List of Counties in Georgia (U.S. State)

Counties Listing

County	FIPS code	County seat	Established	Origin	Etymology	Population	Area
Appling County	001	Baxley	1818	Land ceded by the Creek Indians in the Treaty of Fort Jackson in 1814 and the Treaty of the Creek Agency in 1818.	Colonel Daniel Appling (1787 – 1818), a hero of the War of 1812.	700417419000000000017,419	7002509000000000000509 sq mi (70031318000000000001,318 km2)
Atkinson County	003	Pearson	1917	Clinch and Coffee Counties	William Yates Atkinson (1854 – 99), governor of Georgia (1894 – 98) and speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives.	70037609000000000007,609	7002338000000000000338 sq mi (7002875000000000000875 km2)
Bacon County	005	Alma	1914	Appling, Pierce and Ware Counties	Augustus Octavius Bacon (1839 – 1914), a U.S. Senator (1895 – 1914) and President pro tempore of the United States Senate.	700410103000000000010,103	7002285000000000000285 sq mi (7002738000000000000738 km2)
Baker County	007	Newton	1825	Early County.	Colonel John Baker (died 1792), a hero of the American Revolutionary War.	70034074000000000004,074	7002343000000000000343 sq mi (7002888000000000000888 km2)
Baldwin County	009	Milledgeville	1803	Creek cessions of 1802 and 1805.	Abraham Baldwin (1754 – 1807), a Founding Father, a U.S. Senator (1799 – 1807), one of the Georgia delegates who signed the U.S. Constitution.	700444700000000000044,700	7002258000000000000258 sq mi (7002668000000000000668 km2)
Banks County	011	Homer	1858	Franklin and Habersham Counties	Dr. Richard Banks (1784 – 1850), a local physician noted for treating natives with smallpox.	700414422000000000014,422	7002234000000000000234 sq mi (7002606000000000000606 km2)
Barrow County	013	Winder	1914	Gwinnett, Jackson and Walton counties.	"Uncle Dave" David Crenshaw Barrow Jr. (1852 – 1929), the chancellor of the University of Georgia (1906 – 29).	700446144000000000046,144	7002162000000000000162 sq mi (7002420000000000000420 km2)
Bartow County	015	Cartersville	1832	Created from a portion of Cherokee County in 1832 and originally called Cass County after General Lewis Cass.	General Francis S. Bartow (1816 – 61), Confederate political leader, and the first Confederate general killed in the American Civil War.	700476019000000000076,019	7002460000000000000460 sq mi (70031191000000000001,191 km2)
Ben Hill County	017	Fitzgerald	1906	Irwin and Wilcox counties.	Benjamin Harvey Hill (1823 – 82), a U.S. Senator (1877 – 82).	700417484000000000017,484	7002252000000000000252 sq mi (7002653000000000000653 km2)
Berrien County	019	Nashville	1856	Coffee, Irwin, and Lowndes counties.	John MacPherson Berrien (1781 – 1856), a U.S. Senator and the U.S. Attorney General.	700416235000000000016,235	7002452000000000000452 sq mi (70031171000000000001,171 km2)
Bibb County	021	Macon	1822	portions of Houston, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties.	Dr. William Wyatt Bibb (1780 – 1820), the first Governor of Alabama and a U.S. Senator.	7005153887000000000153,887	7002250000000000000250 sq mi (7002647000000000000647 km2)
Bleckley County	023	Cochran	1912	Pulaski County.	Logan Edwin Bleckley (1827 – 1907), Georgia State Supreme Court Chief Justice.	700411666000000000011,666	7002217000000000000217 sq mi (7002562000000000000562 km2)
Brantley County	025	Nahunta	1920	Charlton, Pierce, and Wayne counties.	William Gordon Brantley (1860 – 1934), U.S. Congressman.	700414629000000000014,629	7002444000000000000444 sq mi (70031150000000000001,150 km2)
Brooks County	027	Quitman	1858	Lowndes and Thomas counties	Captain Preston S. Brooks (1819 – 57), a hero of the Mexican–American War and Congressman from South Carolina.	700416450000000000016,450	7002494000000000000494 sq mi (70031279000000000001,279 km2)
Bryan County	029	Pembroke	1793	Chatham County	Jonathan Bryan (1708 – 88), a colonial settler and famous state representative.	700423417000000000023,417	7002442000000000000442 sq mi (70031145000000000001,145 km2)
Bulloch County	031	Statesboro	1796	Bryan and Screven Counties	Archibald Bulloch (1729 – 77), Revolutionary War soldier, Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, and acting governor of Georgia (1775 – 77).	700455983000000000055,983	7002683000000000000683 sq mi (70031769000000000001,769 km2)
Burke County	033	Waynesboro	1777	Originally organized as St George Parish.	Edmund Burke (1729 – 97), British political philosopher and Member of Parliament who was sympathetic to the cause of US independence.	700422243000000000022,243	7002831000000000000831 sq mi (70032152000000000002,152 km2)
Butts County	035	Jackson	1825	Henry and Monroe counties.	Captain Samuel Butts (1777 – 1814), a hero of the Creek War.	700419522000000000019,522	7002187000000000000187 sq mi (7002484000000000000484 km2)
