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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.

Johnson County, Georgia

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

County Seat: Wrightsville
Year Organized: 1858
Square Miles: 304

Court House:

P.O. Box 269
County Courthouse
Wrightsville, GA 31096-0269

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Johnson County was named for Georgia governor, senator, and unsuccessful US vice-presidential candidate, Hershel V. Johnson.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Johnson County, the 129th county formed in Georgia, was created in 1858. Originally part of Emanuel, Laurens and Washington counties, Johnson County was named for Georgia governor, senator, and unsuccessful US vice-presidential candidate, Hershel V. Johnson.

The county seat of Wrightsville, which was named for James B. Wright, a member of the committee that selected the site for the town. The other community is Kite, named for Shaderick Kight who donated the land for the town. He requested the simpler spelling of his name to facilitate mail delivery.

The Johnson County Courthouse, built in 1895, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is built of masonry in the Romanesque Revival/Colonial Revival style. It was renovated in 1940 by the Works Progress Administration.

The Grice Inn, also listed on the National Register, was built in 1905 by John Grice as a family home and inn. It served as the town's social center for many years.

Points of Interest

The Kite Museum, in the former Masonic Lodge (1890), relates the history of the Kite community. Originally the second floor was used by the Masons and the first floor was used as the community center.

Neighboring Counties:

Northeast: Jefferson County
Southeast: Emanuel County; Treutlen County
Southwest: Laurens County
West: Wilkinson County
Northwest: Washington County

Cities and Towns:

- Kite	town	Incorporated Area
- Wrightsville (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

Additional County Info http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp?FIPS=13167

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."