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Evans County, Georgia
Evans County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Claxton
Year Organized: 1914
Square Miles: 185 |
Court House: 3 Freeman Street
County Courthouse
Claxton, GA 30417-1777
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
named for Confederate General Clement A. Evans who led the last charge of the Army of Virginia at Appomattox.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Evans County, the 150th county formed in Georgia, was created from parts of Bulloch and Tattnall counties. It was named for Confederate General Clement A. Evans who led the last charge of the Army of Virginia at Appomattox. Claxton, the county seat, was
incorporated in 1911 and named for Kate Claxton, a popular actress of the time.
The City of Claxton is known as the "Fruit Cake Capital of the World" in honor of its production of the traditional holiday treat. The Georgia Fruit Cake Company and Claxton Bakery, Inc., ship this delicacy around the globe each year.
The neo-classical Evans County Courthouse was built in 1923.
Old Sunbury Road runs through the county. Laid out in the 1790s, it was one of the longest vehicular thoroughfares of the post-revolutionary period.
Points of Interest
The Evans County Park encompasses 40 acres with baseball fields, tennis courts, a playground and outdoor shelter. Bacon Ford Park, located in Claxton, also provides basketball courts and a picnic area.
Much of the southeastern part of Evans County is occupied by Fort Stewart, a US Army base used as a flight-training center.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Bulloch County
- Southeast: Bryan County; Liberty County
- Southwest: Tattnall County
- Northwest: Candler County
Cities and Towns:
| - Bellville |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Claxton (County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Daisy |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Hagan |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
Chamber of Commerce http://www.claxtonevanschamber.com
Additional County Info http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp?FIPS=13109
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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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