The U.S. state of 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.

[edit] History

Georgia has the second-highest number of counties of any state in the United States, behind Texas (254). The traditional motivation for county creation was that a farmer should be able to go to the county seat and back home in one day on horseback.^{[citation needed]} However, about 25 counties were created in the early 20th century after the automobile had become widespread. These last counties created were generally seen as being done for political purposes.^{[citation needed]}

The proliferation of counties in the state led to multiple state constitutional amendments attempting to establish limits. The most recent such amendment, dating to 1945, limits the state to 159 counties, although there were previously 161 from 1924 to 1931. In a rare consolidation, Campbell County and Milton County were made part of Fulton County in 1932 as an austerity measure during the Great Depression.

There is currently a movement among some^[who?] to change the state constitution to allow the creation of at least one new county. Some residents of northern Fulton County^[who?] support the re-creation of Milton County. The reasoning behind this is that the northern sections of Fulton County are among the most affluent in the state, and residents want to stop tax revenues from going to the poorer areas of south Fulton to be spent.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Changed county names

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.

[edit] Defunct counties

• St. George, St. Mary's, St. Thomas, St. Phillip, Christ Church, St. Matthews, St. David, St. Matthews, St. Andrew, St. James, St. Johns, and St. Paul Parishes (dissolved in 1777)
• Campbell County (1828- 1932): Formed from Carroll and Coweta Counties; merged into Fulton County
• Milton County (1857- 1932): Formed from Cobb County; merged into Fulton County

In addition, there was once another Walton County, which existed in present-day North Carolina. A skirmish, the Walton War, was fought between North Carolina and Georgia before Georgia gave up its claim on the area.

[edit] Alphabetical listing

County	FIPS Code [1]	County seat [2]	Established [2]	Origin [3]	Etymology [3]	Population [2]	Area [2]	Map
Appling County	001	Baxley	1818	Land ceded by the Creek Indians in the Treaty of Fort Jackson in 1814 and the Treaty of the Creek Agency in 1818.	Colonel Daniel Appling (1787-1818), hero of the War of 1812.	&0000000000017419.00000017,419	&0000000000000509.000000509 sq mi (&0000000000001318.0000001,318 km²)
Atkinson County	003	Pearson	1917	Clinch and Coffee Counties	William Yates Atkinson (1854-1899), governor of Georgia (1894-1898) and speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives.	&0000000000007609.0000007,609	&0000000000000338.000000338 sq mi (&0000000000000875.000000875 km²)
Bacon County	005	Alma	1914	Appling, Pierce and Ware Counties	Augustus Octavius Bacon (1839-1914), United States Senator (1895-1914) and president pro tempore of the Senate.	&0000000000010103.00000010,103	&0000000000000285.000000285 sq mi (&0000000000000738.000000738 km²)
Baker County	007	Newton	1825	Early County.	Colonel John Baker (d.1792), American Revolutionary War hero.	&0000000000004074.0000004,074	&0000000000000343.000000343 sq mi (&0000000000000888.000000888 km²)
Baldwin County	009	Milledgeville	1803	Creek cessions of 1802 and 1805.	Abraham Baldwin (1754-1807), Founding Father , U.S. Senator (1799-1807), and one of the Georgia delegates who signed the U.S. Constitution.	&0000000000044700.00000044,700	&0000000000000258.000000258 sq mi (&0000000000000668.000000668 km²)
Banks County	011	Homer	1858	Franklin and Habersham Counties	Dr. Richard Banks (1784-1850), a local physician.	&0000000000014422.00000014,422	&0000000000000234.000000234 sq mi (&0000000000000606.000000606 km²)
