List of counties in Georgia ( U.S. state ) - wikipedia List of counties in Georgia ( U.S. state ) See also : List of United States counties and county - equivalents Counties of Georgia Location State of Georgia Number 159 Populations Greatest : 1,010,562 ( Fulton ) Least : 1,680 ( Taliaferro ) Average : 64,845 ( 2016 ) Areas Largest : 903 square miles ( 2,340 km ) ( Ware ) Smallest : 121 square miles ( 310 km ) ( Clarke ) Average : 374 square miles ( 970 km ) Government County government Subdivisions Cities, towns, unincorporated communities, census designated place The U.S. State of Georgia is divided into 159 counties, more than any other state except for Texas, which has 254 counties. Under the Georgia State Constitution, all of its counties are granted home rule to deal with problems that are purely local in nature. Also, eight consolidated city - counties have been established in Georgia : Athens -- Clarke County, Augusta -- Richmond County, Columbus -- Muscogee County, Georgetown -- Quitman County, Statenville -- Echols County, Macon -- Bibb County, Cusseta -- Chattahoochee County, and Preston - Webster County. Contents 1 History 2 Changed names of counties 3 Defunct counties 4 Fictional counties 5 Counties listing 6 See also 7 References 8 External links History From 1732 until 1758, the minor civil divisions were districts and towns. In 1758, the Province of Georgia was divided into eight parishes, and another four parishes were partitioned in 1765 ; in 1777, the original eight counties of the state were created. These were Burke, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Richmond and Wilkes, all created on February 5, 1777. Georgia has the second largest number of counties of any state in the United States, following Texas, which has 254 counties. One traditional reasoning for the creation and location of so many counties in Georgia was that a country farmer, rancher, or lumberman should be able to travel to the legal county seat town or city, and then back home, in one day on horseback or via wagon. However, about 25 counties in Georgia were created in the first quarter of the 20th century, after the use of the railroad, automobile, truck, and bus had become possible. The last new county to be established in Georgia was Peach County, established in 1924. The proliferation of counties in Georgia led to multiple state constitutional amendments attempting to establish a limit on the number of counties in the state. The most recent such amendment, ratified in 1945, limited the number to 159 counties, although there had been 161 counties from 1924 to 1931. In a very rare consolidation of counties, both Campbell County and Milton County were annexed into Fulton County in 1932 as a financial move during the Great Depression, since those two county governments were nearly bankrupt. Fulton County contains Atlanta, and it was thought that tax revenues from Atlanta and its suburbs would help to support the rural areas of the discarded counties, which had very little tax income of their own -- mostly from property taxes on farms and forests, which did not amount to much. Georgia is the only state which still allows sole commissioner county government. Currently only nine of the state 's 159 counties operate under that system. Changed names of counties A few counties in Georgia have had their names changed. Jasper County was originally named `` Randolph County ''. Later, the present - day Randolph County was founded. Webster County was once named `` Kinchafoonee County '', and the former Cass County was renamed Bartow County. Defunct counties St. George, St. Mary 's, St. Thomas, St. Phillip, Christ Church, St. David, St. Matthews, St. Andrew, St. James, St. Johns, and St. Paul parishes were all dissolved in 1777 with the establishment of the charter counties. Campbell ( 1828 -- 1932 ) : Formed from Carroll and Coweta in 1828, half northwest of Chattahoochee River became Douglas in 1870, remainder was merged into southwest Fulton in 1932. Milton ( 1857 -- 1932 ) : Formed from northeast Cobb, southeast Cherokee, and southwest Forsyth in 1857 ( and later northern DeKalb ), was merged into north Fulton in 1932. There was a previous Walton County in Georgia, which was actually located in what is now western North Carolina. A brief skirmish, the so - called Walton War, was fought between North Carolina and Georgia in 1810, before Georgia relinquished its claim on that area after the 1811 survey of Ellicott Rock. Fictional counties This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2015 ) Film Deliverance ( 1972 ) is set in a North Georgia county marked on the sheriff 's car as Aintry. Diggstown ( 1992 ) takes place in the fictional Olivera County. Tank takes place in the fictional Clemmons County. Although set near Tennessee, the filming location was at or near Fort Benning. Ghost Fever ( 1987 ) takes place in the county of Greendale, likely inspired by Greene County. Television The Dukes of Hazzard ( 1979 -- 1985 ) takes place in Hazzard County, Georgia. The Following 's ( 2013 -- 2015 ) season one episode, `` Let Me Go '', mentions moving Joe Carroll to the Jesup County Federal Correctional Facility. Although there is an existing town named Jesup, it is located in Wayne County. The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo ( 1979 -- 1981 ) takes place in Orly County, Georgia. Rectify ( 2013 -- present ), the SundanceTV original series, takes place in Paulie County, Georgia. Squidbillies ( 2005 -- present ), an animated Adult Swim series about anthropomorphic cephalopods, is set in rural Dougal County ( a possible reference to Douglas County ) in the hills of North Georgia. The Walking Dead ( 2010 -- present ) names three fictional counties in Georgia : King, Linden, and Mert County. Theatre The