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| County | Formed | Parent County | County Seat | County Coordinator(s) |
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| Appling | 1818 | 1814 & 1818 ceded lands of the Creek Indians | Baxley | Adopt this County |
| Atkinson | 1918 | Clinch, Coffee | Pearson | Melody McCook |
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| Bacon | 1914 | Appling, Pierce, Ware | Alma | Adopt this County |
| Baker | 1825 | Early | Newton | Debra Crosby |
| Baldwin | 1803 | 1802 & 1805 ceded land of the Creek Indians | Milledgeville | Eileen B. McAdams |
| Banks | 1858 | Franklin, Habersham | Homer | Jan Cortez |
| Barrow | 1914 | Jackson, Walton, Gwinnett | Winder | MK Harrison |
| Bartow | 1832 | Original Cherokee County (formerly called Cass) | Cartersville | Arlene Woody |
| Ben Hill | 1906 | Irwin, Wilcox | Fitzgerald | Cindy Van Landingham |
| Berrien | 1856 | Lowndes, Coffee, Irwin | Nashville | Vickie Lynn Ashley |
| Bibb | 1822 | Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs | Macon | Jennifer Braswell |
| Bleckley | 1912 | Pulaski | Cochran | Adopt this County |
| Brantley | 1920 | Charlton, Pierce, Wayne | Nahunta | Thomas Earl Cleland |
| Brooks | 1858 | Lowndes, Thomas | Quitman | Harry Folsom |
| Bryan | 1793 | Chatham | Pembroke | Carolyn Jarrard |
| Bulloch | 1796 | Bryan, Screven | Statesboro | Rebecca Holloway |
| Burke | 1777 | St. George Parrish | Waynesboro | Deborah Byrd |
| Butts | 1825 | Henry, Monroe | Jackson | Doris Robbins |
| Calhoun | 1854 | Baker, Early | Morgan | Christine Martin |
| Camden | 1777 | St. Mary, St. Thomas | Woodbine | Christine Martin |
| Campbell | 1828 | Coweta, Carroll, DeKalb, Fayette Merged with Fulton 1 Jan 1932 |
(Atlanta) | Seana Coulter |
| Candler | 1914 | Bullock, Emanuel, Tattnall | Metter | Adopt this County |
| Carroll | 1826 | 1826 & 1827 ceded lands of the Creek Indians | Carrollton | Elizabeth Robertson Donald Allen |
| Catoosa | 1853 | Walker, Whitfield | Ringgold | Adopt this County |
| Charlton | 1854 | Camden | Folkston | Linda Simpson |
| Chatham | 1777 | St. Philip, Christ Church Parish | Savannah | Marc D. Thompson |
| Chattahoochee | 1854 | Marion, Muscogee | Cusseta | Kemis Massey |
| Chattooga | 1838 | Floyd, Walker | Summerville | Lynne Greene |
| Cherokee | 1830 | Ceded lands of the Cherokee Indians not officially ceded until 1835 |
Canton | Linda Woodward Geiger Wyndell O. Taylor |
| Clarke | 1801 | Jackson | Athens | Natalie Davis |
| Clay | 1854 | Early, Randolph | Fort Gaines | Ed Gordon |
| Clayton | 1858 | Fayette, Henry | Jonesboro | Kemis Massey |
| Clinch | 1850 | Ware, Lowndes | Homerville | Deborah Broxson |
| Cobb | 1832 | Original Cherokee County | Marietta | Beckie Watson |
| Coffee | 1854 | Clinch, Irwin, Ware, Telfair | Douglas | Melody McCook |
| Colquitt | 1856 | Lowndes, Thomas | Moultrie | Jacki Jonas |
| Columbia | 1790 | Richmond | Appling | Suzanne Forte |
| Cook | 1918 | Berrien | Adel | Vickie Lynn Ashley |
| Coweta | 1825 | 1826 & 1827 ceded lands of the Creek Indians | Newnan | Deborah Broxson |
| Crawford | 1822 | Houston | Knoxville | Kim Gordon |
