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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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Baker County, Georgia
Baker County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Newton
Year Organized: 1825
Square Miles: 343 |
Court House: P.O. Box 607
County Courthouse
Newton, GA 39870-0607
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Georgia's 61st county was named for Colonel John Baker, a Puritan and noted patriot of the Revolutionary War.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Georgia's 61st county was named for Colonel John Baker, a Puritan and noted patriot of the Revolutionary War. Baker County was created from Early County in 1825.
The Baker County Courthouse has been damaged by floods three times, once in 1925, once in 1929, and most recently in 1994.
Newton, the county seat, was named for Sergeant John Newton of South Carolina, a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
The last battle of the Creek Indian War of 1836 was fought in Baker County at Chickasawhatchee Swamp near Red Bluff. Indian villages were first recorded in the Baker County area by Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto in 1540.
Points of Interest
Primarily an agricultural community, Baker County produces peanuts, cotton, canola, poultry, and beef.
Baker County is home to several plantations, ranging in size from 5,000 to 28,000 acres. The largest is Ichauway Plantation, once owned by Coca-Cola magnate Robert Woodruff. The plantation now houses the Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center, one of the largest outdoor research centers in the
world. Scientists study local vegetation, water systems, and wildlife, including 32 species of endangered plants and animals found on the plantation.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Dougherty County
- Southeast: Mitchell County
- South: Decatur County
- Southwest: Miller County
- West: Early County
- Northwest: Calhoun County
Cities and Towns:
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County Resources:
Additional County Info http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp?FIPS=13007
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Online High Schools
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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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