The Government of Hart County Hart County Government Hart County is bounded on the north and west by Lake Hartwell, on the south by Elbert County, and on the west by Madison and Franklin Counties. The county was named for Nancy Hart, a Revolutionary heroine.
Hart County is the only County in Georgia to be named for a woman.
Hart County was created by Act of the Legislature, dated December 7th 1853, and was laid out in 1854 from territory taken from Franklin and Elbert Counties. Other territory was added from time to time and several changes made on its boundary lines. Board of Commisioners Minutes .