Barrow County	013	Winder	1914	Gwinnett, Jackson and Walton counties.	"Uncle Dave" David Crenshaw Barrow Jr. (1852-1929), chancellor of the University of Georgia (1906-1929).	&0000000000046144.00000046,144	&0000000000000162.000000162 sq mi (&0000000000000420.000000420 km²)
Bartow County	015	Cartersville	1832	Created from a portion of Cherokee County in 1832 and originally called Cass County after General Lewis Cass.	General Francis S. Bartow (1816-1861), Confederate political leader and first Confederate general killed in the American Civil War.	&0000000000076019.00000076,019	&0000000000000460.000000460 sq mi (&0000000000001191.0000001,191 km²)
Ben Hill County	017	Fitzgerald	1906	Irwin and Wilcox counties.	Benjamin Harvey Hill (1823–1882), U.S. Senator (1877-1882).	&0000000000017484.00000017,484	&0000000000000252.000000252 sq mi (&0000000000000653.000000653 km²)
Berrien County	019	Nashville	1856	Coffee, Irwin, and Lowndes counties.	John MacPherson Berrien, (1781-1856), U.S. Senator and U.S. Attorney General.	&0000000000016235.00000016,235	&0000000000000452.000000452 sq mi (&0000000000001171.0000001,171 km²)
Bibb County	021	Macon	1822	portions of Houston, Jones, Monroe and Twiggs counties.	Dr. William Wyatt Bibb, (1780-1820), first governor of Alabama and U.S. Senator.	&0000000000153887.000000153,887	&0000000000000250.000000250 sq mi (&0000000000000647.000000647 km²)
Bleckley County	023	Cochran	1912	Pulaski County.	Logan Edwin Bleckley, (1827-1907), Georgia State Supreme Court Chief Justice.	&0000000000011666.00000011,666	&0000000000000217.000000217 sq mi (&0000000000000562.000000562 km²)
Brantley County	025	Nahunta	1920	Charlton, Pierce, and Wayne counties.	Either Benjamin D. Brantley or William Gordon Brantley, (1860-1934), U.S. Senator.	&0000000000014629.00000014,629	&0000000000000444.000000444 sq mi (&0000000000001150.0000001,150 km²)
Brooks County	027	Quitman	1858	Lowndes and Thomas counties	Captain Preston S. Brooks, (1819-1857), hero of the Mexican–American War and Congressman from South Carolina.	&0000000000016450.00000016,450	&0000000000000494.000000494 sq mi (&0000000000001279.0000001,279 km²)
Bryan County	029	Pembroke	1793	Chatham County	Jonathan Bryan, (1708-1788), a colonial settler and famous state representative.	&0000000000023417.00000023,417	&0000000000000442.000000442 sq mi (&0000000000001145.0000001,145 km²)
Bulloch County	031	Statesboro	1796	Bryan and Screven Counties	Archibald Bulloch, (1729-1777), Revolutionary War soldier, Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, and acting governor of Georgia (1775-1777).	&0000000000055983.00000055,983	&0000000000000683.000000683 sq mi (&0000000000001769.0000001,769 km²)
Burke County	033	Waynesboro	1777	Originally organized as St George Parish.	Edmund Burke, (1729-1797), British political philosopher and Member of Parliament who was sympathetic to the cause of US independence.	&0000000000022243.00000022,243	&0000000000000831.000000831 sq mi (&0000000000002152.0000002,152 km²)
Butts County	035	Jackson	1825	Henry and Monroe counties.	Captain Samuel Butts, (1777-1814), a hero of the Creek War.	&0000000000019522.00000019,522	&0000000000000187.000000187 sq mi (&0000000000000484.000000484 km²)
Calhoun County	037	Morgan	1854	Early and Baker counties.	John C. Calhoun, (1782-1850), Vice President (1825-1832) and political philosopher from South Carolina.	&0000000000006320.0000006,320	&0000000000000280.000000280 sq mi (&0000000000000725.000000725 km²)
Camden County	039	Woodbine	1777	St Mary and St Thomas Parishes.	Sir Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, (1714-1794), Lord Chancellor of Great Britain who was sympathetic to the cause of the Revolution.	&0000000000043664.00000043,664	&0000000000000630.000000630 sq mi (&0000000000001632.0000001,632 km²)
