This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Cc.2ADI/661.1 Message Board Post: found online: Town of Kite, Johnson Co., Georgia Kite was named for Shaderick Kight who donated the land for the town. He requested the simpler spelling of his name to facilitate mail delivery. The Kite Museum, in the former Masonic Lodge (1890), relates the history of the Kite community. Originally the second floor was used by the Masons and the first floor was used as the community center. Kite is a village with a population of 297 in 1990. It is located 12 miles WNW of Swainsboro and on the Ohoopee River. Johnson County was named for Herschel Vespasian Johnson, governor and U.S. senator, who had just completed a term as governor of the state of Georgia. Johnson was a strong advocate of state's rights who wanted to preserve the Union. Following the county being named in his honor, he accepted the nomination as Stephen A. Douglas's vice-president. The move was highly criticized throughout the state. Acquisition: Creek Land Cession of November 1, 1783 Taken from: Emanuel County, Georgia, Laurens County, Georgia, and Washington County, Georgia. Communities in Johnson County include Wrightsville (county seat), Kite, and Adrian. The county seat of Wrightsville was named for James B. Wright, a member of the committee that selected the site for the town.