| Crisp | 1905 | Dooly | Cordele | Dan Clark |
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| Dade | 1837 | Walker | Trenton | Carla Cegielski |
| Dawson | 1857 | Lumpkin, Gilmer | Dawsonville | David Wallace |
| Decatur | 1823 | Early | Bainbridge | Denise Smiley |
| DeKalb | 1822 | Henry, Fayette, Gwinnett | Decatur | Vivian Price Saffold |
| Dodge | 1870 | Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair | Eastman | Sheila Rawlins and Jennifer Braswell |
| Dooly | 1821 | Ceded lands of the Creek Indians | Vienna | Dan Clark |
| Dougherty | 1852 | Baker | Albany | Debra Crosby |
| Douglas | 1870 | Carroll, Campbell | Douglasville | Emily McGrinder |
| Early | 1818 | Ceded lands of the Creek Indians | Blakeley | Sue Webb |
| Echols | 1858 | Clinch, Lowndes | Statenville | Deborah Broxson |
| Effingham | 1777 | St. Mathews, St. Phillips Parishes | Springfield | Carolyn Jarrard |
| Elbert | 1790 | Wilkes | Elberton | Linda Aaron |
| Emanuel | 1812 | Montgomery, Bullock | Swainsboro | Nancy Gay Crawford |
| Evans | 1914 | Bullock, Tattnall | Claxton | Adopt this County |
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| Fannin | 1854 | Gilmer, Union | Blue Ridge | Barbara Peck |
| Fayette | 1821 | Ceded lands of the Creek Indians | Fayetteville | Linda Blum-Barton |
| Floyd | 1832 | Original Cherokee | Rome | Robert Fender |
| Forsyth | 1832 | Original Cherokee | Cumming | Donna Parrish |
| Franklin | 1784 | Ceded lands of the Cherokee Indians | Carnesville | Howard Farmer |
| Fulton | 1853 | DeKalb see also: Campbell & Milton |
Atlanta | Lynda Monnig |
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| Gilmer | 1832 | Original Cherokee | Ellijay | Sylvia Caldwell Rankin Linda Woodward Geiger |
| Glascock | 1857 | Warren | Gibson | Wayne Dorough |
| Glynn | 1777 | St. David, St. Patrick Parishes | Brunswick | Amy Hedrick |
| Gordon | 1850 | Cass, Floyd | Calhoun | Beth Shaw |
| Grady | 1905 | Decatur, Thomas | Cairo | Mike Fisher |
| Greene | 1786 | Washington | Greensboro | Carolyn Golowka |
| Gwinnett | 1818 | Ceded lands of the Cherokee & Creek Indians | Lawrenceville | Pat Sabin |
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| Habersham | 1818 | Ceded lands of the Cherokee Indians | Clarksville | Linda Blum-Barton |
| Hall | 1818 | Ceded lands of the Cherokee Indians | Gainesville | Dan Pierce |
| Hancock | 1793 | Greene, Washington | Sparta | Suzanne Forte |
| Haralson | 1856 | Carroll, Polk | Buchanan | Elizabeth Robertson Donald Allen |
| Harris | 1827 | Muscogee, Troup | Hamilton | Darren Pavey |
| Hart | 1853 | Elbert, Franklin | Hartwell | Donna Schwieder |
| Heard | 1830 | Carroll, Coweta, Troup | Franklin | Ronald Eason |
| Henry | 1821 | Ceded lands of the Creek Indians | McDonough | Linda Blum-Barton |
| Houston | 1821 | Ceded lands of the Creek Indians | Perry | Terre Moody Walker |
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| Irwin | 1818 | 1814 & 1818 ceded lands of the Creek Indians | Ocilla | Clarissa Loyd Clyde Watson |
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| Jackson | 1796 | Franklin | Jefferson | Dawn Watson |
| Jasper | 1812 | Baldwin | Monticello | Suzanne Forte |
