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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.

Greene County, Georgia

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

County Seat: Greensboro
Year Organized: 1786
Square Miles: 388

Court House:

113 N Main St.
County Courthouse
Greensboro, GA 30642-1145

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Revolutionary War hero General Nathaniel Greene.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Greene County, the 11th county formed in Georgia, was created in 1786. Originally part of Washington County, Greene County was named for Revolutionary War hero General Nathaniel Greene.

Union Point is at the intersection of two separate railroad lines, and was originally called Scruggsville.

The oldest building in Greensboro is the Old Gaol built on Main Street in 1807.This fortress like structure has granite walls two feet thick and a trap door.

Points of Interest

The second largest lake in Georgia is Lake Oconee located in Green County. Wildlife is found in abundance in and around the lake.

There is a house on Lick Skillet Road in Greensboro that is reputed to be haunted. At Ducaro Hall, built in 1837, footsteps can be heard late at night. At Early Hill, built in 1840, two ghosts appear. One is a man who sits in the rocking chair on the front porch; the other is a small girl who wanders upstairs and in the backyard.

The Green County Courthouse, the Victorian Gothic Jackson House, and the Reynolds Plantation are points of historical interest for visitors

Notable Citizens

There are several historical figures of note from Greene County. Thomas P. Janes was the first Commissioner of Agriculture in Georgia; William C. Dawson was a judge, a US congressman and senator; George Foster Pierce was a Methodist bishop who served as the first president of Wesleyan College and later as president of Emory; and Peter Early was a state senator, congressman and Governor of Georgia.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Oglethorpe County
East: Taliaferro County
Southeast: Hancock County
Southwest: Putnam County
West: Morgan County
Northwest: Oconee County

Cities and Towns:

- Greensboro (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Siloam	town	Incorporated Area
- Union Point	city	Incorporated Area
- White Plains	city	Incorporated Area
- Woodville	city	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

County http://www.greenecountyga.gov/

Chamber of Commerce http://www.greeneccoc.org/

Additional County Info http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp?FIPS=13133

County Resources

The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of this 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."