Georgia County Listing

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County	Formed	Parent County	County Seat	County Coordinator(s)
Appling	1818	1814 & 1818 ceded lands of the Creek Indians	Baxley	Kristi Zoebelein
Atkinson	1918	Clinch, Coffee	Pearson	Melody McCook

Bacon	1914	Appling, Pierce, Ware	Alma	Adopt this County
Baker	1825	Early	Newton	Debra Crosby
Baldwin	1803	1802 & 1805 ceded land of the Creek Indians	Milledgeville	Eileen B. McAdams
Banks	1858	Franklin, Habersham	Homer	Jan Cortez
Barrow	1914	Jackson, Walton, Gwinnett	Winder	MK Harrison
Bartow	1832	Original Cherokee County (formerly called Cass)	Cartersville	Arlene Woody
Ben Hill	1906	Irwin, Wilcox	Fitzgerald	Adopt this County
Berrien	1856	Lowndes, Coffee, Irwin	Nashville	Vickie Lynn Ashley
Bibb	1822	Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs	Macon	Jennifer Braswell
Bleckley	1912	Pulaski	Cochran	Scott Jessup
Brantley	1920	Charlton, Pierce, Wayne	Nahunta	Jerry Van Herrin
Brooks	1858	Lowndes, Thomas	Quitman	Harry Folsom
Bryan	1793	Chatham	Pembroke	Carolyn Jarrard
Bulloch	1796	Bryan, Screven	Statesboro	Rebecca Bonnette Malott
Burke	1777	St. George Parrish	Waynesboro	Deborah Byrd
Butts	1825	Henry, Monroe	Jackson	Doris Robbins
Calhoun	1854	Baker, Early	Morgan	Christine Martin
Camden	1777	St. Mary, St. Thomas	Woodbine	Christine Martin
Campbell	1828	Coweta, Carroll, DeKalb, Fayette Merged with Fulton 1 Jan 1932	(Atlanta)	Seana Coulter
Candler	1914	Bullock, Emanuel, Tattnall	Metter	Nancy Gay Crawford
Carroll	1826	1826 & 1827 ceded lands of the Creek Indians	Carrollton	Elizabeth Robertson Donald Allen
Catoosa	1853	Walker, Whitfield	Ringgold	Adopt this County
Charlton	1854	Camden	Folkston	Adopt this County
Chatham	1777	St. Philip, Christ Church Parish	Savannah	Marc D. Thompson
Chattahoochee	1854	Marion, Muscogee	Cusseta	Kemis Massey
Chattooga	1838	Floyd, Walker	Summerville	Lynne Greene
Cherokee	1830	Ceded lands of the Cherokee Indians not officially ceded until 1835	Canton	Linda Woodward Geiger Wyndell O. Taylor
Clarke	1801	Jackson	Athens	Natalie Davis
Clay	1854	Early, Randolph	Fort Gaines	Ed Gordon
Clayton	1858	Fayette, Henry	Jonesboro	Kemis Massey
Clinch	1850	Ware, Lowndes	Homerville	Deborah Broxson
Cobb	1832	Original Cherokee County	Marietta	Beckie Watson
Coffee	1854	Clinch, Irwin, Ware, Telfair	Douglas	Melody McCook
Colquitt	1856	Lowndes, Thomas	Moultrie	Jacki Jonas
Columbia	1790	Richmond	Appling	Suzanne Forte
Cook	1918	Berrien	Adel	Vickie Lynn Ashley
Coweta	1825	1826 & 1827 ceded lands of the Creek Indians	Newnan	Deborah Broxson
Crawford	1822	Houston	Knoxville	Patrice Green
Crisp	1905	Dooly	Cordele	Dan Clark

Dade	1837	Walker	Trenton	Carla Cegielski
Dawson	1857	Lumpkin, Gilmer	Dawsonville	Adopt this County
Decatur	1823	Early	Bainbridge	Denise Smiley
DeKalb	1822	Henry, Fayette, Gwinnett	Decatur	Vivian Price Saffold
Dodge	1870	Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair	Eastman	Sheila Rawlins and Jennifer Braswell
Dooly	1821	Ceded lands of the Creek Indians	Vienna	Dan Clark
Dougherty	1852	Baker	Albany	Debra Crosby
Douglas	1870	Carroll, Campbell	Douglasville	Emily McGrinder

Early	1818	Ceded lands of the Creek Indians	Blakeley	Sue Webb
Echols	1858	Clinch, Lowndes	Statenville	Deborah Broxson
Effingham	1777	St. Mathews, St. Phillips Parishes	Springfield	Carolyn Jarrard
Elbert	1790	Wilkes	Elberton	Linda Aaron
Emanuel	1812	Montgomery, Bullock	Swainsboro	Nancy Gay Crawford
Evans	1914	Bullock, Tattnall	Claxton	Jan Cortez