| Jeff Davis | 1905 | Appling, Coffee | Hazlehurst | Earl S. Chambers |
| Jefferson | 1796 | Burke, Warren | Louisville | John R. Clarke |
| Jenkins | 1905 | Bullock, Burke, Emanuel, Screven | Millen | Marvin Thorpe |
| Johnson | 1858 | Emanuel, Laurens, Washington | Wrightsville | Nancy Thigpen |
| Jones | 1807 | Baldwin, Bibb, Putnam | Gray | Virginia Crilley |
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| Lamar | 1920 | Monroe, Pike | Barnesville | Lorrie Burns |
| Lanier | 1920 | Berrien, Lowndes, Clinch | Lakeland | Adopt this County |
| Laurens | 1807 | Wilkinson | Dublin | Adopt this County |
| Lee | 1826 | Ceded lands of the Creek Indians | Leesburg | Debra Crosby |
| Liberty | 1777 | St. Andrew, St. James, St. John Parishes | Hinesville | Venita and Jeff Allmond |
| Lincoln | 1796 | Wilkes | Lincolnton | Liz Nash |
| Long | 1920 | Liberty | Ludowici | Tim "Pita" Harper |
| Lowndes | 1825 | Irwin | Valdosta | Harry Folsom |
| Lumpkin | 1832 | Cherokee, Habersham, Hall | Dahlonega | Dan Pierce |
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| Macon | 1837 | Houston, Marion | Oglethorpe | Jimmy Epperson |
| Madison | 1811 | Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Jackson, Oglethorpe | Danielsville | Jeanne Arguelles |
| Marion | 1827 | Lee, Muscogee | Buena Vista | Carla Miles and Angela Covington |
| McDuffie | 1870 | Columbia, Warren | Thomson | Sandy Smith |
| McIntosh | 1793 | Liberty | Darien | Meg Fuller |
| Meriwether | 1827 | Troup | Greenville | Vivian Price Saffold |
| Miller | 1856 | Baker, Early | Colquitt | Ed Gordon |
| Milton | 1857 | Cherokee, Cobb, Forsyth Merged with Fulton, 1932 |
not applicable | Beth Shaw |
| Mitchell | 1857 | Baker | Camilla | Steve Tanner |
| Monroe | 1821 | Ceded lands of the Creek Indians | Forsyth | Elizabeth Robertson |
| Montgomery | 1793 | Washington | Mt. Vernon | Susan Bridges |
| Morgan | 1807 | Baldwin | Madison | John R. Clarke |
| Murray | 1832 | Cherokee | Chatsworth | Tim Seawolf-Self & Barbara Peck |
| Muscogee | 1826 | Ceded lands of the Creek Indians | Columbus | Kemis Massey |
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| Newton | 1821 | Henry, Jasper, Walton | Covington | Carolyn Golowka |
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| Oconee | 1875 | Clarke | Watkinsville | Natalie Davis |
| Oglethorpe | 1793 | Wilkes | Lexington | Jeanne Arguelles |
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| Paulding | 1832 | Cherokee | Dallas | Doris Robbins |
| Peach | 1924 | Houston, Macon | Fort Valley | Joe Borderieux |
| Pickens | 1853 | Cherokee, Gilmer | Jasper | Sylvia Caldwell Rankin Linda Woodward Geiger |
| Pierce | 1857 | Appling, Ware | Blackshear | Sandy Ward Stewart |
| Pike | 1822 | Monroe | Zebulon | Barbara Smallwood Stock |
| Polk | 1851 | Paulding, Floyd | Cedartown | Scott Dingler |
| Pulaski | 1808 | Laurens | Hawkinsville | Elgee Stephens |
| Putnam | 1807 | Baldwin | Eatonton | Jim Davis |
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| Quitman | 1858 | Randolph, Stewart | Georgetown | Joe Borderieux |
