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Jackson County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 75,907. [1] The county seat is Jefferson. [2] Jackson County comprises the Jefferson, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA Combined Statistical Area.
Jefferson is located in central Jackson County at (34.126736, -83.590297 It is bordered to the northwest by Pendergrass and to the southeast by Arcade . U.S. Route 129 passes through the southwest side of the city, leading northwest 21 miles (34 km) to Gainesville and southeast 19 miles (31 km) to Athens .
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".
The center of population of Georgia is located 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Jackson near the Butts County/Newton County line. [ 9 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.2 km 2 ), of which 6.2 square miles (16.1 km 2 ) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2 ), or 0.50%, is water.
Hoschton is located in western Jackson County at It is bordered to the north by the city of Braselton. Georgia State Route 53 runs through the center of town, leading northwest 12 miles (19 km) to Oakwood and south 9 miles (14 km) to Winder.
In 1892, the city was renamed Bogart in honor of a locally respected railroad agent after learning that another Georgia community, in Terrell County, was also called Osceola. [4] Bogart was once part of Franklin County, then Jackson County, and now sits in Oconee County with a small portion located in Clarke County. [5]
GA 53 & Peachtree Rd. 34°05′18″N 83°45′29″W / 34.088333°N 83.758056°W / 34.088333; -83.758056 ( Hillcrest-Allen Clinic and Hoschton
Butts County was formed on December 24, 1825, as the sixty-fourth county in Georgia from portions of Henry County and Monroe County. It was named by the Georgia General Assembly in honor of Samuel Butts, an officer who was killed in the Creek War in 1814. [5] [6] A year later, Jackson was created as the first city in the new county and became ...