Foreigner ( 1983 ), a play by Larry Shue, takes place in Tilghman County, Georgia. Counties Listing County FIPS code County seat Established Origin Etymology Density Population Area 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 ), a hero of the War of 1812 36.09 7004183680000000000 ♠ 18,368 7002509000000000000 ♠ 509 sq mi ( 7003131800000000000 ♠ 1,318 km ) Atkinson County 003 Pearson 1917 Clinch and Coffee Counties William Yates Atkinson ( 1854 -- 99 ), governor of Georgia ( 1894 -- 98 ) and speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives 24.51 7003828400000000000 ♠ 8,284 7002338000000000000 ♠ 338 sq mi ( 7002875000000000000 ♠ 875 km ) Bacon County 005 Alma 1914 Appling, Pierce and Ware Counties Augustus Octavius Bacon ( 1839 -- 1914 ), U.S. Senator ( 1895 -- 1914 ) ; President pro tempore of the United States Senate 39.29 7004111980000000000 ♠ 11,198 7002285000000000000 ♠ 285 sq mi ( 7002738000000000000 ♠ 738 km ) Baker County 007 Newton 1825 Early County Colonel John Baker ( died 1792 ), a hero of the American Revolutionary War 9.81 7003336600000000000 ♠ 3,366 7002343000000000000 ♠ 343 sq mi ( 7002888000000000000 ♠ 888 km ) Baldwin County 009 Milledgeville 1803 Creek cessions of 1802 and 1805 Abraham Baldwin ( 1754 -- 1807 ), a Founding Father ; U.S. Senator ( 1799 -- 1807 ) ; one of the Georgia delegates who signed the U.S. Constitution 179.72 7004463670000000000 ♠ 46,367 7002258000000000000 ♠ 258 sq mi ( 7002668000000000000 ♠ 668 km ) Banks County 011 Homer 1859 Franklin and Habersham Counties Dr. Richard Banks ( 1784 -- 1850 ), local physician noted for treating natives with smallpox 78.27 7004183160000000000 ♠ 18,316 7002234000000000000 ♠ 234 sq mi ( 7002606000000000000 ♠ 606 km ) 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 -- 29 ) 433.14 7004701690000000000 ♠ 70,169 7002162000000000000 ♠ 162 sq mi ( 7002420000000000000 ♠ 420 km ) 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 -- 61 ), Confederate political leader ; first Confederate general killed in the American Civil War 218.83 7005100661000000000 ♠ 100,661 7002460000000000000 ♠ 460 sq mi ( 7003119100000000000 ♠ 1,191 km ) Ben Hill County 017 Fitzgerald 1906 Irwin and Wilcox counties Benjamin Harvey Hill ( 1823 -- 82 ), U.S. Senator ( 1877 -- 82 ) 69.60 7004175380000000000 ♠ 17,538 7002252000000000000 ♠ 252 sq mi ( 7002653000000000000 ♠ 653 km ) Berrien County 019 Nashville 1856 Coffee, Irwin, and Lowndes counties John MacPherson Berrien ( 1781 -- 1856 ), U.S. Senator ; U.S. Attorney General 42.13 7004190410000000000 ♠ 19,041 7002452000000000000 ♠ 452 sq mi ( 7003117100000000000 ♠ 1,171 km ) Bibb County 021 Macon 1822 portions of Houston, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties Dr. William Wyatt Bibb ( 1780 -- 1820 ), first Governor of Alabama ; U.S. Senator 625.85 7005156462000000000 ♠ 156,462 7002250000000000000 ♠ 250 sq mi ( 7002647000000000000 ♠ 647 km ) Bleckley County 023 Cochran 1912 Pulaski County Logan Edwin Bleckley ( 1827 -- 1907 ), Georgia State Supreme Court Chief Justice 59.51 7004129130000000000 ♠ 12,913 7002217000000000000 ♠ 217 sq mi ( 7002562000000000000 ♠ 562 km ) Brantley County 025 Nahunta 1920 Charlton, Pierce, and Wayne counties William Gordon Brantley ( 1860 -- 1934 ), U.S. Congressman 41.86 7004185870000000000 ♠ 18,587 7002444000000000000 ♠ 444 sq mi ( 7003115000000000000 ♠ 1,150 km ) Brooks County 027 Quitman 1858 Lowndes and Thomas counties Captain Preston S. Brooks ( 1819 -- 57 ), a hero of the Mexican -- American War ; Congressman from South Carolina 31.18 7004154030000000000 ♠ 15,403 7002494000000000000 ♠ 494 sq mi ( 7003127900000000000 ♠ 1,279 km ) Bryan County 029 Pembroke 1793 Chatham County Jonathan Bryan ( 1708 -- 88 ), colonial settler ; famous state representative 72.88 7004322140000000000 ♠ 32,214 7002442000000000000 ♠ 442 sq mi ( 7003114500000000000 ♠ 1,145 km ) Bulloch County 031 Statesboro 1796 Bryan and Screven Counties Archibald Bulloch ( 1729 -- 77 ), Revolutionary War soldier ; Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives ; acting governor of Georgia ( 1775 -- 77 ) 106.43 7004726940000000000 ♠ 72,694 7002683000000000000 ♠ 683 sq mi ( 7003176900000000000 ♠ 1,769 km ) Burke County 033 Waynesboro 1777 Originally organized as St George Parish Edmund Burke ( 1729 -- 97 ), British political philosopher and Member of Parliament who was sympathetic to the cause of US independence 27.83 7004231250000000000 ♠ 23,125 7002831000000000000 ♠ 831 sq mi ( 7003215200000000000 ♠ 2,152 km ) Butts County 035 Jackson 1825 Henry and Monroe counties Captain Samuel Butts ( 1777 -- 1814 ), a hero of the Creek War 125.80 7004235240000000000 ♠ 23,524 7002187000000000000 ♠ 187 sq mi ( 7002484000000000000 ♠ 484 km ) Calhoun County 037 Morgan 1854 Early and Baker counties John C. Calhoun ( 1782 -- 1850 ), U.S. Congressman ; U.S. Senator ; Vice President of the United States from South Carolina 23.23 7003650400000000000 ♠ 6,504 7002280000000000000 ♠ 280 sq mi ( 7002725000000000000 ♠ 725 km ) Camden County 039 Woodbine 1777 St Mary and St Thomas Parishes Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden ( 1714 -- 94 ), Lord Chancellor of Great Britain who was sympathetic to the cause of the Revolution 81.59 7004514020000000000 ♠ 51,402 7002630000000000000 ♠ 630 sq mi ( 7003163200000000000 ♠ 1,632 km ) Candler County 043 Metter 1914 Bulloch, Emanuel and Tattnall counties Allen Daniel Candler ( 1834 -- 1910 ), state legislator ; U.S. Congressman ; Governor of Georgia ( 1898 -- 1902 ) 45.01 7004111170000000000 ♠ 11,117 7002247000000000000 ♠ 247 sq mi ( 7002640000000000000 ♠ 640 km ) 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 surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence 223.61 7005111580000000000 ♠ 111,580 7002499000000000000 ♠ 499 sq mi ( 7003129200000000000 ♠ 1,292 km ) Catoosa County 047 Ringgold 1853 Walker and Whitfield counties Chief Catoosa, a Cherokee chief 401.52 7004650460000000000 ♠ 65,046 7002162000000000000 ♠ 162 sq mi ( 7002420000000000000 ♠ 420 km ) Charlton County 049 Folkston 1854 Camden County Robert Milledge Charlton ( 1807 -- 54 ), jurist ; U.S. Senator ( 1852 -- 54 ) ; mayor of Savannah 17.02 7004132950000000000 ♠ 13,295 7002781000000000000 ♠ 781 sq mi ( 7003202300000000000 ♠ 2,023 km ) Chatham County 051 Savannah 1777 Christ Church and St Philip Parishes William Pitt, Earl of Chatham ( 1708 -- 78 ), British Prime Minister sympathetic to the Revolutionary cause 628.26 7005276434000000000 ♠ 276,434 7002440000000000000 ♠ 440 sq mi ( 7003114000000000000 ♠ 1,140 km ) Chattahoochee County 053 Cusseta 1854 Muscogee and Marion counties Chattahoochee River, which forms the county 's ( and the state 's ) western border 52.36 7004130370000000000 ♠ 13,037 7002249000000000000 ♠ 249 sq mi ( 7002645000000000000 ♠ 645 km ) Chattooga County 055 Summerville 1838 Walker and Floyd counties Chattooga River 81.93 7004257250000000000 ♠ 25,725 7002314000000000000 ♠ 314 sq mi ( 7002813000000000000 ♠ 813 km ) Cherokee County 057 Canton 1831 Cherokee Cession of 1831 Cherokee Nation, which controlled this part of the state autonomously until 1831 521.97 7005221315000000000 ♠ 221,315 7002424000000000000 ♠ 424 sq mi ( 7003109800000000000 ♠ 1,098 km ) Clarke County 059 Athens 1801 Jackson County Elijah Clarke ( 1733 -- 99 ), a Revolutionary War hero 993.93 7005120266000000000 ♠ 120,266 7002121000000000000 ♠ 121 sq mi ( 7002313000000000000 ♠ 313 km ) Clay County 061 Fort Gaines 1854 Randolph and Early counties Henry Clay ( 1777 -- 1852 ), Secretary of State ; Speaker of the House of Representatives ; U.S. Senator from Kentucky 15.98 7003311600000000000 ♠ 3,116 7002195000000000000 ♠ 195 sq mi ( 7002505000000000000 ♠ 505 km ) Clayton County 063 Jonesboro 1858 Fayette and Henry counties Augustin Smith Clayton ( 1783 -- 1839 ), a local jurist and U.S. Congressman 1,859.36 7005265888000000000 ♠ 265,888 7002143000000000000 ♠ 143 sq mi ( 7002370000000000000 ♠ 370 km ) 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 ; U.S. Congressman 8.30 7003671800000000000 ♠ 6,718 7002809000000000000 ♠ 809 sq mi ( 7003209500000000000 ♠ 2,095 km ) Cobb County 067 Marietta 1832 Cherokee County Colonel Thomas Willis Cobb ( 1784 -- 1835 ), a hero of the War of 1812 ; U.S. Congressman 2,080.71 7005707442000000000 ♠ 707,442 7002340000000000000 ♠ 340 sq mi ( 7002881000000000000 ♠ 881 km ) Coffee County 069 Douglas 1854 Clinch, Irwin, Telfair and Ware counties General John E. Coffee ( 1782 -- 1836 ), a hero of the War of 1812 72.07 7004431700000000000 ♠ 43,170 7002599000000000000 ♠ 599 sq mi ( 7003155100000000000 ♠ 1,551 km ) Colquitt County 071 Moultrie 1856 Thomas and Lowndes counties Walter Terry Colquitt ( 1799 -- 1855 ), Methodist pastor ; U.S. Senator 83.58 7004461370000000000 ♠ 46,137 7002552000000000000 ♠ 552 sq mi ( 7003143000000000000 ♠ 1,430 km ) Columbia County 073 Appling ( de jure ) and Evans ( de facto ) 1790 Richmond County Christopher Columbus ( 1446 -- 1506 ), explorer 453.89 7005131627000000000 ♠ 131,627 7002290000000000000 ♠ 290 sq mi ( 7002751000000000000 ♠ 751 km ) Cook County 075 Adel 1918 Berrien County General Philip Cook ( 1817 -- 94 ), Confederate general ; secretary of state 73.90 7004169230000000000 ♠ 16,923 7002229000000000000 ♠ 229 sq mi ( 7002593000000000000 ♠ 593 km ) 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 295.55 7005130929000000000 ♠ 130,929 7002443000000000000 ♠ 443 sq mi ( 7003114700000000000 ♠ 1,147 km ) Crawford County 079 Knoxville 1822 Houston County William Harris Crawford ( 1772 -- 1834 ), U.S. Senator ; ambassador to France ; Secretary of the Treasury 38.77 7004126000000000000 ♠ 12,600 7002325000000000000 ♠ 325 sq mi ( 7002842000000000000 ♠ 842 km ) Crisp County 081 Cordele 1905 Dooly County Charles Frederick Crisp ( 1845 -- 96 ), Speaker of the House of Representatives 86.15 7004236060000000000 ♠ 23,606 7002274000000000000 ♠ 274 sq mi ( 7002710000000000000 ♠ 710 km ) Dade County 083 Trenton 1837 Walker County Major Francis L. Dade ( 1793 -- 1835 ), a hero of the Seminole War 94.77 7004164900000000000 ♠ 16,490 7002174000000000000 ♠ 174 sq mi ( 7002451000000000000 ♠ 451 km ) Dawson County 085 Dawsonville 1857 Gilmer and Lumpkin counties William Crosby Dawson ( 1798 -- 1857 ), U.S. Senator ( 1849 -- 55 ) ; state legislator 206.27 7004224220000000000 ♠ 22,422 7002211000000000000 ♠ 211 sq mi ( 7002546000000000000 ♠ 546 km ) Decatur County 087 Bainbridge 1823 Early County Commodore Stephen Decatur ( 1779 -- 1820 ), a naval hero of the actions against the Barbary Pirates in the early 19th century 46.08 7004275090000000000 ♠ 27,509 7002597000000000000 ♠ 597 sq mi ( 7003154600000000000 ♠ 1,546 km ) DeKalb County 089 Decatur 1822 Henry, Gwinnett, and Fayette counties `` Baron '' Johann DeKalb ( 1721 -- 80 ) a German who accompanied Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, and was inspector general of the Colonial Army 2,638.39 7005707089000000000 ♠ 707,089 7002268000000000000 ♠ 268 sq mi ( 7002694000000000000 ♠ 694 km ) Dodge County 091 Eastman 1870 Montgomery, Pulaski and Telfair counties William Earle Dodge ( 1805 -- 1883 ), temperance leader ; businessman from New York ; a co-founder of Phelps, Dodge, and Company, a mining and metals company 42.57 7004213290000000000 ♠ 21,329 7002501000000000000 ♠ 501 sq mi ( 7003129800000000000 ♠ 1,298 km ) Dooly County 093 Vienna 1821 Creek Cession of 1821 Colonel John Dooly ( 1740 -- 80 ), a hero of the American Revolution 36.43 7004143180000000000 ♠ 14,318 7002393000000000000 ♠ 393 sq mi ( 7003101800000000000 ♠ 1,018 km ) Dougherty County 095 Albany 1853 Baker County Charles Dougherty ( 1801 -- 53 ), judge from Athens, Georgia 286.37 7004945010000000000 ♠ 94,501 7002330000000000000 ♠ 330 sq mi ( 7002855000000000000 ♠ 855 km ) Douglas County 097 Douglasville 1870 Campbell and Carroll counties Stephen Arnold Douglas ( 1813 -- 61 ), an Illinois Democratic Congressman who ran against Abraham Lincoln in the United States presidential election, 1860 and lost 673.22 7005133971000000000 ♠ 133,971 7002199000000000000 ♠ 199 sq mi ( 7002515000000000000 ♠ 515 km ) Early County 099 Blakely 1818 Creek Cession of 1814 Peter Early ( 1773 -- 1817 ), tenth governor of Georgia 20.73 7004105940000000000 ♠ 10,594 7002511000000000000 ♠ 511 sq mi ( 7003132300000000000 ♠ 1,323 km ) Echols County 101 Statenville 1858 Clinch and Lowndes Counties General Robert M. Echols ( 1798 -- 1847 ), a state legislator and a hero of the Mexican -- American War 9.87 7003398800000000000 ♠ 3,988 7002404000000000000 ♠ 404 sq mi ( 7003104600000000000 ♠ 1,046 km ) Effingham County 103 Springfield 1777 St Mathew and St Philip Parishes Thomas Howard, Earl of Effingham ( 1746 -- 1791 ), who was sympathetic with the independence movement 111.03 7004532930000000000 ♠ 53,293 7002480000000000000 ♠ 480 sq mi ( 7003124300000000000 ♠ 1,243 km ) Elbert County 105 Elberton 1790 Wilkes County Samuel Elbert ( 1740 -- 88 ), a general in the Revolutionary War ; became the governor of Georgia in 1785 53.34 7004196840000000000 ♠ 19,684 7002369000000000000 ♠ 369 sq mi ( 7002956000000000000 ♠ 956 km ) Emanuel County 107 Swainsboro 1812 Bulloch and Montgomery Counties Colonel David Emanuel ( 1744 -- 1808 ), became the governor of Georgia in 1801 33.38 7004228980000000000 ♠ 22,898 7002686000000000000 ♠ 686 sq mi ( 7003177700000000000 ♠ 1,777 km ) Evans County 109 Claxton 1914 Bulloch and Tattnall County General Clement Anselm Evans ( 1832 -- 1911 ), a hero of the American Civil War ; the commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans 57.78 7004106890000000000 ♠ 10,689 7002185000000000000 ♠ 185 sq mi ( 7002479000000000000 ♠ 479 km ) Fannin County 111 Blue Ridge 1854 Gilmer and Union Counties Colonel James Walker Fannin Jr. ( 1809 -- 36 ), a hero of the Texas Revolution 60.86 7004234920000000000 ♠ 23,492 7002386000000000000 ♠ 386 sq mi ( 7003100000000000000 ♠ 1,000 km ) Fayette County 113 Fayetteville 1821 Creek Cession of 1821 Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette ( 1757 -- 1834 ), a French hero of the Revolutionary War 545.81 7005107524000000000 ♠ 107,524 7002197000000000000 ♠ 197 sq mi ( 7002510000000000000 ♠ 510 km ) Floyd County 115 Rome 1832 Cherokee County General John Floyd ( 1769 -- 1839 ), soldier, U.S. Congressman 187.48 7004961770000000000 ♠ 96,177 7002513000000000000 ♠ 513 sq mi ( 7003132900000000000 ♠ 1,329 km ) Forsyth County 117 Cumming 1832 Cherokee County John Forsyth ( 1780 -- 1841 ), Secretary of State under President Martin Van Buren 831.54 7005187928000000000 ♠ 187,928 7002226000000000000 ♠ 226 sq mi ( 7002585000000000000 ♠ 585 km ) Franklin County 119 Carnesville 1784 Cherokee and Creek Cessions of 1783 Benjamin Franklin ( 1706 -- 1790 ), writer, inventor, publisher, and a Founding Father of the United States 83.25 7004218940000000000 ♠ 21,894 7002263000000000000 ♠ 263 sq mi ( 7002681000000000000 ♠ 681 km ) Fulton County 121 Atlanta 1853 DeKalb County + the former Campbell and Milton Counties and a portion of Cobb County Robert Fulton, an engineer and the inventor of the steamboat. 1,848.34 7005977773000000000 ♠ 977,773 7002529000000000000 ♠ 529 sq mi ( 7003137000000000000 ♠ 1,370 km ) Gilmer County 123 Ellijay 1832 Cherokee County George Rockingham Gilmer ( 1780 -- 1859 ), 16th governor of Georgia 66.02 7004281900000000000 ♠ 28,190 7002427000000000000 ♠ 427 sq mi ( 7003110600000000000 ♠ 1,106 km ) Glascock County 125 Gibson 1857 Warren County General Thomas Glascock ( 1780 -- 1841 ), a hero of the War of 1812 and the Seminole War of 1817 ; U.S. Congressman 21.82 7003314200000000000 ♠ 3,142 7002144000000000000 ♠ 144 sq mi ( 7002373000000000000 ♠ 373 km ) Glynn County 127 Brunswick 1777 St David and St Patrick Parishes John Glynn ( 1722 -- 79 ), British Member of Parliament and Serjeant - at - law, who was sympathetic with the cause of American independence 192.00 7004810220000000000 ♠ 81,022 7002422000000000000 ♠ 422 sq mi ( 7003109300000000000 ♠ 1,093 km ) Gordon County 129 Calhoun 1850 Cass ( now Bartow ) and Floyd Counties William Washington Gordon ( 1796 -- 1842 ), first president of the Central of Georgia Railroad 157.09 7004557660000000000 ♠ 55,766 7002355000000000000 ♠ 355 sq mi ( 7002919000000000000 ♠ 919 km ) Grady County 131 Cairo 1905 Decatur and Thomas Counties Henry Woodfin Grady ( 1850 -- 89 ), orator ; managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution 55.55 7004254400000000000 ♠ 25,440 7002458000000000000 ♠ 458 sq mi ( 7003118600000000000 ♠ 1,186 km ) Greene County 133 Greensboro 1786 Washington County General Nathanael Greene ( 1742 -- 86 ), a hero of the Revolutionary War 41.47 7004160920000000000 ♠ 16,092 7002388000000000000 ♠ 388 sq mi ( 7003100500000000000 ♠ 1,005 km ) 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 1,944.68 7005842046000000000 ♠ 842,046 7002433000000000000 ♠ 433 sq mi ( 7003112100000000000 ♠ 1,121 km ) Habersham County 137 Clarkesville 1818 Cherokee Cessions of 1817 and 1819 Colonel Joseph Habersham ( 1751 -- 1815 ), a hero of the Revolutionary War ; U.S. Postmaster General in the Cabinet of George Washington 156.55 7004435200000000000 ♠ 43,520 7002278000000000000 ♠ 278 sq mi ( 7002720000000000000 ♠ 720 km ) Hall County 139 Gainesville 1818 Cherokee Cessions of 1817 and 1819 Dr. Lyman Hall ( 1724 -- 90 ), one of Georgia 's delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence ; became the governor of Georgia in 1783 470.60 7005185416000000000 ♠ 185,416 