Calhoun County	037	Morgan	1854	Early and Baker counties.	John C. Calhoun (1782 – 1850), a U.S. Congressman, a U.S. Senator, and Vice President of the United States from South Carolina.	70036320000000000006,320	7002280000000000000280 sq mi (7002725000000000000725 km2)
Camden County	039	Woodbine	1777	St Mary and St Thomas Parishes.	Sir Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (1714 – 94), Lord Chancellor of Great Britain who was sympathetic to the cause of the Revolution.	700443664000000000043,664	7002630000000000000630 sq mi (70031632000000000001,632 km2)
Candler County	043	Metter	1914	Bulloch, Emanuel and Tattnall counties.	Allen Daniel Candler (1834 – 1910), state legislator, U.S. Congressman and the Governor of Georgia (1898 – 1902).	70039577000000000009,577	7002247000000000000247 sq mi (7002640000000000000640 km2)
Carroll County	045	Carrollton	1826	Created by the state legislature from lands ceded by the Creek Indians in 1825 in the Treaty of Indian Springs.	Charles Carroll (1737 – 1832), the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence.	700487268000000000087,268	7002499000000000000499 sq mi (70031292000000000001,292 km2)
Catoosa County	047	Ringgold	1853	Walker and Whitfield counties.	Chief Catoosa, a Cherokee chief.	700453282000000000053,282	7002162000000000000162 sq mi (7002420000000000000420 km2)
Charlton County	049	Folkston	1854	Camden County.	Robert Milledge Charlton (1807 – 54), a jurist, a U.S. Senator (1852 – 54), and the mayor of Savannah.	700410282000000000010,282	7002781000000000000781 sq mi (70032023000000000002,023 km2)
Chatham County	051	Savannah	1777	Christ Church and St Philip Parishes.	William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708 – 78), British Prime Minister sympathetic to the Revolutionary cause.	7005232048000000000232,048	7002440000000000000440 sq mi (70031140000000000001,140 km2)
Chattahoochee County	053	Cusseta	1854	Muscogee and Marion counties.	Chattahoochee River, which forms the county's (and the state's) western border.	700414882000000000014,882	7002249000000000000249 sq mi (7002645000000000000645 km2)
Chattooga County	055	Summerville	1838	Walker and Floyd counties.	Chattooga River.	700425470000000000025,470	7002314000000000000314 sq mi (7002813000000000000813 km2)
Cherokee County	057	Canton	1831	Cherokee Cession of 1831.	Cherokee Nation, which controlled this part of the state autonomously until 1831.	7005141903000000000141,903	7002424000000000000424 sq mi (70031098000000000001,098 km2)
Clarke County	059	Athens	1801	Jackson County.	Elijah Clarke (1733 – 99), a Revolutionary War hero.	7005101489000000000101,489	7002121000000000000121 sq mi (7002313000000000000313 km2)
Clay County	061	Fort Gaines	1854	Randolph and Early counties.	Henry Clay (1777 – 1852), the Secretary of State, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and a U.S. Senator from Kentucky.	70033357000000000003,357	7002195000000000000195 sq mi (7002505000000000000505 km2)
Clayton County	063	Jonesboro	1858	Fayette and Henry counties.	Augustin Smith Clayton (1783 – 1839), a local jurist and U.S. Congressman.	7005236517000000000236,517	7002143000000000000143 sq mi (7002370000000000000370 km2)
Clinch County	065	Homerville	1850	Lowndes and Ware counties.	General Duncan Lamont Clinch (1784 – 1849), a hero of the War of 1812 and the Seminole War, and a U.S. Congressman.	70036878000000000006,878	7002809000000000000809 sq mi (70032095000000000002,095 km2)
Cobb County	067	Marietta	1832	Cherokee County	Colonel Thomas Willis Cobb (1784 – 1835), a hero of the War of 1812 and a U.S. Congressman.	7005607751000000000607,751	7002340000000000000340 sq mi (7002881000000000000881 km2)
Coffee County	069	Douglas	1854	Clinch, Irwin, Telfair and Ware counties.	General John E. Coffee (1782 – 1836), a hero of the War of 1812.	700437413000000000037,413	7002599000000000000599 sq mi (70031551000000000001,551 km2)
Colquitt County	071	Moultrie	1856	Thomas and Lowndes counties.	Walter Terry Colquitt (1799 – 1855), a Methodist pastor and a U.S. Senator.	700442053000000000042,053	7002552000000000000552 sq mi (70031430000000000001,430 km2)
Columbia County	073	Appling	1790	Richmond County	Christopher Columbus (1446 – 1506), explorer.	700489288000000000089,288	7002290000000000000290 sq mi (7002751000000000000751 km2)
Cook County	075	Adel	1918	Berrien County.	General Philip Cook (1817 – 94), Confederate general and secretary of state.	700415771000000000015,771	7002229000000000000229 sq mi (7002593000000000000593 km2)
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 the Creek Nation and their village near Columbus.	700489215000000000089,215	7002443000000000000443 sq mi (70031147000000000001,147 km2)
