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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.

Warren County, Georgia

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

County Seat: Warrenton
Year Organized: 1793
Square Miles: 286

Court House:

P.O. Box 46
County Courthouse
Warrenton, GA 30828-0046

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Georgia's 20th county was named for Revolutionary War hero, General Joseph Warren, who was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Warren County was created in 1793 from parts of Columbia, Burke, Richmond and Wilkes counties. Georgia's 20th county was named for Revolutionary War hero, General Joseph Warren, who was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill.

The City of Camak was named for James Camak, a newspaper editor in Athens and the first president of the Georgia Railroad.

Points of Interest

Warren County claims to have had the first Rural Free Delivery system, initiated in 1868 by several farmers near Norwood. The six men hired someone to deliver the mail to their farms in return for room and board.

Warren County shares the 24,000-acre Ogeechee Wildlife Management Area with Hancock County. The Ogeechee River forms the western boundary of the county.

The county is home to several local parks, as well as a hunting preserve.

General LaFayette visited Warrenton in 1824, and a ball was held in his honor at a local home which is still standing.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Wilkes County
Northeast: McDuffie County
Southeast: Jefferson County; Glascock County
Southwest: Hancock County
Northwest: Taliaferro County

Cities and Towns:

- Camak	town	Incorporated Area
- Norwood	city	Incorporated Area
- Warrenton (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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

Additional County Info http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp?FIPS=13301

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."