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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.
 
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Peach County, Georgia

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

County Seat: Fort Valley
Year Organized: 1924
Square Miles: 151
Court House:

205 West Church Street,
Suite 204
County Courthouse
Fort Valley, GA 31030-0000

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named after the area's most famous crop.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Peach County was the last county formed in Georgia. Created from Houston and Macon counties, it is named after the area's most famous crop.

Byron was named for the English writer and poet, Lord Byron. It was the site of the South's largest "pop festival" held on the Fourth of July weekend in 1970.

Points of Interest

Fort Valley is home to Fort Valley State University

Some interesting historical sites include the McArthur-Saxon House (1850), the Thweat-Brown Home (1863), and the Everett-Culpepper-Grady Home (1834).

Higher Education

Fort Valley State University, a member of the University System of Georgia, is a historically black college and a land-grant institution.

Neighboring Counties:

  • Northeast: Bibb County
  • Southeast: Houston County
  • Southwest: Macon County
  • West: Taylor County
  • Northwest: Crawford County

Cities and Towns:

- Byron city Incorporated Area
- Fort Valley (County Seat) city Incorporated Area

County Resources:

County www.peachcounty.net/

Additional County Info http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp?FIPS=13225

County Resources
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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."
 
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