Crawford County	079	Knoxville	1822	Houston County.	William Harris Crawford (1772 – 1834), a U.S. Senator, an ambassador to France, and the Secretary of the Treasury.	700412495000000000012,495	7002325000000000000325 sq mi (7002842000000000000842 km2)
Crisp County	081	Cordele	1905	Dooly County.	Charles Frederick Crisp (1845 – 96), Speaker of the House of Representatives.	700421996000000000021,996	7002274000000000000274 sq mi (7002710000000000000710 km2)
Dade County	083	Trenton	1837	Walker County.	Major Francis L. Dade (1793 – 1835), a hero of the Seminole War.	700415154000000000015,154	7002174000000000000174 sq mi (7002451000000000000451 km2)
Dawson County	085	Dawsonville	1857	Gilmer and Lumpkin counties.	William Crosby Dawson (1798 – 1857), a U.S. Senator (1849 – 55), and a state legislator.	700415999000000000015,999	7002211000000000000211 sq mi (7002546000000000000546 km2)
Decatur County	087	Bainbridge	1823	Early County.	Commodore Stephen Decatur (1779 – 1820), a naval hero of the actions against the Barbary Pirates in the early 19th century.	700428240000000000028,240	7002597000000000000597 sq mi (70031546000000000001,546 km2)
DeKalb County	089	Decatur	1822	Henry, Gwinnett, and Fayette counties.	"Baron" Johann DeKalb (1721 – 80) a German who accompanied the Marquis de Lafayette and was inspector general of the Colonial Army.	7005665865000000000665,865	7002268000000000000268 sq mi (7002694000000000000694 km2)
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 of Phelps, Dodge, and Company, a mining and metals company.	700419171000000000019,171	7002501000000000000501 sq mi (70031298000000000001,298 km2)
Dooly County	093	Vienna	1821	Creek Cession of 1821.	Colonel John Dooly (1740 – 80), a hero of the American Revolution.	700411525000000000011,525	7002393000000000000393 sq mi (70031018000000000001,018 km2)
Dougherty County	095	Albany	1853	Baker County.	Charles Dougherty (1801 – 53), a noted judge from Athens, Georgia.	700496065000000000096,065	7002330000000000000330 sq mi (7002855000000000000855 km2)
Douglas County	097	Douglasville	1870	Campbell and Carroll counties.	Stephen Arnold Douglas (1813 – 61), an Illinois Democratic Congressman who ran against Abraham Lincoln in the United States presidential election, 1860 and lost.	700492174000000000092,174	7002199000000000000199 sq mi (7002515000000000000515 km2)
Early County	099	Blakely	1818	Creek Cession of 1814.	Peter Early (1773 – 1817), the tenth governor of Georgia.	700412354000000000012,354	7002511000000000000511 sq mi (70031323000000000001,323 km2)
Echols County	101	Statenville	1858	Clinch and Lowndes Counties	General Robert M. Echols (1798 – 1847), a state legislator and a hero of the Mexican-American War.	70033754000000000003,754	7002404000000000000404 sq mi (70031046000000000001,046 km2)
Effingham County	103	Springfield	1777	St Mathew and St Philip Parishes.	Thomas Howard, the Third Earl of Effingham (1746–1791), who was sympathetic with the independence movement.	700437535000000000037,535	7002480000000000000480 sq mi (70031243000000000001,243 km2)
Elbert County	105	Elberton	1790	Wilkes County	Samuel Elbert (1740 – 88) a general in the Revolutionary War, who became the governor of Georgia in 1785	700420511000000000020,511	7002369000000000000369 sq mi (7002956000000000000956 km2)
Emanuel County	107	Swainsboro	1812	Bulloch and Montgomery Counties	Colonel David Emanuel (1744 – 1808), who became the governor of Georgia in 1801.	700421837000000000021,837	7002686000000000000686 sq mi (70031777000000000001,777 km2)
Evans County	109	Claxton	1914	Bulloch and Tattnall County	General Clement Anselm Evans (1832 – 1911), a hero of the War between the States and the commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans.	700410495000000000010,495	7002185000000000000185 sq mi (7002479000000000000479 km2)
Fannin County	111	Blue Ridge	1854	Gilmer and Union Counties	Colonel James Walker Fannin Jr. (1809 – 36), a hero of the Texas Revolution.	700419798000000000019,798	7002386000000000000386 sq mi (70031000000000000001,000 km2)
Fayette County	113	Fayetteville	1821	Creek Cession of 1821.	Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette (1757 – 1834), a French hero of the Revolutionary War.	700491263000000000091,263	7002197000000000000197 sq mi (7002510000000000000510 km2)
Floyd County	115	Rome	1832	Cherokee County	General John Floyd (1769 – 1839), soldier and a U.S. Congressman.	700490565000000000090,565	7002513000000000000513 sq mi (70031329000000000001,329 km2)
Forsyth County	117	Cumming	1832	Cherokee County	John Forsyth (1780 – 1841), Secretary of State under President Martin Van Buren.	700498407000000000098,407	7002226000000000000226 sq mi (7002585000000000000585 km2)
