Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 36-1-1. Names of Counties

The state is divided into 159 counties, whose boundaries and limits shall be ascertained by the several Acts laying off the same and those Acts amendatory thereof. The names of the counties are as follows: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Bleckley, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Butts, Calhoun, Camden, Candler, Carroll, Catoosa, Charlton, Chatham, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Clinch, Cobb, Coffee, Colquitt, Columbia, Cook, Coweta, Crawford, Crisp, Dade, Dawson, Decatur, DeKalb, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Douglas, Early, Echols, Effingham, Elbert, Emanuel, Evans, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Fulton, Gilmer, Glascock, Glynn, Gordon, Grady, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hancock, Haralson, Harris, Hart, Heard, Henry, Houston, Irwin, Jackson, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Lanier, Laurens, Lee, Liberty, Lincoln, Long, Lowndes, Lumpkin, Macon, Madison, Marion, McDuffie, McIntosh, Meriwether, Miller, Mitchell, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pierce, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Quitman, Rabun, Randolph, Richmond, Rockdale, Schley, Screven, Seminole, Spalding, Stephens, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Towns, Treutlen, Troup, Turner, Twiggs, Union, Upson, Walker, Walton, Ware, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, White, Whitfield, Wilcox, Wilkes, Wilkinson, and Worth.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 30; Code 1868, § 28; Code 1873, § 28; Code 1882, § 28; Civil Code 1895, § 29; Civil Code 1910, § 31; Code 1933, § 23-101.
Cross references.
Limitation of number of counties to 159, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. IX, Sec. I, Para. II.
Prohibition of creation of new counties other than by consolidation or merger of existing counties, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. IX, Sec. I, Para. II.
Editor’s notes.
For laws creating counties, changing county boundaries or names, or otherwise affecting counties, see the Local Laws Index of this Code.

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Georgia Code

Title 36 - Local Government

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

§ 36-1-1. Names of Counties

§ 36-1-2. Extent of Jurisdiction of Counties Divided by Water

§ 36-1-3. County a Body Corporate; Power to Sue and Be Sued Generally

§ 36-1-4. When County Liable to Be Sued

§ 36-1-5. Service Upon County

§ 36-1-6. Publication of Annual Financial Statement; Contents

§ 36-1-7. Submission to Grand Jury of Sworn Returns of Receipts and Disbursements; Approval or Disapproval; Appearance to Explain Errors; Failure to Make Return

§ 36-1-8. Investment of Certain Tax Proceeds in Authorized Bonds; Registration of Bonds

§ 36-1-9. Payment Into County Treasury

§ 36-1-10. Employment of Accountant to Examine Books

§ 36-1-11. Additional Temporary Personnel and Equipment for Assistance of County Officers or Departments

§ 36-1-11.1. Expenditure of Funds for Insurance and Employment Benefits

§ 36-1-12. Courthouse to Remain Open During Normal Working Hours

§ 36-1-13. Speculation in County Orders by County Officer

§ 36-1-14. Interested Transactions Prohibited; Removal From Office for Violation

§ 36-1-15. Prohibition, Regulation, and Taxation of Fortunetelling and Similar Practices

§ 36-1-16. Garbage, Trash, Waste, or Refuse Not to Be Transported Across State or County Boundaries for Dumping Without Permission; Exemption

§ 36-1-17. Authority of County Employees to Issue Citations for Violation of Ordinances and Regulations in Counties Having Population of 550,000 or More; Jurisdiction; Effect of Failure to Respond

§ 36-1-18. Authority of Counties Having Population of 550,000 or More to Assess Against Cost of Repairing Streets as Necessitated by Private Construction Activity; Liens

§ 36-1-19.1. Appropriations for Charitable Grants or Contributions in Counties Having Population of 400,000 or More; Boards or Councils to Establish Procedures and Advise Governing Authorities

§ 36-1-20. Ordinances for Governing and Policing of Unincorporated Areas of County

§ 36-1-21. Civil Service System for County Employees

§ 36-1-23. Purchase From County of Materials Used in the Construction of Water Systems, Sewer Systems, Storm and Drainage Systems, Buildings, or Other Facilities

§ 36-1-24. Training Classes for Clerks of Governing Authority of County

§ 36-1-25. Official Minutes of Meetings

§ 36-1-26. Contracts for Utility Services; Terms and Conditions

§ 36-1-27. Referendum Approval Required Prior to Expenditure of Public Funds for Establishment of Fixed Guideway Transit; Definitions; Submission of the Question to Qualified Voters; Ballot Language