Candler County	043	Metter	1914	Bulloch, Emanuel and Tattnall counties.	Allen Daniel Candler, (1834-1910), state legislator, U.S. Representative and Governor of Georgia (1898-1902).	&0000000000009577.0000009,577	&0000000000000247.000000247 sq mi (&0000000000000640.000000640 km²)
Carroll County	045	Carrollton	1826	Created by the state legislature from lands ceded by the Creek Indians in 1825 in the Treaty of Indian Springs.	Charles Carroll, (1737-1832), the last living signer of the Declaration of Independence.	&0000000000087268.00000087,268	&0000000000000499.000000499 sq mi (&0000000000001292.0000001,292 km²)
Catoosa County	047	Ringgold	1853	Walker and Whitfield counties.	Chief Catoosa, a Cherokee chief.	&0000000000053282.00000053,282	&0000000000000162.000000162 sq mi (&0000000000000420.000000420 km²)
Charlton County	049	Folkston	1854	Camden County.	Robert Milledge Charlton, (1807-1854), jurist, U.S. Senator (1852-1854), and mayor of Savannah.	&0000000000010282.00000010,282	&0000000000000781.000000781 sq mi (&0000000000002023.0000002,023 km²)
Chatham County	051	Savannah	1777	Christ Church and St Philip Parishes.	William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, (1708-1778), British Prime Minister sympathetic to the Revolutionary cause.	&0000000000232048.000000232,048	&0000000000000440.000000440 sq mi (&0000000000001140.0000001,140 km²)
Chattahoochee County	053	Cusseta	1854	Muscogee and Marion counties.	Chattahoochee River, which forms the county's (and the state's) western border.	&0000000000014882.00000014,882	&0000000000000249.000000249 sq mi (&0000000000000645.000000645 km²)
Chattooga County	055	Summerville	1838	Walker and Floyd counties.	Chattooga River.	&0000000000025470.00000025,470	&0000000000000314.000000314 sq mi (&0000000000000813.000000813 km²)
Cherokee County	057	Canton	1831	Cherokee Cession of 1831.	Cherokee Nation, which controlled this part of the state autonomously until 1831.	&0000000000141903.000000141,903	&0000000000000424.000000424 sq mi (&0000000000001098.0000001,098 km²)
Clarke County	059	Athens	1801	Jackson County.	Elijah Clarke, (1733-1799), a Revolutionary War hero.	&0000000000101489.000000101,489	&0000000000000121.000000121 sq mi (&0000000000000313.000000313 km²)
Clay County	061	Fort Gaines	1854	Randolph and Early counties.	Henry Clay, (1777-1852), Secretary of State, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and U.S. Senator from Kentucky.	&0000000000003357.0000003,357	&0000000000000195.000000195 sq mi (&0000000000000505.000000505 km²)
Clayton County	063	Jonesboro	1858	Fayette and Henry counties.	Augustin Smith Clayton, (1783-1839), a local jurist and Congressman.	&0000000000236517.000000236,517	&0000000000000143.000000143 sq mi (&0000000000000370.000000370 km²)
Clinch County	065	Homerville	1850	Lowndes and Ware counties.	General Duncan Lamont Clinch, (1784-1849), a hero of the War of 1812 and the Seminole War and U.S. Representative.	&0000000000006878.0000006,878	&0000000000000809.000000809 sq mi (&0000000000002095.0000002,095 km²)
Cobb County	067	Marietta	1832	Cherokee County	Colonel Thomas Willis Cobb, (1784-1835), a hero of the War of 1812 and U.S. Congressman.	&0000000000607751.000000607,751	&0000000000000340.000000340 sq mi (&0000000000000881.000000881 km²)
Coffee County	069	Douglas	1854	Clinch, Irwin, Telfair and Ware counties.	General John E. Coffee, (1782-1836), a hero of the War of 1812.	&0000000000037413.00000037,413	&0000000000000599.000000599 sq mi (&0000000000001551.0000001,551 km²)
Colquitt County	071	Moultrie	1856	Thomas and Lowndes counties.	Walter Terry Colquitt, (1799-1855), Methodist preacher and U.S. Senator.	&0000000000042053.00000042,053	&0000000000000552.000000552 sq mi (&0000000000001430.0000001,430 km²)
Columbia County	073	Appling	1790	Richmond County	Christopher Columbus, (1446-1506), explorer.	&0000000000089288.00000089,288	&0000000000000290.000000290 sq mi (&0000000000000751.000000751 km²)
