*Under Names, you can see "original counties"
GEORGIA COUNTIES
| Name | Number | Date of Act | Counties, Treaties or Acts Created from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appling * Original County* |
40 | Dec. 15, 1818 | Creek Cessions of Aug. 9, 1814 and Jan. 22, 1818 |
| Atkinson | 151 | Aug. 15, 1917 | Clinch and Coffee |
| Bacon | 149 | July 27, 1917 | Appling, Pierce, and Ware |
| Baker | 61 | Dec. 12, 1825 | Early |
| Baldwin *original county* |
27 | May 11, 1803 & June 27, 1806 |
Creek cessions of June 16, 1802 and
Nov. 14, 1805 |
| Banks | 127 | Dec. 11, 1858 | Franklin and Habersham |
| Barrow | 147 | July 7, 1914 | Gwinnett, Jackson, and Walton |
| Bartow | 80 | Dec. 3, 1832 | Cherokee was originally Cass until Dec. 6, 1861 |
| Ben Hill | 144 | July 31, 1906 | Irwin and Wilcox |
| Berrien | 114 | Feb. 25.1856 | Coffee, Irwin, and Lowndes |
| Bibb | 54 | Dec. 9, 1822 | Houston, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs |
| Bleckley | 145 | July 30, 1912 | Pulaski |
| Brantley | 156 | Aug. 14, 1920 | Charlton, Pierce, and Wayne |
| Brooks | 128 | Dec. 11, 1858 | Lowndes and Thomas |
| Bryan | 16 | Dec. 19, 1793 | Chatham |
| Bulloch | 21 | Feb. 8,1796 | Bryan and Screven |
| Burke *org. parish* |
1 | Feb. 5, 1777 | Creek cession of May 20, 1733 * Burke was an original county as it was previously organized in 1758 as the Parish of St. George |
| Butts | 64 | Dec. 24, 1825 | Henry and Monroe |
| Calhoun | 111 | Feb. 20, 1854 | Baker and Early |
| Camden | 2 | Feb. 5, 1777 | Creek cessions of Nov. 10, 1763 and Nov. 12, 1785 – an original county previously organized in 1765 as the Parishes of St. Thomas and St. Mary |
| Campbell | 104-C | Dec. 20, 1828 | Carroll, Coweta, DeKalb, and Fayette & merged into Fulton Jan. 1, 1932 |
| Candler | 148 | July 14, 1914 | Bulloch, Emanuel, and Tattnall |
| Carroll | 66 | June 9, 1825 Dec. 11, 1826 |
Creek cession of Jan. 24, 1826, Mar. 31, 1826, and Nov. 15, 1827 – an original county |
| Catoosa | 99 | Dec. 5, 1853 | Walker and Whitfield |
| Charlton | 110 | Feb. 18, 1854 | Camden |
| Chatham | 3 | Feb. 5, 1777 | Creek cession of May 20, 1733 – an original county previously organized in 1758 as the Parishes of St. Philip and Christ Church |
| Chattahoochee | 108 | Feb. 13, 1854 | Marion and Muscogee |
| Chattooga | 92 | Dec. 28, 1838 | Floyd and Walker |
| Cherokee *original county* |
79 | Dec. 21, 1830 Dec. 24, 1831 Dec. 26, 1831 |
Cherokee cession of Dec. 29,
1835 U.S. Treaties - See Removal Act. |
| Clarke | 25 | Dec. 5, 1801 | Jackson |
| Clay | 109 | Feb. 16, 1854 | Early and Randolph |
| Clayton | 125 | Nov. 30, 1858 | Fayette and Henry |
| Clinch | 94 | Feb. 14, 1850 | Lowndes and Ware |
| Cobb | 81 | Dec. 3, 1832 | Cherokee |
