Someone was just asking me about the history of one of the first mills in Upson County -- on Tobler Creek. Are there any ruins of this mill left? James Hightower was living in Upson County prior to its organization in 1824 as his name is mentioned as foreman of its first grand jury and as one of its first road commissioners. He owned several large tracts of land in the eastern part of the county, also owning and operating on Tobler Creek. pg 920 The Early History of Upson County Early Mills were so important to our ancestors. I'm sure the choice of building their log cabins was near a road that could take them to a mill . Virginia