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A few counties in Georgia have changed their names. Jasper County was originally named "Randolph County". Later, the present-day Randolph County was founded. Webster County was once named "Kinchafoonee County", and Bartow County was originally named "Cass County".
Three county seats have later become the county seats of other counties: Pond Town was the temporary county seat of Lee County, Georgia when the county was first established from Muscogee (Creek) Nation lands in 1826. The county was very large and otherwise lacked European-American settlement. It was replaced in 1828.
Pages in category "Georgia (U.S. state) counties" The following 163 pages are in this category, out of 163 total. ... List of county courthouses in Georgia;
This is the list of FIPS codes for Georgia — FIPS codes for each county in the state. ... Georgia (entire state) 13001 - Appling County; 13003 - Atkinson County ...
According to the 2010 United States census, Georgia was the 8th most populous state with 9,688,681 inhabitants and the 21st largest by land area spanning 57,513.49 square miles (148,959.3 km 2) of land. [1] Georgia is divided into 159 counties and contains 535 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, consolidated city-counties, and ...
The majority of Georgia’s 159 counties saw a Republican shift in this year’s election, with Webster County seeing the largest change at over 10.5 points.
Pages in category "County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 160 pages are in this category, out of 160 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
When county seats have been moved, a new courthouse was typically constructed. Courthouses in Georgia have also been destroyed by disasters including fire, tornadoes, war, and arson. The most recent county courthouse to suffer a disaster was the burning of Hancock County, Georgia's courthouse in August 2014.