| Coffee | 107 | Feb. 9, 1854 | Clinch, Irwin, Telfair, and Ware |
| Colquitt | 115 | Feb. 25, 1856 | Lowndes and Thomas |
| Columbia | 12 | Dec. 10, 1790 | Richmond |
| Cook | 153 | July 30, 1918 | Berrien |
| Coweta *original County* |
67 | June 9, 1825 Dec. 11, 1826 |
Creek cessions of Jan. 24, 1826 and Mar. 31, 1826 |
| Crawford | 55 | Dec. 9, 1822 | Houston |
| Crisp | 136 | Aug. 17, 1905 | Dooly |
| Dade | 91 | Dec. 25, 1837 | Walker |
| Dawson | 118 | Dec. 3, 1857 | Gilmer and Lumpkin |
| Decatur | 58 | Dec. 8, 1823 | Early |
| DeKalb | 56 | Dec. 9, 1822 | Fayette, Gwinnett, and Henry |
| Dodge | 134 | Oct. 26, 1870 | Montgomery, Pulaski, and Telfair |
| Dooly *original county* |
48 | May 15, 1821 | Creek cession of Jan. 8, 1821 |
| Dougherty | 102 | Dec. 15, 1853 | Baker |
| Douglas | 131 | Oct. 17, 1870 | Campbell and Carroll |
| Early *original county* |
41 | Dec. 15, 1818 | Creek cession of Aug. 9, 1814 |
| Echols | 130 | Dec. 13, 1858 | Clinch and Lowndes |
| Effingham *original Parish* |
4 | Feb 5, 1777 | Creek cession of May 20, 1733 E'ham was previously organized in 1758 as the Parishes of St. Matthew and St. Philip |
| Elbert | 13 | Dec. 10, 1790 | Wilkes |
| Emanuel | 39 | Dec. 10, 1812 | Bulloch and Montgomery |
| Evans | 150 | Aug. 11, 1914 | Bulloch and Tattnall |
| Fannin | 106 | Jan. 21, 1854 | Gilmer and Union |
| Fayette | 49 | May 15, 1821 | Creek cession of Jan. 8, 1821 – an original county |
| Floyd | 82 | Dec. 3, 1832 | Cherokee |
| Forsyth | 83 | Dec. 3, 1832 | Cherokee |
| Franklin | 9 | Feb. 25, 1784 | Cherokee cession of May 31, 1783 and Creek cession of Nov. 1, 1783 – an original county |
| Fulton | 104 | Dec. 20, 1853 Jan. 1, 1932 |
DeKalb, Campbell, and Milton |
| Gilmer | 84 | Dec. 3, 1832 | Cherokee |
| Glascock | 120 | Dec. 19, 1857 | Warren |
| Glynn | 5 | Feb. 5, 1777 | Creek cessions of Nov. 10, 1763 and Nov. 12, 1785 – an original county previously organized in 1765 as the Parishes of St. David and St. Patrick |
| Gordon | 93 | Feb. 13, 1850 | Bartow (Cass) and Floyd |
| Grady | 137 | Aug. 17, 1905 | Decatur and Thomas |
| Greene | 11 | Feb. 3, 1786 | Washington |
| Gwinnett | 42 | Dec. 15, 1818 Dec. 19, 1818 |
Cherokee cession of July 8, 1817 and Creek cession of Jan. 22, 1818 – an original county |
| Habersham | 43 | Dec. 15, 1818 Dec. 19, 1818 |
Cherokee cessions of July 8, 1817 and Feb. 27, 1819 – an original county |
| Hall | 44 | Dec. 15, 1818 Dec. 19, 1818 |
Cherokee cessions of July 8, 1817 and Feb. 27, 1819 – an original county |
| Hancock | 15 | Dec. 17, 1793 | Greene and Washington |
| Haralson | 112 | Jan. 26, 1856 | Carroll and Polk |
| Harris | 71 | Dec. 14, 1827 | Muscogee and Troup |
| Hart | 101 | Dec. 7, 1853 | Elbert and Franklin |
