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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.

Walton County, Georgia

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

County Seat: Monroe
Year Organized: 1803
Square Miles: 329

Court House:

303 South Hammond Drive
Walton County Government Building
Monroe, GA 30655-0000

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Georgia's 46th county was named for George Walton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, served as governor of Georgia and was a US Senator.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Walton County which was created by the Lottery Act of 1818, was organized in 1819. Georgia's 46th county was named for George Walton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, served as governor of Georgia and was a US Senator.

Some of the communities in Walton County have very interesting names. Between was named by a postmaster because it was halfway between Monroe and Loganville, and Social Circle was possibly named for the first group of settlers who considered themselves a social circle and often passed around a "jug" of spirits.

Walton County has an unusually rich assemblage of historic sites and structures. Near Monroe is Jacks Creek, the site of the massacre by whites of a large encampment of Creek Indians in 1787. Some other historical sites worth visiting are the Brodnax House and Thompson's Mill.

Points of Interest

The Walton County courthouse, built in 1883, is an outstanding example of the architectural style known as Second Empire and has been totally restored.

Notable Citizens

There are several famous citizens of Walton County including seven other Georgia governors: James Boynton, Howell Cobb, Alfred Colquitt, Wilson Lumpkin, Henry McDaniel, Richard Russell, Jr., and Clifford Walker. Also, from Walton County was Moira B. Michael, known as the "Poppy Lady." She developed the symbol of the red Flanders Field Poppy as a memorial emblem for the veterans of wars.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Barrow County
East: Oconee County
Southeast: Morgan County
Southwest: Newton County; Rockdale County
Northwest: Gwinnett County

Cities and Towns:

- Between	town	Incorporated Area
- Good Hope	town	Incorporated Area
- Jersey	town	Incorporated Area
- Loganville	city	Incorporated Area
- Monroe (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Social Circle	city	Incorporated Area
- Walnut Grove	town	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

County http://www.waltoncountyga.org

Chamber of Commerce http://www.waltonchamber.org

Additional County Info http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp?FIPS=13297

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."