Cook County	075	Adel	1918	Berrien County.	General Philip Cook, (1817-1894), Confederate general and secretary of state.	&0000000000015771.00000015,771	&0000000000000229.000000229 sq mi (&0000000000000593.000000593 km²)
Coweta County	077	Newnan	1826	Created on Creek lands ceded in 1825 in the treaty of Indian Springs and Creek Cessions of 1826.	Coweta tribe of the Creek Nation and their village near Columbus.	&0000000000089215.00000089,215	&0000000000000443.000000443 sq mi (&0000000000001147.0000001,147 km²)
Crawford County	079	Knoxville	1822	Houston County.	William Harris Crawford, (1772-1834), U.S. Senator, minister to France and Secretary of the Treasury.	&0000000000012495.00000012,495	&0000000000000325.000000325 sq mi (&0000000000000842.000000842 km²)
Crisp County	081	Cordele	1905	Dooly County.	Charles Frederick Crisp, (1845-1896), speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.	&0000000000021996.00000021,996	&0000000000000274.000000274 sq mi (&0000000000000710.000000710 km²)
Dade County	083	Trenton	1837	Walker Couty.	Major Francis L. Dade, (1793-1835), hero of the Seminole War.	&0000000000015154.00000015,154	&0000000000000174.000000174 sq mi (&0000000000000451.000000451 km²)
Dawson County	085	Dawsonville	1857	Gilmer and Lumpkin counties.	William Crosby Dawson, (1798-1857), U.S. Senator (1849-1855) and state legislator.	&0000000000015999.00000015,999	&0000000000000211.000000211 sq mi (&0000000000000546.000000546 km²)
Decatur County	087	Bainbridge	1823	Early County.	Commodore Stephen Decatur, (1779-1820), a War of 1812 naval hero.	&0000000000028240.00000028,240	&0000000000000597.000000597 sq mi (&0000000000001546.0000001,546 km²)
DeKalb County	089	Decatur	1822	Henry, Gwinnett, and Fayette counties.	"Baron" Johann DeKalb, (1721-1780) a German who accompanied the Marquis de Lafayette and was inspector general of the Colonial Army.	&0000000000665865.000000665,865	&0000000000000268.000000268 sq mi (&0000000000000694.000000694 km²)
Dodge County	091	Eastman	1870	Montgomery, Pulaski and Telfair counties.	William Earle Dodge, (1805-1883), a New York temperance leader, businessman, and cofounder of Phelps, Dodge and Company, a mining and metals company.	&0000000000019171.00000019,171	&0000000000000501.000000501 sq mi (&0000000000001298.0000001,298 km²)
Dooly County	093	Vienna	1821	Creek Cession of 1821.	Colonel John Dooly, (1740-1780), a hero of the American Revolution.	&0000000000011525.00000011,525	&0000000000000393.000000393 sq mi (&0000000000001018.0000001,018 km²)
Dougherty County	095	Albany	1853	Baker County.	Charles Dougherty, (1801-1853), a noted Athens judge.	&0000000000096065.00000096,065	&0000000000000330.000000330 sq mi (&0000000000000855.000000855 km²)
Douglas County	097	Douglasville	1870	Campbell and Carroll counties.	Stephen Arnold Douglas, (1813-1861), an Illinois Democrat Congressman who ran against Abraham Lincoln in the United States presidential election, 1860 and lost.	&0000000000092174.00000092,174	&0000000000000199.000000199 sq mi (&0000000000000515.000000515 km²)
Early County	099	Blakely	1818	Creek Cession of 1814.	Peter Early, (1773-1817), tenth governor of Georgia.	&0000000000012354.00000012,354	&0000000000000511.000000511 sq mi (&0000000000001323.0000001,323 km²)
Echols County	101	Statenville	1858	Clinch and Lowndes Counties	General Robert M. Echols, (1798-1847), hero of the Mexican-American War.	&0000000000003754.0000003,754	&0000000000000404.000000404 sq mi (&0000000000001046.0000001,046 km²)
Effingham County	103	Springfield	1777	St Mathew and St Philip Parishes.	Thomas Howard, Third Earl of Effingham, (1746-1791), who was sympathetic to the independence movement.	&0000000000037535.00000037,535	&0000000000000480.000000480 sq mi (&0000000000001243.0000001,243 km²)
Elbert County	105	Elberton	1790	Wilkes County	General Samuel Elbert, (1740-1788), who became governor of Georgia in 1785 and a hero of the Revolutionary War.	&0000000000020511.00000020,511	&0000000000000369.000000369 sq mi (&0000000000000956.000000956 km²)