| Heard | 76 | Dec. 22, 1830 | Carroll, Coweta, and Troup |
| Henry | 50 | May 15, 1821 | Creek cession of Jan. 8, 1821 – an original county |
| Houston | 51 | May 15, 1821 | Creek cession of Jan. 8, 1821 – an original county |
| Irwin | 45 | Dec. 15, 1818 | Creek cession of Aug. 9, 1814 and Jan. 22, 1818 – an original county |
| Jackson | 22 | Feb. 11, 1796 | Franklin |
| Jasper | 34 | Dec. 10, 1807 | Baldwin – originally Randolph (until 1812) |
| Jeff Davis | 140 | Aug. 18, 1905 | Appling and Coffee |
| Jefferson | 23 | Feb. 20, 1796 | Burke, Montgomery, Warren, and Washington |
| Jenkins | 138 | Aug. 17, 1905 | Bullock, Burke, Emanuel, and Screven |
| Johnson | 129 | Dec. 11, 1858 | Emanuel, Laurens, and Washington |
| Jones | 30 | Dec. 10, 1807 | Baldwin |
| Lamar | 158 | Aug. 17, 1920 | Monroe and Pike |
| Lanier | 155 | Aug. 7, 1920 | Berrien, Clinch, and Lowndes |
| Laurens | 31 | Dec. 10, 1807 | Wilkinson |
| Lee | 68 | June 9, 1825 Dec. 11, 1826 |
Creek cessions of Jan. 24, 1826 and Mar. 31,1826 – an original county |
| Liberty | 6 | Feb. 5, 1777 | Creek cession of May 20, 1733 – an original county previously organized in 1758 as the Parishes of St. John, St. Andrew, and St. James |
| Lincoln | 24 | Feb. 20, 1796 | Wilkes |
| Long | 157 | Aug. 14, 1920 | Liberty |
| Lowndes | 62 | Dec. 23, 1825 | Irwin |
| Lumpkin | 85 | Dec. 3, 1832 | Cherokee, Habersham, and Hall |
| McDuffie | 132 | Oct. 18, 1870 | Columbia and Warren |
| McIntosh | 17 | Dec. 19, 1793 | Liberty |
| Macon | 90 | Dec. 14, 1837 | Houston and Marion |
| Madison | 38 | Dec. 5, 1811 | Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Jackson, and Oglethorpe |
| Marion | 72 | Dec. 14, 1827 | Lee and Muscogee |
| Meriwether | 73 | Dec. 14, 1827 | Troup |
| Miller | 116 | Feb. 26, 1856 | Baker and Early |
| Milton | 104-M | Dec. 18, 1857 | Cherokee, Cobb, and Forsyth – merged into Fulton Jan. 1, 1932 |
| Mitchell | 121 | Dec. 21, 1857 | Baker |
| Monroe | 52 | May 15, 1821 | Creek cession of Jan. 8, 1821 – an original county |
| Montgomery | 18 | Dec. 19, 1793 | Washington |
| Morgan | 32 | Dec. 10, 1807 | Baldwin |
| Murray | 86 | Dec. 3, 1832 | Cherokee |
| Muscogee | 69 | June 9, 1825 Dec. 11, 1826 |
Creek cession of Jan. 24, 1826 and Mar. 31, 1826 – an original county |
| Newton | 53 | Dec. 24, 1821 | Henry, Jasper, and Walton |
| Oconee | 135 | Feb. 25, 1875 | Clarke |
| Oglethorpe | 19 | Dec. 19, 1793 | Wilkes |
| Paulding | 87 | Dec. 3, 1832 | Cherokee |
| Peach | 159 | July 18, 1924 | Houston and Macon |
| Pickens | 100 | Dec. 5, 1853 | Cherokee and Gilmer |
| Pierce | 119 | Dec. 18, 1857 | Appling and Ware |
| Pike | 57 | Dec. 9, 1822 | Monroe |
| Polk | 95 | Dec. 20, 1851 | Floyd and Paulding |
| Pulaski | 36 | Dec. 13, 1808 | Laurens |
