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UTC−4 (EDT) Congressional district. 1st. Website. brantleycounty-ga.gov. Brantley County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,021. [5] The county seat is Nahunta. [6] Brantley County is part of the Brunswick, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.
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. Pond Town evolved to become the town of Ellaville and became the county seat of Schley County in 1857.
Also, eight consolidated city-counties have been established in Georgia: Athens – Clarke County, Augusta – Richmond County, Columbus – Muscogee County, Georgetown – Quitman County, Statenville – Echols County, Macon – Bibb County, Cusseta – Chattahoochee County, and Preston - Webster County.
Stewart County was created by an act [3] of the Georgia General Assembly on December 23, 1830, from land that had been part of Randolph County, Georgia. [4] The county is named for Daniel Stewart, a Revolutionary War veteran, and fighter against American Indians. He was one of the four great-grandfathers of U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt. [5]
Evans County is a county in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,774. [1] The county seat is Claxton. [2] A bill creating the county was passed in the Georgia General Assembly on August 11, 1914, and later, on November 3, 1914, an amendment was ratified by a vote of the people which formally created the county.
Clarke County was created in 1801 by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 5. It was named for Revolutionary War hero Elijah Clarke and included 250 square miles (647.5 km 2) that was formerly part of Jackson County. Colonel Clarke played a leading role the 1779 victory at the Battle of Kettle Creek in Wilkes County.
Athens-Clarke County Deputy Manager Niki Jones has been appointed acting county manager as the search for a replacement for departing County Manager Blaine Williams is gearing up. Williams, who ...
Forsyth County (/ f ɔːr ˈ s aɪ θ / for-SYTHE or / ˈ f ɔːr s aɪ θ / FOR-sythe) is a county in the Northeast region of the U.S. state of Georgia. Suburban and exurban in character, Forsyth County lies within the Atlanta metropolitan area. The county's only incorporated city and county seat is Cumming. [1] At the 2020 census, the ...