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Haralson County is a county in the Northwest region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,919, [1] up from 28,780 in 2010. [2] The county seat is Buchanan. [3] The county was created on January 26, 1856, and was named for Hugh A. Haralson, a former Georgia congressman. [4] [5]
[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed [3] Location City or town Description 1: Haralson County Courthouse: Haralson County Courthouse: June 7, 1974 (Courthouse Sq.
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Buchanan was founded in 1856 as seat of the newly formed Haralson County. It was named for United States President James Buchanan. [6] Buchanan was incorporated as a town in 1857 and as a city in 1902. [7] It is home of one of few one-room schoolhouses surviving in Georgia, the Little Creek One-room Schoolhouse. [8]
Haralson is located primarily in southeastern Coweta County, though the town's limits extend slightly south into Meriwether County. Georgia State Routes 74 and 85 run concurrently through the town, leading north 6 miles (10 km) to Senoia and south 10 miles (16 km) to Gay.
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