7002394000000000000 ♠ 394 sq mi ( 7003102000000000000 ♠ 1,020 km ) Hancock County 141 Sparta 1793 Greene and Washington counties John Hancock ( 1737 -- 93 ), President of the Continental Congress ; first signer of the Declaration of Independence 19.02 7003899600000000000 ♠ 8,996 7002473000000000000 ♠ 473 sq mi ( 7003122500000000000 ♠ 1,225 km ) Haralson County 143 Buchanan 1856 Carroll and Polk Counties General Hugh Anderson Haralson ( 1805 -- 54 ), U.S. Congressman 100.71 7004284000000000000 ♠ 28,400 7002282000000000000 ♠ 282 sq mi ( 7002730000000000000 ♠ 730 km ) Harris County 145 Hamilton 1827 Muscogee and Troup counties Charles Harris ( 1772 -- 1827 ), prominent attorney from Savannah 70.15 7004325500000000000 ♠ 32,550 7002464000000000000 ♠ 464 sq mi ( 7003120200000000000 ♠ 1,202 km ) Hart County 147 Hartwell 1853 Elbert and Franklin counties Nancy Morgan Hart ( 1735 -- 1830 ), a heroine of the Revolutionary War 110.00 7004255180000000000 ♠ 25,518 7002232000000000000 ♠ 232 sq mi ( 7002601000000000000 ♠ 601 km ) Heard County 149 Franklin 1830 Carroll, Coweta and Troup Counties Stephen Heard ( 1740 -- 1815 ), a hero of the Revolutionary War 39.30 7004116330000000000 ♠ 11,633 7002296000000000000 ♠ 296 sq mi ( 7002767000000000000 ♠ 767 km ) Henry County 151 McDonough 1821 Creek Cession of 1821 Patrick Henry ( 1736 -- 99 ), prominent lawyer, orator, and a Founding Father of the United States 647.22 7005209053000000000 ♠ 209,053 7002323000000000000 ♠ 323 sq mi ( 7002837000000000000 ♠ 837 km ) Houston County 153 Perry 1821 Creek Cession of 1821 John Houstoun ( 1744 -- 1796 ), member of the Continental Congress ; became governor of Georgia in 1778 387.63 7005146136000000000 ♠ 146,136 7002377000000000000 ♠ 377 sq mi ( 7002976000000000000 ♠ 976 km ) Irwin County 155 Ocilla 1818 Creek Cessions of 1814 and 1818 Jared Irwin ( 1751 -- 1818 ), the governor who rescinded the Yazoo Act in 1796 26.89 7003960000000000000 ♠ 9,600 7002357000000000000 ♠ 357 sq mi ( 7002925000000000000 ♠ 925 km ) Jackson County 157 Jefferson 1796 Franklin County General James Jackson ( 1757 -- 1806 ), a hero of the Revolutionary War 177.11 7004605710000000000 ♠ 60,571 7002342000000000000 ♠ 342 sq mi ( 7002886000000000000 ♠ 886 km ) Jasper County 159 Monticello 1807 Baldwin ( FKA Randolph County 1807 -- 12 ) Sergeant William Jasper ( 1750 -- 1779 ), a hero of the Revolutionary War 36.84 7004136300000000000 ♠ 13,630 7002370000000000000 ♠ 370 sq mi ( 7002958000000000000 ♠ 958 km ) Jeff Davis County 161 Hazlehurst 1905 Appling and Coffee counties Jefferson Davis ( 1808 -- 89 ), the first and only President of the Confederate States of America 45.51 7004151560000000000 ♠ 15,156 7002333000000000000 ♠ 333 sq mi ( 7002862000000000000 ♠ 862 km ) Jefferson County 163 Louisville 1796 Burke and Warren Counties Thomas Jefferson ( 1743 -- 1826 ), third President of the United States 31.12 7004164320000000000 ♠ 16,432 7002528000000000000 ♠ 528 sq mi ( 7003136800000000000 ♠ 1,368 km ) Jenkins County 165 Millen 1905 Bulloch, Burke, Emanuel, and Screven Counties Charles Jones Jenkins ( 1805 -- 83 ), governor of Georgia, who was the author of the famous Georgia Platform of 1850 26.32 7003921300000000000 ♠ 9,213 7002350000000000000 ♠ 350 sq mi ( 7002906000000000000 ♠ 906 km ) Johnson County 167 Wrightsville 1858 Emanuel, Laurens and Washington counties Herschel Vespasian Johnson ( 1812 -- 80 ), U.S. Senator ; Governor of Georgia 32.56 7003989700000000000 ♠ 9,897 7002304000000000000 ♠ 304 sq mi ( 7002787000000000000 ♠ 787 km ) Jones County 169 Gray 1807 Baldwin County James Jones ( 1769 -- 1801 ), U.S. Congressman 72.53 7004285770000000000 ♠ 28,577 7002394000000000000 ♠ 394 sq mi ( 7003102000000000000 ♠ 1,020 km ) Lamar County 171 Barnesville 1920 Monroe and Pike Counties Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar ( 1825 -- 93 ), U.S. Senator ; Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 97.61 7004180570000000000 ♠ 18,057 7002185000000000000 ♠ 185 sq mi ( 7002479000000000000 ♠ 479 km ) Lanier County 173 Lakeland 1920 Berrien, Clinch and Lowndes Countries Sidney Lanier ( 1842 -- 1881 ), attorney, linguist, mathematician, and musician 55.61 7004104000000000000 ♠ 10,400 7002187000000000000 ♠ 187 sq mi ( 7002484000000000000 ♠ 484 km ) Laurens County 175 Dublin 1807 Wilkinson County Colonel John Laurens ( 1754 -- 82 ), aide to George Washington during the Revolutionary War 59.09 7004480410000000000 ♠ 48,041 7002813000000000000 ♠ 813 sq mi ( 7003210600000000000 ♠ 2,106 km ) Lee County 177 Leesburg 1826 Creek Cessions of 1826 General Richard Henry Lee ( 1732 -- 1794 ), a hero of the Revolutionary War 80.75 7004287460000000000 ♠ 28,746 7002356000000000000 ♠ 356 sq mi ( 7002922000000000000 ♠ 922 km ) Liberty County 179 Hinesville 1777 St Andrew, St James, and St John Parishes Named in honor of the noted patriotism of the citizens of Midway in their support of the cause of colonial independence 126.15 7004654710000000000 ♠ 65,471 7002519000000000000 ♠ 519 sq mi ( 7003134400000000000 ♠ 1,344 km ) Lincoln County 181 Lincolnton 1796 Wilkes County General Benjamin Lincoln ( 1733 -- 1810 ), a hero of the Revolutionary War ; was later assigned to the suppression of Shays ' Rebellion 36.67 7003773700000000000 ♠ 7,737 7002211000000000000 ♠ 211 sq mi ( 7002546000000000000 ♠ 546 km ) Long County 183 Ludowici 1920 Liberty County Dr. Crawford Williamson Long ( 1815 -- 78 ), in 1842 the first man to use diethyl ether as an anesthetic for dental surgery 40.02 7004160480000000000 ♠ 16,048 7002401000000000000 ♠ 401 sq mi ( 7003103900000000000 ♠ 1,039 km ) Lowndes County 185 Valdosta 1825 Irwin County William Jones Lowndes ( 1782 -- 1822 ), prominent figure in the affairs of South Carolina throughout the formative years of the United States 227.29 7005114552000000000 ♠ 114,552 7002504000000000000 ♠ 504 sq mi ( 7003130500000000000 ♠ 1,305 km ) Lumpkin County 187 Dahlonega 1832 Cherokee, Habersham, and Hall Counties Wilson Lumpkin ( 1783 -- 1870 ), Governor of Georgia ; U.S. Senator 107.79 7004306110000000000 ♠ 30,611 7002284000000000000 ♠ 284 sq mi ( 7002736000000000000 ♠ 736 km ) Macon County 193 Oglethorpe 1837 Houston and Marion Counties General Nathaniel Macon ( 1758 -- 1837 ), Speaker of the House of Representatives ; U.S. Senator 35.39 7004142630000000000 ♠ 14,263 7002403000000000000 ♠ 403 sq mi ( 7003104400000000000 ♠ 1,044 km ) Madison County 195 Danielsville 1811 Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Jackson and Oglethorpe Counties James Madison ( 1751 -- 1836 ), fourth President of the United States ; chief writer of the U.S. Constitution 98.32 7004279220000000000 ♠ 27,922 7002284000000000000 ♠ 284 sq mi ( 7002736000000000000 ♠ 736 km ) Marion County 197 Buena Vista 1827 Lee and Muscogee Counties General Francis Marion ( 1732 -- 95 ), the `` Swamp Fox '' ; a hero of the Revolutionary War 23.74 7003871100000000000 ♠ 8,711 7002367000000000000 ♠ 367 sq mi ( 7002951000000000000 ♠ 951 km ) McDuffie County 189 Thomson 1870 Columbia and Warren George McDuffie ( 1790 -- 1851 ), orator and governor of South Carolina 83.32 7004216630000000000 ♠ 21,663 7002260000000000000 ♠ 260 sq mi ( 7002673000000000000 ♠ 673 km ) McIntosh County 191 Darien 1793 Liberty County General Lachlan McIntosh ( 1727 -- 1806 ), a hero of the Revolutionary War 31.89 7004138390000000000 ♠ 13,839 7002434000000000000 ♠ 434 sq mi ( 7003112400000000000 ♠ 1,124 km ) Meriwether County 199 Greenville 1827 Formed from Troup County General David Meriwether ( 1755 -- 1822 ), a hero of the Revolutionary War ; U.S. Congressman 42.29 7004212730000000000 ♠ 21,273 7002503000000000000 ♠ 503 sq mi ( 7003130300000000000 ♠ 1,303 km ) Miller County 201 Colquitt 1856 Baker and Early Counties Andrew Jackson Miller ( 1806 -- 56 ), president of the Medical College of Georgia 21.09 7003596900000000000 ♠ 5,969 7002283000000000000 ♠ 283 sq mi ( 7002733000000000000 ♠ 733 km ) Mitchell County 205 Camilla 1857 Baker County Gen. Henry Mitchell ( 1760 -- 1839 ), a hero of the Revolutionary War 45.20 7004231440000000000 ♠ 23,144 7002512000000000000 ♠ 512 sq mi ( 7003132600000000000 ♠ 1,326 km ) Monroe County 207 Forsyth 1821 Creek Cession of 1821 James Monroe ( 1758 -- 1831 ), the fifth President of the United States and the creator of the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 67.27 7004266370000000000 ♠ 26,637 7002396000000000000 ♠ 396 sq mi ( 7003102600000000000 ♠ 1,026 km ) Montgomery County 209 Mount Vernon 1793 Washington County General Richard Montgomery ( 1738 -- 75 ), hero of the Revolutionary War 36.38 7003891300000000000 ♠ 8,913 7002245000000000000 ♠ 245 sq mi ( 7002635000000000000 ♠ 635 km ) Morgan County 211 Madison 1807 Baldwin County General Daniel Morgan ( 1736 -- 1802 ), a hero of the Revolutionary War ; U.S. Congressman 51.09 7004178810000000000 ♠ 17,881 7002350000000000000 ♠ 350 sq mi ( 7002906000000000000 ♠ 906 km ) Murray County 213 Chatsworth 1832 Cherokee County Thomas W. Murray ( 1790 -- 1832 ), famous state legislator 114.51 7004393920000000000 ♠ 39,392 7002344000000000000 ♠ 344 sq mi ( 7002891000000000000 ♠ 891 km ) Muscogee County 215 Columbus 1826 Creek Cession of 1826 Muskogee ethnic group, to which the Creek and Seminole Nations belong 918.58 7005198413000000000 ♠ 198,413 7002216000000000000 ♠ 216 sq mi ( 7002559000000000000 ♠ 559 km ) Newton County 217 Covington 1821 Henry, Jasper, and Walton Counties Sergeant John Newton ( 1755 -- 80 ), a hero of the Revolutionary War 367.77 7005101505000000000 ♠ 101,505 7002276000000000000 ♠ 276 sq mi ( 7002715000000000000 ♠ 715 km ) Oconee County 219 Watkinsville 1875 Clarke County Oconee River, which forms its eastern boundary 180.74 7004336190000000000 ♠ 33,619 7002186000000000000 ♠ 186 sq mi ( 7002482000000000000 ♠ 482 km ) Oglethorpe County 221 Lexington 1793 Wilkes County General James Edward Oglethorpe ( 1696 -- 1785 ), the founder of the Colony of Georgia 33.15 7004146180000000000 ♠ 14,618 7002441000000000000 ♠ 441 sq mi ( 7003114200000000000 ♠ 1,142 km ) Paulding County 223 Dallas 1832 Cherokee County John Paulding ( 1759 -- 1818 ), a hero of the Revolutionary War 461.15 7005144800000000000 ♠ 144,800 7002314000000000000 ♠ 314 sq mi ( 7002813000000000000 ♠ 813 km ) Peach County 225 Fort Valley 1924 Houston and Macon Counties Its location in Central Georgia is one of the richest peach - producing regions in the country. 182.93 7004276220000000000 ♠ 27,622 7002151000000000000 ♠ 151 sq mi ( 7002391000000000000 ♠ 391 km ) Pickens County 227 Jasper 1853 Cherokee and Gilmer counties General Andrew Pickens ( 1739 -- 1817 ), a hero of the Revolutionary War ; U.S. Congressman 126.16 7004292680000000000 ♠ 29,268 7002232000000000000 ♠ 232 sq mi ( 7002601000000000000 ♠ 601 km ) Pierce County 229 Blackshear 1857 Appling and Ware Counties Franklin Pierce ( 1804 -- 1869 ), fourteenth President of the United States 54.94 7004188440000000000 ♠ 18,844 7002343000000000000 ♠ 343 sq mi ( 7002888000000000000 ♠ 888 km ) Pike County 231 Zebulon 1822 Monroe County General Zebulon Pike ( 1779 -- 1813 ), explorer and a hero of the War of 1812 81.70 7004178100000000000 ♠ 17,810 7002218000000000000 ♠ 218 sq mi ( 7002565000000000000 ♠ 565 km ) Polk County 233 Cedartown 1851 Floyd and Paulding Counties James Knox Polk ( 1795 -- 1849 ), eleventh President of the United States 132.44 7004411880000000000 ♠ 41,188 7002311000000000000 ♠ 311 sq mi ( 7002805000000000000 ♠ 805 km ) Pulaski County 235 Hawkinsville 1808 Laurens County Count Kazimierz Pułaski of Poland ( 1748 -- 79 ), a hero of the Revolutionary War 47.45 7004117200000000000 ♠ 11,720 7002247000000000000 ♠ 247 sq mi ( 7002640000000000000 ♠ 640 km ) Putnam County 237 Eatonton 1807 Baldwin County General Israel Putnam ( 1718 -- 90 ), a hero of the Revolutionary War 61.62 7004211980000000000 ♠ 21,198 7002344000000000000 ♠ 344 sq mi ( 7002891000000000000 ♠ 891 km ) Quitman County 239 Georgetown 1858 Randolph and Stewart counties General John Anthony Quitman ( 1799 -- 1858 ), a hero of the Mexican - American War 15.82 7003240400000000000 ♠ 2,404 7002152000000000000 ♠ 152 sq mi ( 7002394000000000000 ♠ 394 km ) Rabun County 241 Clayton 1819 Cherokee Cession of 1819 William Rabun ( 1771 -- 1819 ), Governor of Georgia ( 1817 -- 19 ) 43.93 7004162970000000000 ♠ 16,297 7002371000000000000 ♠ 371 sq mi ( 7002961000000000000 ♠ 961 km ) Randolph County 243 Cuthbert 1828 Lee County John Randolph of Roanoke ( 1773 -- 1833 ), U.S. Congressman 17.08 7003732700000000000 ♠ 7,327 7002429000000000000 ♠ 429 sq mi ( 7003111100000000000 ♠ 1,111 km ) Richmond County 245 Augusta 1777 St Paul Parish Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond ( 1735 -- 1806 ), who was sympathetic to the cause of colonial independence 625.27 7005202587000000000 ♠ 202,587 7002324000000000000 ♠ 324 sq mi ( 7002839000000000000 ♠ 839 km ) Rockdale County 247 Conyers 1870 Henry and Newton counties Rockdale Church, which was so named for the subterranean bed of granite that underlies this region of the state 655.11 7004858200000000000 ♠ 85,820 7002131000000000000 ♠ 131 sq mi ( 7002339000000000000 ♠ 339 km ) Schley County 249 Ellaville 1857 Marion and Sumter counties William Schley ( 1786 -- 1858 ), governor of Georgia ( 1835 -- 37 ) 29.70 7003499000000000000 ♠ 4,990 7002168000000000000 ♠ 168 sq mi ( 7002435000000000000 ♠ 435 km ) Screven County 251 Sylvania 1793 Burke and Effingham Counties General James Screven ( 1744 -- 1778 ), a hero of the Revolutionary War 21.92 7004142020000000000 ♠ 14,202 7002648000000000000 ♠ 648 sq mi ( 7003167800000000000 ♠ 1,678 km ) Seminole County 253 Donalsonville 1920 Decatur and Early Counties Seminole Nation 37.59 7003894700000000000 ♠ 8,947 7002238000000000000 ♠ 238 sq mi ( 7002616000000000000 ♠ 616 km ) Spalding County 255 Griffin 1851 Fayette, Henry, and Pike County Thomas Spalding ( 1774 -- 1851 ), U.S. Congressman, state legislator, and agriculturalist 322.55 7004638650000000000 ♠ 63,865 7002198000000000000 ♠ 198 sq mi ( 7002513000000000000 ♠ 513 km ) Stephens County 257 Toccoa 1905 Franklin and Habersham Counties Alexander Stephens ( 1812 -- 83 ), U.S. Congressman ; Governor of Georgia ; first and only Vice President of the Confederate States of America 144.64 7004258910000000000 ♠ 25,891 7002179000000000000 ♠ 179 sq mi ( 7002464000000000000 ♠ 464 km ) Stewart County 259 Lumpkin 1830 Randolph County General Daniel Stewart ( 1759 -- 1829 ), a hero of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 13.16 7003604200000000000 ♠ 6,042 7002459000000000000 ♠ 459 sq mi ( 7003118900000000000 ♠ 1,189 km ) Sumter County 261 Americus 1831 Lee County General Thomas Sumter ( 1734 -- 1832 ), the `` Fighting Gamecock, '' a hero of the Revolutionary War 65.06 7004315540000000000 ♠ 31,554 7002485000000000000 ♠ 485 sq mi ( 7003125600000000000 ♠ 1,256 km ) Talbot County 263 Talbotton 1827 Muscogee County Matthew Talbot ( 1762 -- 1827 ), served in the Georgia State Senate for 15 years, including two years as the President of the Senate, and Governor of Georgia for two weeks in 1819 16.58 7003651700000000000 ♠ 6,517 7002393000000000000 ♠ 393 sq mi ( 7003101800000000000 ♠ 1,018 km ) Taliaferro County 265 Crawfordville 1825 Greene, Hancock, Oglethorpe, Warren, and Wilkes Counties Colonel Benjamin Taliaferro ( 1750 -- 1821 ), U.S. Congressman ; a hero of the Revolutionary War 8.62 7003168000000000000 ♠ 1,680 7002195000000000000 ♠ 195 sq mi ( 7002505000000000000 ♠ 505 km ) Tattnall County 267 Reidsville 1801 Montgomery County Josiah Tattnall ( 1764 -- 1803 ), U.S. Senator ; Governor of Georgia 52.45 7004253840000000000 ♠ 25,384 7002484000000000000 ♠ 484 sq mi ( 7003125400000000000 ♠ 1,254 km ) Taylor County 269 Butler 1852 Macon, Marion and Talbot Counties Zachary Taylor ( 1784 -- 1850 ), the twelfth President of the United States 22.28 7003842000000000000 ♠ 8,420 7002378000000000000 ♠ 378 sq mi ( 7002979000000000000 ♠ 979 km ) Telfair County 271 McRae 1807 Wilkinson County Edward Telfair ( 1735 -- 1807 ), the second Governor of Georgia following the establishment of the United States 37.07 7004163490000000000 ♠ 16,349 7002441000000000000 ♠ 441 sq mi ( 7003114200000000000 ♠ 1,142 km ) Terrell County 273 Dawson 1856 Lee and Randolph Counties Dr. William Terrell ( 1778 -- 1855 ), U.S. Congressman 26.92 7003904500000000000 ♠ 9,045 7002336000000000000 ♠ 336 sq mi ( 7002870000000000000 ♠ 870 km ) Thomas County 275 Thomasville 1825 Decatur and Irwin Counties General Jett Thomas ( 1776 -- 1817 ), a hero of the War of 1812 81.61 7004447240000000000 ♠ 44,724 7002548000000000000 ♠ 548 sq mi ( 7003141900000000000 ♠ 1,419 km ) Tift County 277 Tifton 1905 Berrien, Irwin and Worth Counties Colonel Nelson Tift ( 1810 -- 91 ), a captain in the Confederate States Navy ; U.S. Congressman 154.96 7004410640000000000 ♠ 41,064 7002265000000000000 ♠ 265 sq mi ( 7002686000000000000 ♠ 686 km ) Toombs County 279 Lyons 1905 Emanuel, Tattnall, and Montgomery Counties General Robert Toombs ( 1810 -- 85 ), U.S. Senator ; Confederate States Secretary of State 74.43 7004273150000000000 ♠ 27,315 7002367000000000000 ♠ 367 sq mi ( 7002951000000000000 ♠ 951 km ) Towns County 281 Hiawassee 1856 Rabun and Union Counties George Washington Towns ( 1801 -- 54 ), governor of Georgia during the antebellum period 63.22 7004104950000000000 ♠ 10,495 7002166000000000000 ♠ 166 sq mi ( 7002430000000000000 ♠ 430 km ) Treutlen County 283 Soperton 1918 Emanuel and Montgomery Counties John A. Treutlen ( 1726 -- 82 ), the