Part 4 Georgia Counties Creation Dates COUNTY NO. DATE CRAEATED FROM Habersham 43 Dec 15, 1818 Cherokee cessions of July 8, 1817 Dec 19, 1818 and Feb. 27, 1819 - an original county Hall 44 Dec 15, 1818 Cherokee cessions of July 8, 1817 Dec 18, 1818 and Feb. 17, 1919 - an original county Hancock 15 Dec 17, 1793 Green and Washington Haralson 112 Jan 26, 1856 Carroll and Polk *HARRIS 71 Dec 14, 1827 Muscogee and TROUP Hart 101 Dec 7, 1853 Elbert and Franklin *HEARD 76 Dec 22, 1830 Carroll, Coweta and TROUP Henry 50 May 15, 1821 Creek cession of Jan 8, 1821 - an original county Houston 51 May 15, 1821 Creek cession of Jan 8, 1821 - an original county Irwin 45 Dec 15, 1818 Creek cessions of Aug 9, 1814 and jan 22, 1818 - an original county Jackson 22 Feb 11, 1796 Franklin Jasper 34 Dec 10, 1807 Baldwin - Was called Randolph county between 1807 - 1812 changed to Jasper 1812 Jeff Davis 140 Aug 18, 1905 Appling and Coffee Jefferson 23 Feb 20, 1796 Burke and Warren Jenkins 138 Aug 17, 1905 Bullock, Burke, Emanuel & Screven Johnson 129 Dec 11, 1858 Emanuel, Laurens and Washington Jones 30 Dec 10, 1807 Baldwin Lamar 158 Aug 17, 1920 Monroe and Pike Lanier 155 Aug 7, 1920 Berrien, Clinch and Lowndes Laurens 31 Dec 10, 1807 Wilkinson Lee 68 June 9, 1825 Creek cession of Jan 24, 1826 and Dec 11, 1826 mar 31, 1826 - an original county Liberty 6 Feb 5, 1777 Creek cession of May 20, 1733 - an original county previously in 1758 as the Parishes of St. John and St. Andrew and St. James Lincoln 24 Feb 20, 1796 Wilkes Long 157 Aug 14, 1920 Liberty Lowndes 62 Dec 23, 1825 Irwin Lumpkin 85 Dec 3, 1832 Cherokee, Habersham and Hall