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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.

Whitfield County, Georgia

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

County Seat: Dalton
Year Organized: 1851
Square Miles: 290

Court House:

300 W Crawford Street
County Courthouse
Dalton, GA 30722-0248

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Georgia's 97th county was named for the Reverend George Whitefield, the founder of the Bethesda Orphan House in Savannah. The spelling of the county's name was changed to reflect the way it was pronounced.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Whitfield County was formed from part of Murray County in 1851. Georgia's 97th county was named for the Reverend George Whitefield, the founder of the Bethesda Orphan House in Savannah. The spelling of the county's name was changed to reflect the way it was pronounced.

Dalton is the gateway to the 150 mile Chieftain's Trail which traces the path of the Cherokee Indian sites located in northwest Georgia. Tunnel Hill is named for the Western & Atlantic Railroad Tunnel which was cut through Chetoogeta Mountain and terminated at the site of the city.

Dalton is known as the "Carpet Capital of the World."

Points of Interest

The Creative Arts Guild, the Dalton-Whitfield Commission for the Arts, is the oldest local community arts agency in Georgia.

The area is very rich in Civil War history with 32 historical markers, more than any other Georgia county. Also located in the county is the only known statue of General Joseph E. Johnston.

Higher Education

Dalton State College, a two-year unit of the University System of Georgia, is also located in the county.

Neighboring Counties:

Northeast: Bradley County, Tenn.
East: Murray County
Southeast: Gordon County
Southwest: Walker County
Northwest: Catoosa County; Hamilton County, Tenn.

Cities and Towns:

- Cohutta	town	Incorporated Area
- Dalton (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Tunnel Hill	city	Incorporated Area
- Varnell	city	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

County http://www.whitfieldcountyga.com

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

Additional County Info http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp?FIPS=13313

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."