first elected Governor of Georgia ( 1777 -- 78 ) 33.68 7003676900000000000 ♠ 6,769 7002201000000000000 ♠ 201 sq mi ( 7002521000000000000 ♠ 521 km ) Troup County 285 LaGrange 1826 Creek Cession of 1826 George M. Troup ( 1780 -- 1856 ), Governor of Georgia ( 1823 -- 27 ) ; U.S. Senator 165.38 7004684680000000000 ♠ 68,468 7002414000000000000 ♠ 414 sq mi ( 7003107200000000000 ♠ 1,072 km ) Turner County 287 Ashburn 1905 Dooly, Irwin, Wilcox and Worth Counties Captain Henry Gray Turner ( 1839 -- 1904 ), U.S. Congressman ; a hero of the War between the States 29.41 7003841000000000000 ♠ 8,410 7002286000000000000 ♠ 286 sq mi ( 7002741000000000000 ♠ 741 km ) Twiggs County 289 Jeffersonville 1809 Wilkinson County General John Twiggs ( 1750 -- 1816 ), a hero of the Revolutionary War ; Governor of Georgia 23.46 7003844700000000000 ♠ 8,447 7002360000000000000 ♠ 360 sq mi ( 7002932000000000000 ♠ 932 km ) Union County 291 Blairsville 1832 Cherokee County Federal union of the states 66.41 7004214510000000000 ♠ 21,451 7002323000000000000 ♠ 323 sq mi ( 7002837000000000000 ♠ 837 km ) Upson County 293 Thomaston 1824 Crawford and Pike Counties Stephen Upson ( 1786 -- 1824 ), state legislator 81.69 7004266300000000000 ♠ 26,630 7002326000000000000 ♠ 326 sq mi ( 7002844000000000000 ♠ 844 km ) Walker County 295 Lafayette 1833 Murray County Major Freeman Walker ( 1780 -- 1827 ), U.S. Senator ( 1819 -- 1821 ) 152.68 7004680940000000000 ♠ 68,094 7002446000000000000 ♠ 446 sq mi ( 7003115500000000000 ♠ 1,155 km ) Walton County 297 Monroe 1818 Creek Cession of 1818 George Walton ( 1749 -- 1804 ), one of Georgia 's delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence 257.07 7004845750000000000 ♠ 84,575 7002329000000000000 ♠ 329 sq mi ( 7002852000000000000 ♠ 852 km ) Ware County 299 Waycross 1824 Appling County Nicholas Ware ( 1769 -- 1824 ), U.S. Senator ( 1821 -- 24 ) 39.67 7004358210000000000 ♠ 35,821 7002903000000000000 ♠ 903 sq mi ( 7003233900000000000 ♠ 2,339 km ) Warren County 301 Warrenton 1793 Columbia, Hancock, Richmond, and Wilkes Counties General Joseph Warren ( 1741 -- 75 ), a hero of the Revolutionary War 19.50 7003557800000000000 ♠ 5,578 7002286000000000000 ♠ 286 sq mi ( 7002741000000000000 ♠ 741 km ) Washington County 303 Sandersville 1784 Creek Cession of 1783 George Washington ( 1732 -- 99 ), the first President of the United States, although named after him as a general 30.70 7004208790000000000 ♠ 20,879 7002680000000000000 ♠ 680 sq mi ( 7003176100000000000 ♠ 1,761 km ) Wayne County 305 Jesup 1803 Creek Cession of 1802 General Anthony Wayne ( 1745 -- 96 ), known as `` Mad Anthony Wayne '' ; U.S. Congressman ; a hero of the Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War 46.98 7004303050000000000 ♠ 30,305 7002645000000000000 ♠ 645 sq mi ( 7003167100000000000 ♠ 1,671 km ) Webster County 307 Preston 1853 Stewart County ( Formally Kinchafoonee ) Daniel Webster ( 1782 -- 1852 ), U.S. Secretary of State ; supported Henry Clay 's Compromise of 1850 13.30 7003279300000000000 ♠ 2,793 7002210000000000000 ♠ 210 sq mi ( 7002544000000000000 ♠ 544 km ) Wheeler County 309 Alamo 1912 Montgomery County General Joseph Wheeler ( 1836 -- 1906 ), U.S. Congressman ; a hero of the American Civil War and the Spanish -- American War 26.47 7003788800000000000 ♠ 7,888 7002298000000000000 ♠ 298 sq mi ( 7002772000000000000 ♠ 772 km ) White County 311 Cleveland 1857 Habersham County Colonel John White, a hero of the Revolutionary War 113.87 7004275560000000000 ♠ 27,556 7002242000000000000 ♠ 242 sq mi ( 7002627000000000000 ♠ 627 km ) Whitfield County 313 Dalton 1851 Murray County George Whitefield ( 1714 -- 70 ), pastor ; established the Bethesda Orphanage near Savannah 356.41 7005103359000000000 ♠ 103,359 7002290000000000000 ♠ 290 sq mi ( 7002751000000000000 ♠ 751 km ) Wilcox County 315 Abbeville 1857 Dooly, Irwin, and Pulaski counties General Mark Wilcox ( 1800 -- 50 ), a noted soldier and state legislator 23.86 7003906800000000000 ♠ 9,068 7002380000000000000 ♠ 380 sq mi ( 7002984000000000000 ♠ 984 km ) Wilkes County 317 Washington 1777 Cherokee and Creek Cessions of 1773 John Wilkes ( 1727 -- 97 ), a British Member of Parliament who sympathized with the cause of American independence 21.39 7004100760000000000 ♠ 10,076 7002471000000000000 ♠ 471 sq mi ( 7003122000000000000 ♠ 1,220 km ) Wilkinson County 319 Irwinton 1803 Creek Cessions of 1802 and 1805 General James Wilkinson ( 1757 -- 1825 ), veteran of the Revolutionary War and of the War of 1812 ; Senior Officer of the U.S. Army ; turned out to be an agent of the Spanish government 21.43 7003957700000000000 ♠ 9,577 7002447000000000000 ♠ 447 sq mi ( 7003115800000000000 ♠ 1,158 km ) Worth County 321 Sylvester 1853 Dooly and Irwin Counties General William J. Worth ( 1794 -- 1849 ), a hero of the Mexican -- American War 38.14 7004217410000000000 ♠ 21,741 7002570000000000000 ♠ 570 sq mi ( 7003147600000000000 ♠ 1,476 km ) See also List of county seats in Georgia ( U.S. state ) List of county courthouses in Georgia ( U.S. state ) References Jump up ^ Hellmann, Paul T. ( May 13, 2013 ). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 215. Retrieved 30 November 2013. Jump up ^ `` EPA County FIPS Code Listing ''. EPA.gov. Retrieved 2008 - 02 - 23. ^ Jump up to : National Association of Counties. `` NACo -- Find a county ''. Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 30. ^ Jump up to : `` New Georgia Encyclopedia ''. Retrieved 2008 - 06 - 18. Jump up ^ `` Annual Estimates of the Resident Population : April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 ''. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Retrieved 10 January 2014. 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Question: how many counties does the state of georgia have
Answer: 159; 159; 159; 159 counties; 159