Harris County GA

Harris County 1842-1865?	Counties in Georgia BF White Lived from 1842 - 1879	DeKalb County 1865-1879
Harris County 1863
Dekalb County 1874
Harris County GA Harris County was created on December 14, 1827 from Troup and Muscogee counties. This was land that was originally distributed by the 1827 Land Lottery and later by the 1832 Land Lottery. The new county was named for Charles Harris, a distinguished Savannah lawyer who died about the time the county was established. He was thought by many to be the best lawyer in Georgia at that time. The county seat of Harris County is Hamilton, which was incorporated on December 20, 1828. It is located one mile south of Pine Mountain. Hamilton may have been named for Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury in Washington's cabinet. But another theory has it named for George W. Hamilton, a prominent South Carolinian, Other towns in Harris County are: Whitesville, Pine Mountain Valley, Pine Mountain, Cataula, Rehobeth, Mulberry Grove, Ridgeway, Waverly Hall, and Ellerslie. Harris County is also home to beautiful Callaway Gardens. Superior Court and Probate records are available beginning in 1828. The 1841 tax list and some earlier tax records are available. Federal Census Records for Harris County are available for the years 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920. HARRIS COUNTY This county, created by Acts of the Legislature Dec. 14 & 24, 1827, is named for Charles Harris, eminent Savannah jurist. Born in England and educated in France, he served Savannah as Alderman or Mayor for 20 years, refusing higher offices. The first Court House was built in 1831 and the present one in 1908. First election was held in Feb. 1828. First county officers were: Sheriff Lewis Wynn, Superior Court Clerk Clark Blandford, Inferior Court Clerk Josiah W. Batchelder, Surveyor Absalom Beddell, Coroner F.A.B. Wheeler, Tax Receiver Burrell Blackmon, Tax Collector John D. Johnson.
Hamilton Georgia Statistics & Facts about Hamilton The population of Hamilton is approximately 454. The approximate number of families is 179. The amount of land area in Hamilton is 4.346 sq. kilometers. The amount of surface water is 0 sq. kilometers. The distance from Hamilton to Washington DC is 624 statute miles. The distance to the Georgia state capital is 74 statute miles. (Statute miles are "as the crow flies") Hamilton is positioned 32.75 degrees north of the equator and 84.87 degrees west of the prime meridian. Local Government Harris County was created in 1827 from portions of Muscogee and Troup counties. Georgia's 71st county was named for Charles Harris, a lawyer who served as mayor of Savannah. The county seat is Hamilton. Other municipalities are Pine Mountain, Shiloh and Waverly Hall.
DeKalb County GA Other Information: The first courthouse was a frame structure built in 1823, followed by two other wooden buildings, both of which burned, one in 1842 and one in 1898. A fourth courthouse was built in 1916; it now houses the DeKalb Historical Society. DeKalb County State Historical Marker DeKALB COUNTY DeKalb County, created by Act of General Assembly Dec. 9, 1822 and including Fulton County until 1853, was named for Baron Johann DeKalb, a native German who fought gallantly for American freedom. Wounded and captured at the Battle of Camden, S.C., August 9, 1780, he died a British prisoner. Most of the early settlers of DeKalb County came from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina. First County Officers, commissioned March 18, 1822 in Fayette County, were: John S. Welch, Sheriff; Thomas A. Dobbs, Clerk Superior Court; Jonathan Dobbs, Clerk Inferior Court; JohnCalhoun, Coroner; James Adams, Surveyor
South Carolina Counties BF White was born in Union County SC (1800), he moved to Spartanburg SC with his brother Robert Jr. around 1807, his mother Mildred died in 1807. Ben met and married Thurza here in 1825. Their first 5 children were born in SC, and the last 4 in GA. Ben & Thurza moved to GA in 1842, settling in Harris County.