| Putnam | 33 | Dec. 10, 1807 | Baldwin |
| Quitman | 126 | Dec. 10, 1858 | Randolph and Stewart |
| Rabun | 47 | Dec. 21, 1819 | Cherokee cession of Feb. 27, 1819 – an original county |
| Randolph | 75 | Dec. 20, 1828 | Lee |
| Richmond | 7 | Feb. 5, 1777 | Creek cession of May 20, 1733 – an original county previously organized in 1758 as the Parish of St. Paul |
| Rockdale | 133 | Oct. 18, 1870 | Henry and Newton |
| Schley | 122 | Dec. 22, 1857 | Marion and Sumter |
| Screven | 14 | Dec. 14, 1793 | Burke and Effingham |
| Seminole | 154 | July 8, 1920 | Decatur and Early |
| Spalding | 96 | Dec. 20, 1851 | Fayette, Henry, and Pike |
| Stephens | 141 | Aug. 18, 1905 | Franklin and Habersham |
| Stewart | 77 | Dec. 23, 1830 | Randolph |
| Sumter | 78 | Dec. 26, 1831 | Lee |
| Talbot | 74 | Dec. 14, 1827 | Muscogee |
| Taliaferro | 65 | Dec. 24, 1825 | Greene, Hancock, Oglethorpe, Warren, and Wilkes |
| Tattnall | 26 | Dec. 5, 1801 | Montgomery |
| Taylor | 98 | Jan. 15, 1852 | Macon, Marion, and Talbot |
| Telfair | 35 | Dec. 10, 1807 | Wilkinson |
| Terrell | 113 | Feb. 16, 1856 | Lee and Randolph |
| Thomas | 63 | Dec. 23, 1825 | Decatur & Irwin |
| Tift | 139 | Aug. 17, 1905 | Berrien, Irwin, and Worth |
| Toombs | 142 | Aug. 18, 1905 | Emanuel, Montgomery, & Tattnall |
| Towns | 117 | Mar. 6, 1856 | Rabun and Union |
| Treutlen | 152 | Aug. 21,1917 | Emanuel and Montgomery |
| Troup | 70 | June 9, 1825 Dec. 11, 1826 |
Creek cessions of Jan. 24, 1826 and Mar. 31, 1826 – an original county |
| Turner | 143 | Aug. 18, 1905 | Dooly, Irwin, Wilcox, and Worth |
| Twiggs | 37 | Dec. 14, 1809 | Wilkinson |
| Union | 88 | Dec. 3, 1832 | Cherokee |
| Upson | 59 | Dec. 15, 1824 | Crawford and Pike |
| Walker | 89 | Dec. 18, 1833 | Murray |
| Walton *original county* |
46 | Dec. 15, 1818 Dec. 19, 1818 |
Creek cession of Jan. 22, 1818 |
| Ware | 60 | Dec. 15, 1824 | Appling |
| Warren | 20 | Dec. 19, 1793 | Burke; Columbia;Richmond; & Wilkes |
| Washington *original county* |
10 | Feb. 25, 1784 | Creek cession of Nov. 1, 1783 |
| Wayne *original county* |
28 | May 11, 1803 | Creek cession of June 16, 1802 |
| Webster | 103 | Dec. 16, 1853 | Stewart – originally Kinchafoonee until Feb. 21, 1856 |
| Wheeler | 146 | Aug. 14, 1912 | Montgomery |
| White | 123 | Dec. 22, 1857 | Habersham |
| Whitfield | 97 | Dec. 30, 1851 | Murray |
| Wilcox | 124 | Dec. 22, 1857 | Dooly - Irwin - Pulaski |
| Wilkes *original county* |
8 | Feb. 5, 1777 | Cherokee and Creek cessions of June 1, 1773 |
| Wilkinson *original county* |
29 | May 11, 1803 June 26, 1806 |
Creek cessions of June 16, 1802 & Nov. 14, 1805 |
| Worth | 105 | Dec. 20, 1853 | Dooly and Irwin |
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