Franklin County	119	Carnesville	1784	Cherokee and Creek Cessions of 1783	Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), writer, inventor, publisher, and a Founding Father of the United States.	700420285000000000020,285	7002263000000000000263 sq mi (7002681000000000000681 km2)
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 the steamboat.	7005816006000000000816,006	7002529000000000000529 sq mi (70031370000000000001,370 km2)
Gilmer County	123	Ellijay	1832	Cherokee County	George Rockingham Gilmer (1780 – 1859), 16th governor of Georgia.	700423456000000000023,456	7002427000000000000427 sq mi (70031106000000000001,106 km2)
Glascock County	125	Gibson	1857	Warren County	General Thomas Glascock (1780 – 1841), a hero of the War of 1812 and the Seminole War of 1817, and a U.S. Congressman.	70032556000000000002,556	7002144000000000000144 sq mi (7002373000000000000373 km2)
Glynn County	127	Brunswick	1777	St David and St Patrick Parishes	John Glynn (1722 – 79), British Member of Parliament and Serjeant-at-law, who was sympathetic with the cause of American independence.	700467568000000000067,568	7002422000000000000422 sq mi (70031093000000000001,093 km2)
Gordon County	129	Calhoun	1850	Cass (now Bartow) and Floyd Counties	William Washington Gordon (1796–1842), first president of the Central of Georgia Railroad.	700444104000000000044,104	7002355000000000000355 sq mi (7002919000000000000919 km2)
Grady County	131	Cairo	1905	Decatur and Thomas Counties	Henry Woodfin Grady (1850 – 89), famous orator and managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution.	700423659000000000023,659	7002458000000000000458 sq mi (70031186000000000001,186 km2)
Greene County	133	Greensboro	1786	Washington County	General Nathanael Greene (1742 – 86), a hero of the Revolutionary War.	700414406000000000014,406	7002388000000000000388 sq mi (70031005000000000001,005 km2)
Gwinnett County	135	Lawrenceville	1818	Cherokee Cession of 1817 and Creek Cession of 1818.	Button Gwinnett (1735–1777), one of Georgia's delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence.	7005757104000000000757,104	7002433000000000000433 sq mi (70031121000000000001,121 km2)
Habersham County	137	Clarkesville	1818	Cherokee Cessions of 1817 and 1819	Colonel Joseph Habersham (1751 – 1815), a hero of the Revolutionary War and U.S. Postmaster General in the Cabinet of George Washington.	700435902000000000035,902	7002278000000000000278 sq mi (7002720000000000000720 km2)
Hall County	139	Gainesville	1818	Cherokee Cessions of 1817 and 1819	Dr. Lyman Hall (1724 – 90), one of Georgia's delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence. He became the governor of Georgia in 1783.	7005139277000000000139,277	7002394000000000000394 sq mi (70031020000000000001,020 km2)
Hancock County	141	Sparta	1793	Greene and Washington counties	John Hancock (1737 – 93), President of the Continental Congress and the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.	700410076000000000010,076	7002473000000000000473 sq mi (70031225000000000001,225 km2)
Haralson County	143	Buchanan	1856	Carroll and Polk Counties	General Hugh Anderson Haralson (1805 – 54), U.S. Congressman.	700425690000000000025,690	7002282000000000000282 sq mi (7002730000000000000730 km2)
Harris County	145	Hamilton	1827	Muscogee and Troup counties	Charles Harris (1772 – 1827), a prominent attorney from Savannah.	700423695000000000023,695	7002464000000000000464 sq mi (70031202000000000001,202 km2)
Hart County	147	Hartwell	1853	Elbert and Franklin counties	Nancy Morgan Hart (1735 – 1830), a heroine of the Revolutionary War.	700422997000000000022,997	7002232000000000000232 sq mi (7002601000000000000601 km2)
Heard County	149	Franklin	1830	Carroll, Coweta and Troup Counties	Stephen Heard (1740 – 1815), a hero of the Revolutionary War.	700411012000000000011,012	7002296000000000000296 sq mi (7002767000000000000767 km2)
Henry County	151	McDonough	1821	Creek Cession of 1821	Patrick Henry (1736 – 99), prominent lawyer, orator, and a Founding Father of the United States.	7005119341000000000119,341	7002323000000000000323 sq mi (7002837000000000000837 km2)
Houston County	153	Perry	1821	Creek Cession of 1821	John Houstoun (1744–1796), member of the Continental Congress who became governor of Georgia in 1778.	7005110765000000000110,765	7002377000000000000377 sq mi (7002976000000000000976 km2)
Irwin County	155	Ocilla	1818	Creek Cessions of 1814 and 1818	Jared Irwin (1751 – 1818), the governor who rescinded the Yazoo Act in 1796.	70039931000000000009,931	7002357000000000000357 sq mi (7002925000000000000925 km2)
