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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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Effingham County, Georgia
Effingham County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Springfield
Year Organized: 1777
Square Miles: 480 |
Court House: 601 North Laurel Street
County Courthouse
Springfield, GA 31329-0000
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
named for Lord Effingham, an English nobleman who was a colonial rights advocate and who refused to take up arms against the revolutionaries. Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Effingham County was created in 1777 from the colonial parishes of St. Matthew and St. Philip. Georgia's 4th county was named for Lord Effingham, an English nobleman who was a colonial rights advocate and who refused to take up arms against the
revolutionaries.
Effingham County is one of the oldest settlement areas in America. The Lutheran Salzburg community established in 1734 at Ebenezer (German for "Stone of Help"), was the second settlement in Georgia.
Points of Interest
There are several buildings and sites on the National Register of Historic Places in the county. These include the Effingham County Courthouse, the New Hope AME Church, the Guyton-Whitesville Historic District, the Jerusalem Church, and the New Ebenezer Town site.
A length of the 314-mile long Savannah River forms Effingham County's eastern border, separating it from South Carolina.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Hampton County, S.C.
- East: Jasper County, S.C.
- Southeast: Chatham County
- South: Bryan County
- West: Bulloch County
- Northwest: Screven County
Cities and Towns:
| - Guyton |
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Incorporated Area |
| - Rincon |
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Incorporated Area |
| - Springfield (County Seat) |
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Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
County http://www.effga.com
Chamber of Commerce http://www.effinghamcounty.com/chamber-of-commerce.htm
Additional County Info http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp?FIPS=13103
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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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