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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.

Putnam County, Georgia

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

County Seat: Eatonton
Year Organized: 1807
Square Miles: 344

Court House:

100 Jefferson Street
County Courthouse
Eatonton, GA 31024-5766

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named to honor General Israel Putnam of Connecticut one of the Patriot commanders at Breeds Hill, in the engagement misnamed the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Putnam County was created in 1807 from a portion of Baldwin County. Georgia's 33rd county was named to honor General Israel Putnam of Connecticut one of the Patriot commanders at Breeds Hill, in the engagement misnamed the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Eatonton is home to the Uncle Remus Museum, as well as a Brer Rabbit Statue standing on the courthouse square.

Points of Interest

Rock Eagle State 4-H Club Center and the Oconee National Forest are located in the county. Rock Eagle is an eagle-shaped mound of white quartz boulders created by the early Indians.

Portions of Lake Oconee and Lake Sinclair are in the county, providing an impetus for growth and development.

Notable Citizens

Joel Chandler Harris, author of The Uncle Remus Tales , was born and grew up in Putnam County.

Pulitzer Prize winning author, Alice Walker,was born in Putnam County. Her novel ,The Color Purple , was later made into a hit box office movie and hit broadway musical.

Higher Education

S. Truett Cathy,the founder, chairman and CEO of Chick-fil-A, Inc., is also originally from Putnam County.

Neighboring Counties:

Northeast: Greene County
East: Hancock County
Southeast: Baldwin County
Southwest: Jones County
West: Jasper County
Northwest: Morgan County

Cities and Towns:

- Eatonton (County Seat)

city

Incorporated Area

County Resources:

County http://putnamcountyga.us

Chamber of Commerce http://www.eatonton.com/

Additional County Info http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp?FIPS=13237

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."