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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.

Franklin County, Georgia

Franklin County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Carnesville
Year Organized: 1784
Square Miles: 263

Court House:

P.O. Box 159
County Courthouse
Carnesville, GA 30521-0159

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Georgia's 9th county was named in honor of Benjamin Franklin.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Franklin County was created in 1784 and originally encompassed all of what would become Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Oconee, and Stephens counties, and parts of Gwinnett, Hall, Hart, and Madison counties, as well as three counties in South Carolina. Georgia's 9th county was named in honor of Benjamin Franklin.

Carnesville, the county seat, was named for Judge Thomas Peter Carnes, a lawyer and Congressman of the Revolutionary War era.

Places of historic note in the county include Cromers Mill Covered Bridge, built in 1906, and the Lavonia Carnegie Library, established in 1911 with a grant from Andrew Carnegie. Lavonia is the smallest city in the US with an original Carnegie Library Building.

Points of Interest

Lake Hartwell, Georgia's largest Army Corp of Engineers lake east of the Mississippi was formed by the impoundment of the Savannah River at Hartwell Dam. T he lake's 55,950 acres have 962 miles of shoreline.

Franklin County leads the state in poultry production and the Franklin County Livestock Market is the state's largest.

Two state parks are in Franklin County. The 406-acre Victoria Bryant State Park, near Royston, features a nine hole golf course, as well as facilities for camping, swimming and hiking. Tugaloo State Park, on a 393-acre peninsula on Lake Hartwell, offers outdoor enthusiasts excellent opportunities for fishing and camping.

Notable Citizens

The county's most famous resident, baseball legend Ty Cobb, lived in Royston. Cobb donated $100,000 to establish the Ty Cobb Healthcare System which continues to provide healthcare services to area residents. A memorial to Cobb is located at the Royston City Hall. Other notable individuals from the county include former Georgia Governor Ernest Vandiver and D.W. Brooks, founder and chairman of Goldkist, Inc.

Higher Education

Emanuel College

Neighboring Counties:

Northeast: Oconee County, S.C.
East: Hart County
South: Madison County
West: Banks County
Northwest: Stephens County

Cities and Towns:

- Canon	city	Incorporated Area
- Carnesville (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Franklin Springs	city	Incorporated Area
- Lavonia	city	Incorporated Area
- Royston	city	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

Chamber of Commerce http://www.franklin-county.com/

Additional County Info http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp?FIPS=13119

County Resource Guide

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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