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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.

Rockdale County, Georgia

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

County Seat: Conyers
Year Organized: 1870
Square Miles: 131

Court House:

922 Court Street
County Courthouse
Conyers, GA 30012-4540

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named after the Rockdale Church, as well as the vein of granite running beneath the county.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Rockdale County was created from parts of Henry and Newton counties. It was the 133rd county created, and was named after the Rockdale Church, as well as the vein of granite running beneath the county.

One of the first battles over Prohibition was fought in Rockdale County.

Conyers, the county seat and the only incorporated municipality in Rockdale County, was named for a local physician who donated a right-of-way for the first railroad and a lot in town for the railway depot.

Points of Interest

The Monastery of the Holy Ghost was founded in the county in 1944 by a group of monks who practice self-sufficiency, cultivating their own food. Visitors are welcomed at church services and in the greenhouse and gift shop, although some areas are off-limits to women.

The Panola Mountain State Conservation Park was Georgia's first conservation park. Near the center of the 617 acre park is a 100 acre granite monadnock often compared to Stone Mountain. The park has been designated a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service.

Most of downtown Conyers, both the residential and business districts, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as well as the Dial Mill (1830) and the first Rockdale County Jail (1897).

The city of Conyers is also home to the Georgia International Horse Park, site of the 1996 Olympic Equestrian events.

Notable Citizens

Academy Award winning actress, Holly Hunter is from Conyers. Hunter's list of movies include Raising Arizona , The Piano and Fargo

Neighboring Counties:

North: Gwinnett County
Northeast: Walton County
Southeast: Newton County
Southwest: Henry County
Northwest: DeKalb County

Cities and Towns:

- Conyers (County Seat)

city

Incorporated Area

County Resources:

County http://www.rockdalecounty.org

Chamber of Commerce http://www.conyers-rockdale.com/

Additional County Info http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp?FIPS=13247

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."