Fannin	1854	Gilmer, Union	Blue Ridge	Barbara Peck
Fayette	1821	Ceded lands of the Creek Indians	Fayetteville	Linda Blum-Barton
Floyd	1832	Original Cherokee	Rome	Adopt this County
Forsyth	1832	Original Cherokee	Cumming	Donna Parrish
Franklin	1784	Ceded lands of the Cherokee Indians	Carnesville	Howard Farmer
Fulton	1853	DeKalb see also: Campbell & Milton	Atlanta	Adopt this County

Gilmer	1832	Original Cherokee	Ellijay	Sylvia Caldwell Rankin Linda Woodward Geiger
Glascock	1857	Warren	Gibson	Wayne Dorough
Glynn	1777	St. David, St. Patrick Parishes	Brunswick	Adopt this County
Gordon	1850	Cass, Floyd	Calhoun	Beth Shaw
Grady	1905	Decatur, Thomas	Cairo	Mike Fisher
Greene	1786	Washington	Greensboro	Carolyn Golowka
Gwinnett	1818	Ceded lands of the Cherokee & Creek Indians	Lawrenceville	Pat Sabin

Habersham	1818	Ceded lands of the Cherokee Indians	Clarksville	Linda Blum-Barton
Hall	1818	Ceded lands of the Cherokee Indians	Gainesville	Dan Pierce
Hancock	1793	Greene, Washington	Sparta	Suzanne Forte
Haralson	1856	Carroll, Polk	Buchanan	Elizabeth Robertson Donald Allen
Harris	1827	Muscogee, Troup	Hamilton	Darren Pavey
Hart	1853	Elbert, Franklin	Hartwell	Donna Schwieder
Heard	1830	Carroll, Coweta, Troup	Franklin	Ronald Eason
Henry	1821	Ceded lands of the Creek Indians	McDonough	Linda Blum-Barton
Houston	1821	Ceded lands of the Creek Indians	Perry	Terre Moody Walker

Irwin	1818	1814 & 1818 ceded lands of the Creek Indians	Ocilla	Clarissa Loyd Clyde Watson

Jackson	1796	Franklin	Jefferson	Dawn Watson
Jasper	1812	Baldwin	Monticello	Suzanne Forte
Jeff Davis	1905	Appling, Coffee	Hazlehurst	Earl S. Chambers
Jefferson	1796	Burke, Warren	Louisville	John R. Clarke
Jenkins	1905	Bullock, Burke, Emanuel, Screven	Millen	Marvin Thorpe
Johnson	1858	Emanuel, Laurens, Washington	Wrightsville	Nancy Thigpen
Jones	1807	Baldwin, Bibb, Putnam	Gray	Eileen B. McAdams

Lamar	1920	Monroe, Pike	Barnesville	Lorrie Burns
Lanier	1920	Berrien, Lowndes, Clinch	Lakeland	Adopt this County
Laurens	1807	Wilkinson	Dublin	Adopt this County
Lee	1826	Ceded lands of the Creek Indians	Leesburg	Debra Crosby
Liberty	1777	St. Andrew, St. James, St. John Parishes	Hinesville	Venita and Jeff Allmond
Lincoln	1796	Wilkes	Lincolnton	Liz Nash
Long	1920	Liberty	Ludowici	Tim "Pita" Harper
Lowndes	1825	Irwin	Valdosta	Harry Folsom
Lumpkin	1832	Cherokee, Habersham, Hall	Dahlonega	Dan Pierce

Macon	1837	Houston, Marion	Oglethorpe	Jimmy Epperson
Madison	1811	Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Jackson, Oglethorpe	Danielsville	Jeanne Arguelles
Marion	1827	Lee, Muscogee	Buena Vista	Carla Miles and Angela Covington
McDuffie	1870	Columbia, Warren	Thomson	Sandy Smith
McIntosh	1793	Liberty	Darien	Meg Fuller
Meriwether	1827	Troup	Greenville	Vivian Price Saffold
Miller	1856	Baker, Early	Colquitt	Ed Gordon
Milton	1857	Cherokee, Cobb, Forsyth Merged with Fulton, 1932	not applicable	Beth Shaw
Mitchell	1857	Baker	Camilla	Steve Tanner
Monroe	1821	Ceded lands of the Creek Indians	Forsyth	Elizabeth Robertson
Montgomery	1793	Washington	Mt. Vernon	Susan Bridges
Morgan	1807	Baldwin	Madison	John R. Clarke
Murray	1832	Cherokee	Chatsworth	Tim Seawolf-Self & Barbara Peck
Muscogee	1826	Ceded lands of the Creek Indians	Columbus	Kemis Massey