Jackson County	157	Jefferson	1796	Franklin County	General James Jackson (1757 – 1806), a hero of the Revolutionary War.	700441589000000000041,589	7002342000000000000342 sq mi (7002886000000000000886 km2)
Jasper County	159	Monticello	1807	Baldwin (FKA Randolph County 1807 – 12)	Sergeant William Jasper (1750–1779), a hero of the Revolutionary War.	700411426000000000011,426	7002370000000000000370 sq mi (7002958000000000000958 km2)
Jeff Davis County	161	Hazlehurst	1905	Appling and Coffee counties	Jefferson Davis (1808 – 89), the first and only President of the Confederate States of America.	700412684000000000012,684	7002333000000000000333 sq mi (7002862000000000000862 km2)
Jefferson County	163	Louisville	1796	Burke and Warren Counties	Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826), third President of the United States.	700417266000000000017,266	7002528000000000000528 sq mi (70031368000000000001,368 km2)
Jenkins County	165	Millen	1905	Bulloch, Burke, Emanuel, and Screven Counties	Charles Jones Jenkins (1805 – 83), governor of Georgia, who was the author of the famous Georgia Platform of 1850.	70038575000000000008,575	7002350000000000000350 sq mi (7002906000000000000906 km2)
Johnson County	167	Wrightsville	1858	Emanuel, Laurens and Washington counties	Herschel Vespasian Johnson (1812 – 80), a U.S. Senator and the Governor of Georgia.	70038560000000000008,560	7002304000000000000304 sq mi (7002787000000000000787 km2)
Jones County	169	Gray	1807	Baldwin County	James Jones (1769 – 1801), a U.S. Congressman.	700423639000000000023,639	7002394000000000000394 sq mi (70031020000000000001,020 km2)
Lamar County	171	Barnesville	1920	Monroe and Pike Counties	Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1825 – 93), a U.S. Senator and an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.	700415912000000000015,912	7002185000000000000185 sq mi (7002479000000000000479 km2)
Lanier County	173	Lakeland	1920	Berrien, Clinch and Lowndes Countries	Sidney Lanier (1842–1881), famous attorney, linguist, mathematician, and musician.	70037241000000000007,241	7002187000000000000187 sq mi (7002484000000000000484 km2)
Laurens County	175	Dublin	1807	Wilkinson County	Colonel John Laurens (1754 – 82), an aide to George Washington during the Revolutionary War.	700444874000000000044,874	7002813000000000000813 sq mi (70032106000000000002,106 km2)
Lee County	177	Leesburg	1826	Creek Cessions of 1826	General Richard Henry Lee (1732–1794), a hero of the Revolutionary War.	700424757000000000024,757	7002356000000000000356 sq mi (7002922000000000000922 km2)
Liberty County	179	Hinesville	1777	St Andrew, St James, and St John Parishes	Named in honor of the noted patriotism of the citizens of Midway in their support of the cause of colonial independence.	700461610000000000061,610	7002519000000000000519 sq mi (70031344000000000001,344 km2)
Lincoln County	181	Lincolnton	1796	Wilkes County	General Benjamin Lincoln (1733 – 1810), a hero of the Revolutionary War who was later assigned to the suppression of Shays' Rebellion.	70038348000000000008,348	7002211000000000000211 sq mi (7002546000000000000546 km2)
Long County	183	Ludowici	1920	Liberty County	Dr. Crawford Williamson Long (1815 – 78), in 1842 the first man to use diethyl ether as an anesthetic for dental surgery.	700410304000000000010,304	7002401000000000000401 sq mi (70031039000000000001,039 km2)
Lowndes County	185	Valdosta	1825	Irwin County	William Jones Lowndes (1782 – 1822), a prominent figure in the affairs of South Carolina throughout the formative years of the United States.	700492115000000000092,115	7002504000000000000504 sq mi (70031305000000000001,305 km2)
Lumpkin County	187	Dahlonega	1832	Cherokee, Habersham, and Hall Counties	Wilson Lumpkin (1783 – 1870), the Governor of Georgia and a U.S. Senator.	700421016000000000021,016	7002284000000000000284 sq mi (7002736000000000000736 km2)
Macon County	193	Oglethorpe	1837	Houston and Marion Counties	General Nathaniel Macon (1758 – 1837), Speaker of the House of Representatives and a U.S. Senator.	700414074000000000014,074	7002403000000000000403 sq mi (70031044000000000001,044 km2)
Madison County	195	Danielsville	1811	Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Jackson and Oglethorpe Counties	James Madison (1751 – 1836), the fourth President of the United States and the chief writer of the U.S. Constitution.	700425730000000000025,730	7002284000000000000284 sq mi (7002736000000000000736 km2)
Marion County	197	Buena Vista	1827	Lee and Muscogee Counties	General Francis Marion (1732 – 95), the "Swamp Fox," a hero of the Revolutionary War.	70037144000000000007,144	7002367000000000000367 sq mi (7002951000000000000951 km2)