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| Rabun | 1819 | Ceded lands of the Cherokee Indians | Clayton | Dawn Watson |
| Randolph | 1828 | Lee | Cuthbert | Sue Webb |
| Richmond | 1777 | St. Paul Parish | Augusta | Adopt this County |
| Rockdale | 170 | Henry, Newton | Conyers | Carolyn Golowka |
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| Schley | 1857 | Marion, Sumter | Ellaville | Harris Hill |
| Screven | 1793 | Burke, Effingham | Sylvania | Deborah Byrd |
| Seminole | 1920 | Decatur, Early | Donalsonville | Ed Gordon |
| Spalding | 1851 | Fayett, Henry, Pike | Griffin | Beth Shaw |
| Stephens | 1905 | Franklin, Habersham | Toccoa | Howard Farmer |
| Stewart | 1830 | Randolph | Lumpkin | Belinda Slocumb |
| Sumter | 1831 | Lee | Americus | Alan Anderson |
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| Talbot | 1827 | Muscogee | Talbotton | Seana Coulter |
| Taliaferro | 1825 | Green, Hancock, Oglethorpe, Warren, Wilkes | Crawfordville | Jason Ferguson |
| Tattnall | 1801 | Montgomery | Reidsville | Deborah Adams |
| Taylor | 1852 | Macon, Marion, Talbot | Butler | Virginia Crilley John Adams |
| Telfair | 1807 | Wilkinson | McRae | Sheila Rawlins |
| Terrell | 1856 | Lee, Randolph | Dawson | Ross Vinson |
| Thomas | 1825 | Decatur, Irwin | Thomasville | Harry Folsom |
| Tift | 1905 | Berrien, Irwin, Worth | Tifton | Roger Nalls |
| Toombs | 1905 | Emanuel, Tattnall, Montgomery | Lyons | Adopt this County |
| Towns | 1856 | Rabun, Union | Hiawassee | Tim Seawolf-Self |
| Treutlen | 1917 | Emanuel, Montgomery | Soperton | Adopt this County |
| Troup | 1826 | Ceded lands of the Creek Indians | LaGrange | Doris Robbins |
| Turner | 1905 | Dooly, Irwin, Wilcox, Worth | Ashburn | Kim Gordon |
| Twiggs | 1809 | Wilkinson | Jeffersonville | Tonya Crosby |
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| Union | 1832 | Cherokee | Blairsville | Tim Seawolf-Self & Barbara Peck |
| Upson | 1824 | Crawford, Pike | Thomaston | Virginia Crilley |
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| Walker | 1833 | Murray | LaFayette | Sylvia Caldwell Rankin |
| Walton | 1818 | Creek Indians land | Monroe | Bettie Wood-
CC Bob Wood- Co-CC |
| Walton, Old | 1803-1811 | (currently in NC) | not applicable | Elaine Martin |
| Ware | 1824 | Appling | Waycross | Kati Smith |
| Warren | 1793 | Columbia, Richmond, Wilkes | Warrenton | Adopt this County |
| Washington | 1784 | Ceded lands of the Creek Indians | Sandersville | Sue Webb |
| Wayne | 1803 | Ceded lands of the Creek Indians | Jesup | Christine Martin |
| Webster | 1856 | Stewart originally called Kinchafoonee |
Preston | Belinda Slocumb |
| Wheeler | 1912 | Montgomery | Alamo | Gail Lacy Donald H. Clark |
| White | 1857 | Habersham | Cleveland | Vicki Shaffer |
| Whitfield | 1851 | Murray | Dalton | Robert Fender |
| Wilcox | 1857 | Dooly, Irwin, Pulaski | Abbeville | Dan Clark |
| Wilkes | 1777 | Ceded lands of the Cherokee and Creek Indians | Washington | Christina Kurimski |
| Wilkinson | 1803 | Ceded lands of the Creek Indians | Irwinton | Eileen Babb McAdams |
| Worth | 1853 | Dooly, Irwin | Sylvester | Kim Gordon |
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