Newton	1821	Henry, Jasper, Walton	Covington	Carolyn Golowka

Oconee	1875	Clarke	Watkinsville	Natalie Davis
Oglethorpe	1793	Wilkes	Lexington	Jeanne Arguelles

Paulding	1832	Cherokee	Dallas	Doris Robbins
Peach	1924	Houston, Macon	Fort Valley	Laverne Tornow Patrice Green co-CC
Pickens	1853	Cherokee, Gilmer	Jasper	Sylvia Caldwell Rankin Linda Woodward Geiger
Pierce	1857	Appling, Ware	Blackshear	Sandy Ward Stewart
Pike	1822	Monroe	Zebulon	Barbara Smallwood Stock
Polk	1851	Paulding, Floyd	Cedartown	Scott Dingler
Pulaski	1808	Laurens	Hawkinsville	Elgee Stephens
Putnam	1807	Baldwin	Eatonton	Adopt this County

Quitman	1858	Randolph, Stewart	Georgetown	Adopt this County

Rabun	1819	Ceded lands of the Cherokee Indians	Clayton	Dawn Watson
Randolph	1828	Lee	Cuthbert	Sue Webb
Richmond	1777	St. Paul Parish	Augusta	Bettie Wood
Rockdale	170	Henry, Newton	Conyers	Carolyn Golowka

Schley	1857	Marion, Sumter	Ellaville	Harris Hill
Screven	1793	Burke, Effingham	Sylvania	Deborah Byrd
Seminole	1920	Decatur, Early	Donalsonville	Ed Gordon
Spalding	1851	Fayett, Henry, Pike	Griffin	Beth Shaw
Stephens	1905	Franklin, Habersham	Toccoa	Howard Farmer
Stewart	1830	Randolph	Lumpkin	Belinda Slocumb
Sumter	1831	Lee	Americus	Alan Anderson

Talbot	1827	Muscogee	Talbotton	Carla Miles
Taliaferro	1825	Green, Hancock, Oglethorpe, Warren, Wilkes	Crawfordville	Jason Ferguson
Tattnall	1801	Montgomery	Reidsville	Phyllis R. Thomas
Taylor	1852	Macon, Marion, Talbot	Butler	Virginia Crilley John Adams
Telfair	1807	Wilkinson	McRae	Sheila Rawlins
Terrell	1856	Lee, Randolph	Dawson	Adopt this County
Thomas	1825	Decatur, Irwin	Thomasville	Harry Folsom
Tift	1905	Berrien, Irwin, Worth	Tifton	Roger Nalls
Toombs	1905	Emanuel, Tattnall, Montgomery	Lyons	Adopt this County
Towns	1856	Rabun, Union	Hiawassee	Tim Seawolf-Self
Treutlen	1917	Emanuel, Montgomery	Soperton	Adopt this County
Troup	1826	Ceded lands of the Creek Indians	LaGrange	Don Flynn
Turner	1905	Dooly, Irwin, Wilcox, Worth	Ashburn	Jan Cortez
Twiggs	1809	Wilkinson	Jeffersonville	Tonya Crosby

Union	1832	Cherokee	Blairsville	Tim Seawolf-Self & Barbara Peck
Upson	1824	Crawford, Pike	Thomaston	Virginia Crilley

Walker	1833	Murray	LaFayette	Sylvia Caldwell Rankin
Walton	1818	Creek Indians land	Monroe	Bettie Wood Bob Wood
Walton, Old	1803-1811	(currently in NC)	not applicable	Elaine Martin
Ware	1824	Appling	Waycross	Kati Smith
Warren	1793	Columbia, Richmond, Wilkes	Warrenton	Tom Simmons
Washington	1784	Ceded lands of the Creek Indians	Sandersville	Sue Webb
Wayne	1803	Ceded lands of the Creek Indians	Jesup	Christine Martin
Webster	1856	Stewart originally called Kinchafoonee	Preston	Belinda Slocumb
Wheeler	1912	Montgomery	Alamo	Gail Lacy Donald H. Clark
White	1857	Habersham	Cleveland	Vicki Shaffer
Whitfield	1851	Murray	Dalton	Adopt this County
Wilcox	1857	Dooly, Irwin, Pulaski	Abbeville	Dan Clark
Wilkes	1777	Ceded lands of the Cherokee and Creek Indians	Washington	Christina Kurimski
Wilkinson	1803	Ceded lands of the Creek Indians	Irwinton	Eileen Babb McAdams
Worth	1853	Dooly, Irwin	Sylvester	Adopt this County

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