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Georgia Counties
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Georgia Counties
Georgia is divided into 159 counties. Under the Georgia Constitution, counties are granted home
rule to deal with issues that are local in nature. Four consolidated city-counties — Athens (Clarke County),
Augusta (Richmond County), Columbus (Muscogee County), and Cusseta (Chattahoochee County) — exist.
Georgia has the second-highest number of counties of any state in the United States, behind Texas (254).
A few Georgia counties have changed names over time. Jasper County was
originally known as Randolph County. Later, the current Randolph County came into being. Webster County was once
known as Kinchafoonee County, and Bartow County was formerly known as Cass County. |
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Appling County, Georgia
Appling County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Baxley
Year Organized: 1818
Square Miles: 509
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Court House: 83 South Oak St. Suite A
County Courthouse
Baxley, GA 31513-0076
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
The county was named for Colonel Daniel Appling, who was considered Georgia's most outstanding soldier in the War of 1812.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
The county was named for Colonel Daniel Appling, who was considered Georgia's most outstanding soldier in the War of 1812. The county was created in 1818 from treaty lands obtained from the Creek Indians.
At one time, Appling County was known as the "Turpentine Capital of the World."
Incorporated in 1875, the City of Baxley was named for Wilson Baxley. Baxley was an early settler from coastal North Carolina, who operated a general store in the pre-developed town.
Points of Interest
Lake Mayer and the Altamaha River are available for boating, swimming, and fishing.
The Georgia Power Company's Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Power Plant is located within the county on the Altamaha River. Completed in 1974, the Hatch Plant makes Georgia Power one of the county's largest employer.
Notable Citizens
Home to the late writer Caroline Miller, the first Georgian to receive the Pulitzer Prize.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Toombs County
- Northeast: Tattnall County
- Southeast: Wayne County
- South: Pierce County
- Southwest: Bacon County
- West: Jeff Davis County
Cities and Towns:
| - Baxley (County Seat) |
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Incorporated Area |
| - Graham |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Surrency |
town |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
County http://www.baxley.org/site/page5497.html |
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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