757534°W / 34.948955; -83.757534
Treutlen
Created 1918
Soperton1918 32°22′34″N 82°35′34″W / 32.376111°N 82.592778°W / 32.376111; -82.592778
Troup
Created 1826
LaGrange1828 33°02′12″N 85°01′55″W / 33.036667°N 85.031944°W / 33.036667; -85.031944
Turner
Created 1905
Ashburn1905 31°42′16″N 83°39′14″W / 31.704444°N 83.653889°W / 31.704444; -83.653889
Twiggs
Created 1809
Marion1810 32°39′44″N 83°26′15″W / 32.6623°N 83.4374°W / 32.6623; -83.4374
Jeffersonville1867 First settled in the 1820s. Changed by a referendum in 1866.32°41′02″N 83°20′23″W / 32.683889°N 83.339722°W / 32.683889; -83.339722
Union
Created 1832
Blairsville1835 34°52′32″N 83°57′24″W / 34.875556°N 83.956667°W / 34.875556; -83.956667
Upson
Created 1824
Thomaston1825 32°53′15″N 84°19′36″W / 32.887579°N 84.326736°W / 32.887579; -84.326736
Walker
Created 1833
LaFayette1835 34°42′35″N 85°17′02″W / 34.709722°N 85.283889°W / 34.709722; -85.283889
Walton
Created 1818
Monroe1821 33°47′36″N 83°42′39″W / 33.793333°N 83.710833°W / 33.793333; -83.710833
Ware
Created 1824
Waresborough1824 31°14′56″N 82°28′28″W / 31.2490°N 82.4744°W / 31.2490; -82.4744
Waycross1873 Established as Station Number 9 of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad in the 1850s. Additional railroads soon intersected the location as well. Changed by referendum.31°12′48″N 82°21′15″W / 31.213408°N 82.354049°W / 31.213408; -82.354049
Warren
Created 1793
Warrenton1797 33°24′27″N 82°39′46″W / 33.4075°N 82.662778°W / 33.4075; -82.662778
Washington
Created 1784
Warthen1780s 33°06′08″N 82°48′13″W / 33.102222°N 82.803611°W / 33.102222; -82.803611
Sandersville1796 32°58′55″N 82°48′35″W / 32.981944°N 82.809722°W / 32.981944; -82.809722
Wayne
Created 1803
Tuckersville1814Acting county seat located near the ford of Buffalo Swamp
Waynesville1829First county seat in Wayne County created by the Georgia General Assembly.31°13′46″N 81°47′21″W / 31.229444°N 81.789167°W / 31.229444; -81.789167
Tuckersville1847Not effective until after 1848
Waynesville1856Selected by popular vote31°13′46″N 81°47′21″W / 31.229444°N 81.789167°W / 31.229444; -81.789167
Jesup1873Established as a depot at the junction of Macon and Brunswick and Atlantic and Gulf railroads in 1856.31°36′26″N 81°53′07″W / 31.607136°N 81.885324°W / 31.607136; -81.885324
Webster
Created 1853
McIntosh185?
Preston1856 31°12′48″N 84°32′18″W / 31.213408°N 84.538333°W / 31.213408; -84.538333
Wheeler
Created 1912
Alamo1912 32°08′54″N 82°46′43″W / 32.148333°N 82.778611°W / 32.148333; -82.778611
White
Created 1857
Cleveland1857 34°35′47″N 83°45′50″W / 34.596389°N 83.763889°W / 34.596389; -83.763889
Whitfield
Created 1851
Dalton1851 34°46′16″N 84°58′18″W / 34.771111°N 84.971667°W / 34.771111; -84.971667
Wilcox
Created 1857
Abbeville1858 31°59′30″N 83°18′27″W / 31.991667°N 83.3075°W / 31.991667; -83.3075
Wilkes
Created 1777
Washington1784 33°44′07″N 82°44′29″W / 33.735278°N 82.741389°W / 33.735278; -82.741389
Wilkinson
Created 1803
Irwinton1811 32°48′43″N 83°10′36″W / 32.811944°N 83.176667°W / 32.811944; -83.176667
Worth
Created 1853
Isabella1853 31°34′08″N 83°51′14″W / 31.5688°N 83.8540°W / 31.5688; -83.8540
Sylvester1904 In 1872, the Brunswick and Albany Railroad bypassed Isabella by nearly 3 miles. Changed by referendum.31°31′53″N 83°50′10″W / 31.531389°N 83.836111°W / 31.531389; -83.836111

See also

List of counties in Georgia (U.S. state)

References

  1. "Counties". GEORGIAINFO: An Online Georgia Almanac. Digital Library of Georgia. 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.

External links

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