Emanuel County	107	Swainsboro	1812	Bulloch and Montgomery Counties	Colonel David Emanuel, (1744-1808), who became governor of Georgia in 1801.	&0000000000021837.00000021,837	&0000000000000686.000000686 sq mi (&0000000000001777.0000001,777 km²)
Evans County	109	Claxton	1914	Bulloch and Tattnall County	General Clement Anselm Evans, (1832-1911), hero of the Civil War and commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans.	&0000000000010495.00000010,495	&0000000000000185.000000185 sq mi (&0000000000000479.000000479 km²)
Fannin County	111	Blue Ridge	1854	Gilmer and Union Counties	Colonel James Walker Fannin Jr., (1809-1836), hero of the Texas Revolution.	&0000000000019798.00000019,798	&0000000000000386.000000386 sq mi (&0000000000001000.0000001,000 km²)
Fayette County	113	Fayetteville	1821	Creek Cession of 1821.	Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, (1757-1834), French hero of the Revolutionary War.	&0000000000091263.00000091,263	&0000000000000197.000000197 sq mi (&0000000000000510.000000510 km²)
Floyd County	115	Rome	1832	Cherokee County	General John Floyd, (1769-1839), Indian fighter and U.S. Representative.	&0000000000090565.00000090,565	&0000000000000513.000000513 sq mi (&0000000000001329.0000001,329 km²)
Forsyth County	117	Cumming	1832	Cherokee County	John Forsyth, (1780-1841), Secretary of State under President Martin Van Buren.	&0000000000098407.00000098,407	&0000000000000226.000000226 sq mi (&0000000000000585.000000585 km²)
Franklin County	119	Carnesville	1784	Cherokee and Creek Cessions of 1783	Benjamin Franklin, (1706-1790), First US ambassador to France.	&0000000000020285.00000020,285	&0000000000000263.000000263 sq mi (&0000000000000681.000000681 km²)
Fulton County	121	Atlanta	1853	DeKalb County + the former Campbell and Milton Counties and a portion of Cobb County	Robert Fulton, engineer and inventor, or Hamilton Fulton, Chief Engineer of the State of Georgia in 1853.	&0000000000816006.000000816,006	&0000000000000529.000000529 sq mi (&0000000000001370.0000001,370 km²)
Gilmer County	123	Ellijay	1832	Cherokee County	George Rockingham Gilmer, (1780-1859), 16th governor of Georgia.	&0000000000023456.00000023,456	&0000000000000427.000000427 sq mi (&0000000000001106.0000001,106 km²)
Glascock County	125	Gibson	1857	Warren County	General Thomas Glascock, (1780-1841), hero of the War of 1812 and the Seminole War of 1817, and U.S. Representative.	&0000000000002556.0000002,556	&0000000000000144.000000144 sq mi (&0000000000000373.000000373 km²)
Glynn County	127	Brunswick	1777	St David and St Patrick Parishes	John Glynn, (1722-1779), British Member of Parliament and Serjeant-at-law, who was sympathetic to the cause of American independence.	&0000000000067568.00000067,568	&0000000000000422.000000422 sq mi (&0000000000001093.0000001,093 km²)
Gordon County	129	Calhoun	1850	Cass (now Bartow) and Floyd Counties	William Washington Gordon, (1796-1842), first president of the Central of Georgia Railroad.	&0000000000044104.00000044,104	&0000000000000355.000000355 sq mi (&0000000000000919.000000919 km²)
Grady County	131	Cairo	1905	Decatur and Thomas Counties	Henry Woodfin Grady, (1850-1889), famous orator and managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution.	&0000000000023659.00000023,659	&0000000000000458.000000458 sq mi (&0000000000001186.0000001,186 km²)
Greene County	133	Greensboro	1786	Washington County	General Nathanael Greene, (1742-1786), hero of the Revolutionary War.	&0000000000014406.00000014,406	&0000000000000388.000000388 sq mi (&0000000000001005.0000001,005 km²)
Gwinnett County	135	Lawrenceville	1818	Cherokee Cession of 1817 and Creek Cession of 1818.	Button Gwinnett, (1735-1777), one of Georgia's delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence.	&0000000000757104.000000757,104	&0000000000000433.000000433 sq mi (&0000000000001121.0000001,121 km²)