McDuffie County	189	Thomson	1870	Columbia and Warren	George McDuffie (1790 – 1851), famous orator and governor of South Carolina.	700421231000000000021,231	7002260000000000000260 sq mi (7002673000000000000673 km2)
McIntosh County	191	Darien	1793	Liberty County	General Lachlan McIntosh (1727 – 1806), a hero of the Revolutionary War.	700410847000000000010,847	7002434000000000000434 sq mi (70031124000000000001,124 km2)
Meriwether County	199	Greenville	1827	Formed form Troup County	General David Meriwether (1755 – 1822), a hero of the Revolutionary War and a U.S. Congressman.	700422534000000000022,534	7002503000000000000503 sq mi (70031303000000000001,303 km2)
Miller County	201	Colquitt	1856	Baker and Early Counties	Andrew Jackson Miller (1806 – 56), president of the Medical College of Georgia.	70036383000000000006,383	7002283000000000000283 sq mi (7002733000000000000733 km2)
Mitchell County	205	Camilla	1857	Baker County	Gen. Henry Mitchell (1760 – 1839), a hero of the Revolutionary War.	700423932000000000023,932	7002512000000000000512 sq mi (70031326000000000001,326 km2)
Monroe County	207	Forsyth	1821	Creek Cession of 1821	James Monroe (1758 – 1831), the fifth President of the United States and the creator of the Monroe Doctrine of 1823.	700421757000000000021,757	7002396000000000000396 sq mi (70031026000000000001,026 km2)
Montgomery County	209	Mount Vernon	1793	Washington County	General Richard Montgomery (1738 – 75), ha ero of the Revolutionary War.	70038270000000000008,270	7002245000000000000245 sq mi (7002635000000000000635 km2)
Morgan County	211	Madison	1807	Baldwin County	General Daniel Morgan (1736 – 1802), a hero of the Revolutionary War and U.S. Congressman.	700415457000000000015,457	7002350000000000000350 sq mi (7002906000000000000906 km2)
Murray County	213	Chatsworth	1832	Cherokee County	Thomas W. Murray (1790 – 1832), famous state legislator.	700436506000000000036,506	7002344000000000000344 sq mi (7002891000000000000891 km2)
Muscogee County	215	Columbus	1826	Creek Cession of 1826	Muskogee ethnic group, to which the Creek and Seminole Nations belong.	7005186291000000000186,291	7002216000000000000216 sq mi (7002559000000000000559 km2)
Newton County	217	Covington	1821	Henry, Jasper, and Walton Counties	Sergeant John Newton (1755 – 80), a hero of the Revolutionary War.	700462001000000000062,001	7002276000000000000276 sq mi (7002715000000000000715 km2)
Oconee County	219	Watkinsville	1875	Clarke County	Oconee River, which forms its eastern boundary.	700432808000000000032,808	7002186000000000000186 sq mi (7002482000000000000482 km2)
Oglethorpe County	221	Lexington	1793	Wilkes County	General James Edward Oglethorpe (1696 – 1785), the founder of the Colony of Georgia.	700412635000000000012,635	7002441000000000000441 sq mi (70031142000000000001,142 km2)
Paulding County	223	Dallas	1832	Cherokee County	John Paulding (1759 – 1818), a hero of the Revolutionary War.	700481678000000000081,678	7002314000000000000314 sq mi (7002813000000000000813 km2)
Peach County	225	Fort Valley	1924	Houston and Macon Counties	Its location in Central Georgia is one of the richest peach-producing regions in the country.	700423668000000000023,668	7002151000000000000151 sq mi (7002391000000000000391 km2)
Pickens County	227	Jasper	1853	Cherokee and Gilmer counties	General Andrew Pickens (1739 – 1817), a hero of the Revolutionary War and U.S. Congressman.	700422983000000000022,983	7002232000000000000232 sq mi (7002601000000000000601 km2)
Pierce County	229	Blackshear	1857	Appling and Ware Counties	Franklin Pierce (1804–1869), fourteenth President of the United States.	700415636000000000015,636	7002343000000000000343 sq mi (7002888000000000000888 km2)
Pike County	231	Zebulon	1822	Monroe County	General Zebulon Pike (1779 – 1813), explorer and a hero of the War of 1812.	700413688000000000013,688	7002218000000000000218 sq mi (7002565000000000000565 km2)
Polk County	233	Cedartown	1851	Floyd and Paulding Counties	James Knox Polk (1795 – 1849), eleventh President of the United States.	700438127000000000038,127	7002311000000000000311 sq mi (7002805000000000000805 km2)
Pulaski County	235	Hawkinsville	1808	Laurens County	Count Kazimierz Pułaski of Poland (1748 – 79), a hero of the Revolutionary War.	70039588000000000009,588	7002247000000000000247 sq mi (7002640000000000000640 km2)
Putnam County	237	Eatonton	1807	Baldwin County	General Israel Putnam (1718 – 90), a hero of the Revolutionary War.	700418812000000000018,812	7002344000000000000344 sq mi (7002891000000000000891 km2)
Quitman County	239	Georgetown	1858	Randolph and Stewart counties	General John Anthony Quitman (1799 – 1858), a hero of the Mexican-American War.	70032598000000000002,598	7002152000000000000152 sq mi (7002394000000000000394 km2)
