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Hall County was created on December 15, 1818, from Cherokee lands ceded by the Treaty of Cherokee Agency (1817) and Treaty of Washington (1819). The county is named for Lyman Hall, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and governor of Georgia as both colony and state. Wikipedia
This project is intended to recognize the people of Habersham County, Georgia. Official Website Established in 1818 and named for Colonel Joseph Habersham who fought in the Revolutionary War. Habersham County is one of 18 counties that are a part of the Chattahoochee National Forest ' Cities of Habersham County ; Alto Baldwin Clarkesville (County Seat) Cornelia Demorest Mou...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Official Website History The county was created in 1818 by an act of the Georgia General Assembly, Gwinnett County was formed from parts of Jackson County (formerly part of Franklin County) and from lands gained through the cession of Creek Indian lands. Named for Button Gwinnett, one of the signatories ...
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This area was inhabited for thousands of years by successive indigenous peoples. The Ocmulgee National Monument is a national park and historic site incorporating two major mound and town complexes: Lamar Mounds and Village Site and Ocmulgee Mound Site, both located along the Ocmulgee River. They were built by indigenous peoples during the Mississippian culture era. The detailed chronicles of t...
The Colonial Period The first recorded European to visit what is today Camden County was Captain Jean Ribault of France in 1562. Ribault was sent out by French Huguenots to find a suitable place for a settlement. Ribault named the rivers he saw the Seine and the Some, known today as the St. Marys and Satilla Rivers. Ribault described the area as, "Fairest, fruitfulest and pleasantest of all t...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Liberty County, Georgia. Official Website Liberty County is part of the Hinesville, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, Georgia Combined Statistical Area. Liberty County was established in 1777. It is named for the American ideal of liberty. Sunbury was first designate...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Greene County, Georgia. Official Website Greene County was formed on February 3, 1786. It was named in honor of General Nathanael Greene, a hero of the American Revolutionary War. Adjacent Counties Hancock County Morgan County Oconee County Oglethorpe County Putnam County Taliaferro County Communities
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Pickens County, Georgia. Official Website The Georgia General Assembly passed an act on December 5, 1853 to create Pickens County. It is named for American Revolutionary War General Andrew Pickens. Most of Pickens County's early industry revolved around marble. Georgia Marble Company is located in Marble Hill near Tate. The marble ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Columbia County, Georgia.= Official Website = History Columbia County, the 12th county formed in Georgia, was created by an act of the Legislature of Georgia on December 10, 1790 from Richmond County.During the American Revolution, two small battles occurred in what would become Columbia County between Patriot Militia and Tories; the ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Glynn County, Georgia. Official Website Overview Glynn County, one of the original eight counties in the state created on February 5, 1777, was named after John Glynn, a member of the British House of Commons who defended the cause of the American Colonies before the American Revolution. The Battle of Bloody Marsh was fought in Gl...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Cherokee County, Georgia Cherokee County was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 26, 1831, covering a vast area northwest of the Chattahoochee River and Chestatee River (except for Carroll County). It was named after the Cherokee people who lived in the area at that time. The discovery of gold in local str...
This project is used to relate all units from Georgia who served in the Confederate Army. Georgia in the American Civil War Georgia Units During the Civil War
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Glascock County, Georgia. Official Website The county is named after Thomas Glascock, a soldier in the War of 1812, general in the First Seminole War and U.S. representative. Adjacent Counties Hancock County Jefferson County Warren County Washington County Communities Agricola Bastonville Edge Hill Gibson...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Gilmer County, Georgia. Official Website The county was created on December 3, 1832 and was named for George Rockingham Gilmer. Adjacent Counties Dawson County Fannin County Gordon County Murray County Pickens County Cities & Communities Ai Cartecay Cherry Log East Ellijay Ellijay (County Seat) Tail...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Charlton County, Georgia. Official Website Charlton County was created from a portion of Camden County, Georgia by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on February 18, 1854. The original county seat was at Trader's Hill, until 1901. Additional lands from Ware County, Georgia, were added to Charlton's borders by an 1855 act of the ...
This cemetery is located on 400 North Oliver Street, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia. It's also known as Elberton City Cemetery . Find a Grave
Fort McPherson was a U.S. Army military base located in Atlanta, Georgia, bordering the northern edge of the city of East Point, Georgia. It was the headquarters for the U.S. Army Installation Management Command, Southeast Region; the U.S. Army Forces Command; the U.S. Army Reserve Command; the U.S. Army Central. Situated on 487 acres and located four miles southwest of the center of Atlanta, F...
Fort Benning is a United States Army post near Columbus, Georgia, adjacent to the Alabama–Georgia border. Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve component soldiers, retirees and civilian employees on a daily basis. It is a power projection platform, and possesses the capability to deploy combat-ready forces by air, rail, and highway. Fort Benning i...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Forsyth County, Georgia. Official Website History For thousands of years, varying indigenous cultures lived in this area along the Etowah River. Starting near the end of the first millennium, Mound Builders of the Mississippian culture settled in this area; they built earthwork mound structures at nearby Etowah in present-day Bart...
Rest Haven Cemetery is a new subdivision of Forsyth City Cemetery. There is also a Confederate Section located within this cemetery. It's also known as Oakland Cemetery . It was established c. 1823 and is located on Newton Memorial Drive, Forsyth, Monroe County, Georgia. Find a Grave Roots Web Vanishing Georgia
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This cemetery is located on 315 Greenwich Road, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia. Find a Grave Billion Graves
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 Coun...
This cemetery is located on 1642 Washington Highway, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia. Find a Grave Billion Graves