Habersham County	137	Clarkesville	1818	Cherokee Cessions of 1817 and 1819	Colonel Joseph Habersham, (1751-1815), hero of the Revolutionary War and Postmaster General in the Cabinet of George Washington.	&0000000000035902.00000035,902	&0000000000000278.000000278 sq mi (&0000000000000720.000000720 km²)
Hall County	139	Gainesville	1818	Cherokee Cessions of 1817 and 1819	Dr. Lyman Hall, (1724-1790), one of Georgia's delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence. He became governor of Georgia in 1783.	&0000000000139277.000000139,277	&0000000000000394.000000394 sq mi (&0000000000001020.0000001,020 km²)
Hancock County	141	Sparta	1793	Greene and Washington counties	John Hancock, (1737-1793), president of the Continental Congress and the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.	&0000000000010076.00000010,076	&0000000000000473.000000473 sq mi (&0000000000001225.0000001,225 km²)
Haralson County	143	Buchanan	1856	Carroll and Polk Counties	General Hugh Anderson Haralson, (1805-1854), US Congressman.	&0000000000025690.00000025,690	&0000000000000282.000000282 sq mi (&0000000000000730.000000730 km²)
Harris County	145	Hamilton	1827	Muscogee and Troup counties	Charles Harris, (1772-1827), a prominent Savannah attorney.	&0000000000023695.00000023,695	&0000000000000464.000000464 sq mi (&0000000000001202.0000001,202 km²)
Hart County	147	Hartwell	1853	Elbert and Franklin counties	Nancy Morgan Hart, (1735-1830), heroine of the Revolutionary War.	&0000000000022997.00000022,997	&0000000000000232.000000232 sq mi (&0000000000000601.000000601 km²)
Heard County	149	Franklin	1830	Carroll, Coweta and Troup Counties	Stephen Heard, (1740-1815), hero of the Revolutionary War.	&0000000000011012.00000011,012	&0000000000000296.000000296 sq mi (&0000000000000767.000000767 km²)
Henry County	151	McDonough	1821	Creek Cession of 1821	Patrick Henry, (1736-1799), prominent lawyer, orator, and patriot.	&0000000000119341.000000119,341	&0000000000000323.000000323 sq mi (&0000000000000837.000000837 km²)
Houston County	153	Perry	1821	Creek Cession of 1821	John Houstoun, (1744-1796), member of the Continental Congress who became governor of Georgia in 1778.	&0000000000110765.000000110,765	&0000000000000377.000000377 sq mi (&0000000000000976.000000976 km²)
Irwin County	155	Ocilla	1818	Creek Cessions of 1814 and 1818	Jared Irwin, (1751-1818), governor who rescinded the Yazoo Act in 1796.	&0000000000009931.0000009,931	&0000000000000357.000000357 sq mi (&0000000000000925.000000925 km²)
Jackson County	157	Jefferson	1796	Franklin County	General James Jackson, (1757-1806), hero of the Revolutionary War.	&0000000000041589.00000041,589	&0000000000000342.000000342 sq mi (&0000000000000886.000000886 km²)
Jasper County	159	Monticello	1807	Baldwin (FKA Randolph County 1807-1812)	Sergeant William Jasper, (1750-1779), hero of the Revolutionary War.	&0000000000011426.00000011,426	&0000000000000370.000000370 sq mi (&0000000000000958.000000958 km²)
Jeff Davis County	161	Hazlehurst	1905	Appling and Coffee counties	Jefferson Davis, (1808-1889), first and only President of the Confederate States of America.	&0000000000012684.00000012,684	&0000000000000333.000000333 sq mi (&0000000000000862.000000862 km²)
Jefferson County	163	Louisville	1796	Burke and Warren Counties	Thomas Jefferson, (1743-1826), third President of the United States.	&0000000000017266.00000017,266	&0000000000000528.000000528 sq mi (&0000000000001368.0000001,368 km²)
Jenkins County	165	Millen	1905	Bulloch, Burke, Emanuel, and Screven Counties	Charles Jones Jenkins, (1805-1883), governor of Georgia, who was the author of the famous Georgia Platform of 1850.	&0000000000008575.0000008,575	&0000000000000350.000000350 sq mi (&0000000000000906.000000906 km²)
Johnson County	167	Wrightsville