Rabun County	241	Clayton	1819	Cherokee Cession of 1819	William Rabun (1771 – 1819), Governor of Georgia (1817 – 19).	700415050000000000015,050	7002371000000000000371 sq mi (7002961000000000000961 km2)
Randolph County	243	Cuthbert	1828	Lee County	John Randolph of Roanoke (1773 – 1833), a U.S. Congressman.	70037791000000000007,791	7002429000000000000429 sq mi (70031111000000000001,111 km2)
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.	7005199775000000000199,775	7002324000000000000324 sq mi (7002839000000000000839 km2)
Rockdale County	247	Conyers	1870	Henry and Newton counties	Rockdale Church, which was so named for the subterranean bed of granite that underlies this region of the state.	700470111000000000070,111	7002131000000000000131 sq mi (7002339000000000000339 km2)
Schley County	249	Ellaville	1857	Marion and Sumter counties	William Schley (1786 – 1858), governor of Georgia (1835 – 37).	70033766000000000003,766	7002168000000000000168 sq mi (7002435000000000000435 km2)
Screven County	251	Sylvania	1793	Burke and Effingham Counties	General James Screven (1744–1778), a hero of the Revolutionary War.	700415374000000000015,374	7002648000000000000648 sq mi (70031678000000000001,678 km2)
Seminole County	253	Donalsonville	1920	Decatur and Early Counties	Seminole Nation	70039369000000000009,369	7002238000000000000238 sq mi (7002616000000000000616 km2)
Spalding County	255	Griffin	1851	Fayette, Henry, and Pike County	Thomas Spalding (1774 – 1851), U.S. Congressman, state legislator, and agriculturalist	700458417000000000058,417	7002198000000000000198 sq mi (7002513000000000000513 km2)
Stephens County	257	Toccoa	1905	Franklin and Habersham Counties	Alexander Stephens (1812 – 83), a U.S. Congressman, the Governor of Georgia, and the first and only Vice President of the Confederate States of America.	700425435000000000025,435	7002179000000000000179 sq mi (7002464000000000000464 km2)
Stewart County	259	Lumpkin	1830	Randolph County	General Daniel Stewart (1759 – 1829), a hero of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.	70035252000000000005,252	7002459000000000000459 sq mi (70031189000000000001,189 km2)
Sumter County	261	Americus	1831	Lee County	General Thomas Sumter (1734 – 1832), the "Fighting Gamecock," a hero of the Revolutionary War.	700433200000000000033,200	7002485000000000000485 sq mi (70031256000000000001,256 km2)
Talbot County	263	Talbotton	1827	Muscogee County	Matthew Talbot (1762 – 1827), served in the Georgia State Senate for 15 years, including two years as the President of the Senate, and the Governor of Georgia for two weeks in 1819.	70036498000000000006,498	7002393000000000000393 sq mi (70031018000000000001,018 km2)
Taliaferro County	265	Crawfordville	1825	Greene, Hancock, Oglethorpe, Warren, and Wilkes Counties	Colonel Benjamin Taliaferro (1750 – 1821), a U.S. Congressman and a hero of the Revolutionary War.	70032077000000000002,077	7002195000000000000195 sq mi (7002505000000000000505 km2)
Tattnall County	267	Reidsville	1801	Montgomery County	Josiah Tattnall (1764 – 1803), a U.S. Senator and the Governor of Georgia.	700422305000000000022,305	7002484000000000000484 sq mi (70031254000000000001,254 km2)
Taylor County	269	Butler	1852	Macon, Marion and Talbot Counties	Zachary Taylor (1784 – 1850), the twelfth President of the United States.	70038815000000000008,815	7002378000000000000378 sq mi (7002979000000000000979 km2)
Telfair County	271	McRae	1807	Wilkinson County	Edward Telfair (1735 – 1807), the second Governor of Georgia following the establishment of the United States.	700411794000000000011,794	7002441000000000000441 sq mi (70031142000000000001,142 km2)
Terrell County	273	Dawson	1856	Lee and Randolph Counties	Dr. William Terrell (1778 – 1855), U.S. Congressman.	700410970000000000010,970	7002336000000000000336 sq mi (7002870000000000000870 km2)
Thomas County	275	Thomasville	1825	Decatur and Irwin Counties	General Jett Thomas (1776 – 1817), a hero of the War of 1812.	700442737000000000042,737	7002548000000000000548 sq mi (70031419000000000001,419 km2)
Tift County	277	Tifton	1905	Berrien, Irwin and Worth Counties	Colonel Nelson Tift (1810 – 91), a captain in the Confederate States Navy and U.S. Congressman.	700438407000000000038,407	7002265000000000000265 sq mi (7002686000000000000686 km2)
Toombs County	279	Lyons	1905	Emanuel, Tattnall, and Montgomery Counties	General Robert Toombs (1810 – 85), a U.S. Senator and the Confederate States Secretary of State.	700426067000000000026,067	7002367000000000000367 sq mi (7002951000000000000951 km2)
Towns County	281	Hiawassee	1856	Rabun and Union Counties	George Washington Towns (1801 – 54), governor of Georgia during the antebellum period.	70039319000000000009,319	7002166000000000000166 sq mi (7002430000000000000430 km2)
