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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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Bartow County, Georgia
Bartow County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Cartersville
Year Organized: 1832
Square Miles: 460
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Court House: 135 West Cherokee Ave.
County Courthouse
Cartersville, GA 30120-3182
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
named "Cass County" after Lewis Cass, Secretary of War under President Andrew Jackson.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
When Bartow County was established in 1832 from Cherokee County, it was named "Cass County" after Lewis Cass, Secretary of War under President Andrew Jackson. The name was of Michigan. Nearly 30 years later, General Cass's abolitionist views became an embarrassment to the Confederate populace,
and the county's name was changed to honor General Francis S. Bartow, the first Confederate General to die in the Civil War.
Cassville, the original county seat that was burned by Union Forces in 1864, was the site of the first Georgia Supreme Court decision in 1846.
Points of Interest
Red Top Mountain State Park, Bartow Carver Park, and Allatoona Lake occupy a large portion of southeast Bartow County. The lake's wildlife management area serves as a public hunting area. Other local attractions include the Etowah Indian Mounds, Euharlee
Historic Area, Roselawn, Barnsley Gardens, and the Weinman Mineral Museum.
The county provides a habitat for one endangered plant, the Jeffersonia Diphylla (Twin Leaf), and three endangered animals: the Indian Bat, the Red Cockaded Woodpecker, and the Southern Bald Eagle.
Notable Citizens
Several notable people have hailed from Bartow County. These include Rebecca Latimer Felton who at the age of 87 became the first woman US senator. She was appointed to fulfill an unfinished term. Sam P. Jones was a nationally known evangelist in the late
1880s. Bill Arp was a famous philosopher and humorist during the Civil War era. Corra Harris, was the author of several books including A Circuit Rider's Life, based on her life as a traveling minister's wife.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Gordon County
- Northeast: Pickens County
- East: Cherokee County
- Southeast: Cobb County
- South: Paulding County
- Southwest: Polk County
- West: Floyd County
Cities and Towns:
| - Adairsville |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Cartersville (County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Emerson |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Euharlee |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Kingston |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Taylorsville |
town |
Incorporated Area |
| - White |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
County http://www.bartowga.org/
Chamber of Commerce http://www.cartersvillechamber.com/
Additional County Info http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp?FIPS=13015
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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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