Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke and Oconee Counties
abstracted by Mary Hoit Abbe

The 14 numbers originally assigned to Clarke County were 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 239, 240, 241, and 261. Even though the numbers were known, they were rarely used consistently until the early 1850s. Prior to that, the district was designated by the captain's name; and since the captain was elected annually, the name of the district changed frequently. Because Clarke County has tax digests surviving for most years, it will be possible (with a lot of work) to identify the districts by the correct number. (The identification of all the districts 1802-1852 by their number is a future long-term project.)

A transciption of the Clarke County, Georgia Tax Digests 1811-1820, 1821-1830, and 1847-1850
are currently available for purchase through COGS.

1850-1874

The districts were as noted above with the two changes indicated in [].

1875

In 1875, Oconee County was created out of Clarke County
and took with it the following districts:

*Kinney's evidently took area from Sandy Creek and Bradberry's districts
**Princeton Factory was carved out of Georgia Factory, Bradberry's, and Athens districts
***Gaines School is a very small district within Puryear's district.