Georgia Official and Statistical Register 1983-84 - the Digital Library ...

Judicial Circuit..................... Lookout MountainPopulation 1980 US Census ..................... 21,856OfficersJudge of Probate ........................... Jon PayneClerk.............................. Sam L. Cordle, Jr.Sheriff........................... Gary W. McConnellTax Commissioner..................... Hugh Don HallCoroner ............................. Earle RainwaterCommissioner ......................... Wayne DensonRebecca S. Martin, ClerkSchool Superintendent ................... John W. KingAttorney ............................. Arch Farrar, Jr.Chcrokee CountyCreated by Ga. L. 1830; Ga. L. 1831; Ga. L. 1832Named for Cherokee Indians.County Seat............................ Canton 30114Area ................................ 415 square milesCongressional District...............................9Senatorial Districts .............................37, 51Representative Districts...........................8, 10Judicial Circuit............................ Blue RidgePopulation 1980 US Census ..................... 51,699OfficersJudge of Probate ................... Willie Mae JohnsonClerk................................ Annette FlemingSheriff.................................... Bo BallardTax Commissioner........................ David FieldsSurveyor............................ R. Jerry ThackerCoroner ............................ Norman SosebeeCommissioner ......................... Gene HobgoodEvelyn W. Chambers, ClerkSchool Superintendent .................. Mike JohnstonAttorney................................ Elliott BakerClarke CountyCreated by Ga. L. 1801Named for Elijah Clarke, 1735-1799.County Seat............................ Athens 30601Area ................................ 116 square milesCongressional District.............................. 10Senatorial District .................................46Representative Districts....................... 13, 67, 68Judicial Circuit............................... WesternPopulation 1980 US Census ..................... 74,498OfficersJudge of Probate ................. Margaret P. HartmanClerk................................ Dolores BrooksSheriff............................... Jerry L. MasseyTax Commissioner.................. Homer G. Hale, Jr.Coroner .............................. Charlie OwensCommissioners............. James R. Holland, ChairmanGeorge BullockJohn JeffereysJewel JohnWalter PadgettWilliam L. Foster, ClerkSchool Superintendent ................. Dr. Carol PurvisAttorney ........................... John R. NicholsonClay CountyCreated by Ga. L. 1854Named for Henry Clay, of Kentucky, 1777-1852.County Seat........................ Fort Gaines 31751Area ................................ 200 square miles135Congressional District...............................2Senatorial District ................................. 11Representative District ............................ 131Judicial Circuit............................... PataulaPopulation 1980 US Census ...................... 3,553OfficersJudge of Probate ....................... Mickie ShiversClerk............................... Deanna BertrandSheriff................................. Roger ShiversTax Commissioner....................... Earl L. DavisCoroner .............................. John ColemanCommissioners.................. Gerald Isler, ChairmanClaude M. Cook, Jr.Bob HallE.R. LindseyC. Hill McKemieDeanna Bertrand, ClerkSchool Superintendent ..................... Jerry WhiteAttorney ............................ William H. MillsCUyton CountyCreated by Ga. L. 1858Named for Augustin Smith Clayton, 1783-1839.County Seat.......................... Jonesboro 30236Area ................................ 149 square milesCongressional District............................... 6Senatorial Districts ............................. 17,44Representative District ............................. 72Judicial Circuit............................... ClaytonPopulation 1980 US Census .................... 150,357OfficersJudge of Probate .................... Eugene E. LawsonClerk.................................. Joe B. MundySheriff................................ D.G. LemacksTax Commissioner...................... Lucille S. MillsSurveyor............................ Carl M. MaddoxCoroner ............................... Pope DicksonCommissioners.............. Charley Griswell, ChairmanLoren B. CheavesRaymond E. JohnsonJim StewartErnest WrightLoretta C. Wright, ClerkSchool Superintendent ................. Ernest L. StroudAttorney............................ John McCannonClinch CountyCreated by Ga. L. 1850Named for Duncan Lament Clinch, of N.C., 1787-1849.County Seat......................... Homerville 31634Area ................................ 797 square milesCongressional District............................... 8Senatorial District ..................................7Representative District ............................ 150Judicial Circuit.............................. AlapahaPopulation 1980 US Census ...................... 6,660OfficersJudge of Probate .................... Karleen S. O©BerryClerk ............................... Sarah B.C. BoothSheriff.................................. Cecil BarberTax Commissioner....................... L. Carl SmithSurveyor........................... H.W. Williams, Jr.Coroner ........................... Dell Terry BennettCommissioners.......... George Alien Sirmans, ChairmanMack BrownAlex CorbettNolan McLaine