Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
Official Website
Oglethorpe County was originally part of a large tract of land surrendered by Creek and Cherokee Native Americans to the Colony of Georgia in the treaty of 1773. The county itself was founded on December 19, 1793, and is named for Georgia's founder, General James Oglethorpe.
Adjacent Counties
- Elbert County
- Madison County
- Clarke County
- Oconee County
- Greene County
- Taliaferro County
- Wilkes County
Communities
- Arnoldsville
- Crawford
- Lexington (County Seat)
- Comer (part)
- Carlson (part)
- Maxeys
- Philomath
- Sandy Cross
- Stephens
- Vesta
Links
Oconee National Forest (part)