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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.

Monroe County, Georgia

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

County Seat: Forsyth
Year Organized: 1821
Square Miles: 396

Court House:

P.O. Box 189
County Courthouse
Forsyth, GA 31029-0189

Etymology - Origin of County Name

It is named for President James Monroe, the 5th President of the United States and author of the Monroe Doctrine.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Monroe County was formed in 1821 from Creek Indian land. It is named for President James Monroe, the 5th President of the United States and author of the Monroe Doctrine.

Forsyth, the county seat, is named for John Forsyth, who, as minister to Spain, negotiated the purchase of Florida in 1819. Culloden was named for a Scottish Highlander who opened a store there in 1780. Culloden is also the site of the oldest Methodist church in Georgia.

Points of Interest

High Falls State Park, the Chattahoochee National Forest, and Lake Juliette are located in the county. High Falls used to be the site of a prosperous town that faded away after being bypassed by the railroads.

The Georgia Public Safety Training Center is located in Forsyth.

Juliette, in Monroe County, is home to the Whistle Stop Cafe, made famous by the movie Fried Green Tomatoes. It has become a tourist attraction, and is still serving fried green tomatoes.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Butts County
Northeast: Jasper County
East: Jones County
Southeast: Bibb County
South: Crawford County
Southwest: Upson County
Northwest: Lamar County

Cities and Towns:

- Culloden	city	Incorporated Area
- Forsyth (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

Chamber of Commerce

Additional County Info http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp?FIPS=13207

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."