Treutlen County	283	Soperton	1917	Emanuel and Montgomery Counties	John A. Treutlen (1726 – 82), the first elected Governor of Georgia (1777 – 78).	70036854000000000006,854	7002201000000000000201 sq mi (7002521000000000000521 km2)
Troup County	285	Lagrange	1826	Creek Cession of 1826	George M. Troup (1780 – 1856), the Governor of Georgia (1823 – 27) and a U.S. Senator.	700458779000000000058,779	7002414000000000000414 sq mi (70031072000000000001,072 km2)
Turner County	287	Ashburn	1905	Dooly, Irwin, Wilcox and Worth Counties	Captain Henry Gray Turner (1839 – 1904), a U.S. Congressman and a hero of the War between the States.	70039504000000000009,504	7002286000000000000286 sq mi (7002741000000000000741 km2)
Twiggs County	289	Jeffersonville	1809	Wilkinson County	General John Twiggs (1750 – 1816), a hero of the Revolutionary War and the Governor of Georgia.	700410590000000000010,590	7002360000000000000360 sq mi (7002932000000000000932 km2)
Union County	291	Blairsville	1832	Cherokee County	Federal union of the states.	700417289000000000017,289	7002323000000000000323 sq mi (7002837000000000000837 km2)
Upson County	293	Thomaston	1824	Crawford and Pike Counties	Stephen Upson (1786 – 1824), a noted state legislator.	700427597000000000027,597	7002326000000000000326 sq mi (7002844000000000000844 km2)
Walker County	295	Lafayette	1833	Murray County	Major Freeman Walker (1780 – 1827), a U.S. Senator (1819 – 1821).	700461053000000000061,053	7002446000000000000446 sq mi (70031155000000000001,155 km2)
Walton County	297	Monroe	1818	Creek Cession of 1818	George Walton (1749 – 1804), one of Georgia's delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence.	700460687000000000060,687	7002329000000000000329 sq mi (7002852000000000000852 km2)
Ware County	299	Waycross	1824	Appling County	Nicholas Ware (1769 – 1824), a U.S. Senator (1821 – 24).	700435483000000000035,483	7002903000000000000903 sq mi (70032339000000000002,339 km2)
Warren County	301	Warrenton	1793	Columbia, Hancock, Richmond, and Wilkes Counties	General Joseph Warren (1741 – 75), a hero of the Revolutionary War.	70036336000000000006,336	7002286000000000000286 sq mi (7002741000000000000741 km2)
Washington County	303	Sandersville	1784	Creek Cession of 1783	George Washington (1732 – 99), the first President of the United States, although named after him as a general.	700421176000000000021,176	7002680000000000000680 sq mi (70031761000000000001,761 km2)
Wayne County	305	Jesup	1803	Creek Cession of 1802	General Anthony Wayne (1745 – 96) -- known as "Mad Anthony Wayne". A U.S. Congressman and a hero of the Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War.	700426565000000000026,565	7002645000000000000645 sq mi (70031671000000000001,671 km2)
Webster County	307	Preston	1853	Stewart County (Formally Kinchafoonee)	Daniel Webster (1782 – 1852), U.S. Secretary of State, supported Henry Clay's Compromise of 1850.	70032390000000000002,390	7002210000000000000210 sq mi (7002544000000000000544 km2)
Wheeler County	309	Alamo	1912	Montgomery County	General Joseph Wheeler (1836 – 1906), a U.S. Congressman and a hero of the War Between the States and the Spanish–American War.	70036179000000000006,179	7002298000000000000298 sq mi (7002772000000000000772 km2)
White County	311	Cleveland	1857	Habersham County	Colonel John White, a hero of the Revolutionary War.	700419944000000000019,944	7002242000000000000242 sq mi (7002627000000000000627 km2)
Whitfield County	313	Dalton	1851	Murray County	George Whitefield (1714 – 70), a noted pastor who established the Bethesda Orphanage near Savannah.	7005103184000000000103,184	7002290000000000000290 sq mi (7002751000000000000751 km2)
Wilcox County	315	Abbeville	1857	Dooly, Irwin, and Pulaski counties	General Mark Wilcox (1800 – 50), a noted soldier and state legislator.	70038577000000000008,577	7002380000000000000380 sq mi (7002984000000000000984 km2)
Wilkes County	317	Washington	1777	Cherokee and Creek Cessions of 1773	John Wilkes (1727 – 97), a British Member of Parliament who sympathized with the cause of American independence.	700410687000000000010,687	7002471000000000000471 sq mi (70031220000000000001,220 km2)
Wilkinson County	319	Irwinton	1803	Creek Cessions of 1802 and 1805	General James Wilkinson (1757 – 1825), a hero of the Revolutionary War and of the War of 1812.	700410220000000000010,220	7002447000000000000447 sq mi (70031158000000000001,158 km2)
Worth County	321	Sylvester	1853	Dooly and Irwin Counties	General William J. Worth (1794 – 1849), a hero of the Mexican-American War.	700421967000000000021,967	7002570000000000000570 sq mi (70031476000000000001,476 km2)

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