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

Lemuel H. Miller, Jr., ClerkSchool Superintendent .............. Dr. Braxton A. NailAttorney ............................. E.H. Polleys, Jr.Newton CountyCreated by Ga. L. 1821Named for John Newton of S.C.County Seat ......................... Covington 30209Area ................................ 271 square milesCongressional District............................... 4Senatorial District ................................. 45Representative Districts.......................... 66, 74Judicial Circuit................................ AlcovyPopulation 1980 US Census ..................... 34,489OfficersJudge of Probate ......................... Henry BakerClerk.................................... Linda HaysSheriff............................ Gerald D. MalcolmTax Commissioner.................... Carol B. MitchellCoroner ................................ Sam CowanCommissioners................ Roy L. Varner, ChairmanBob BatesHarold CobbFranklin GrayJerry ProsserBilly S. SmithAT. Stubbs, ClerkSchool Superintendent ............... Richard SchneiderAttorney............................... Tommy CraigOconee CountyCreated by Ga. L. 1875Named for Oconee River.County Seat........................ Watkinsville 30677Area ................................ 186 square milesCongressional District.............................. 10Senatorial District ................................. 46Representative District ............................. 66Judicial Circuit............................... WesternPopulation 1980 US Census ..................... 12,427OfficersJudge of Probate ............ Mrs. Herbert M. HammondClerk ................................ Sandra C. GlassSheriff........................... Charles H. HolcombTax Commissioner............... Harriette M. BrowningCoroner .............................. Dr. A.R. LieblCommissioners............ Choyce A. Johnson, ChairmanJames A. MarshallBobby PorterfieldW.A. Wagner, Sr.Bobby WhiteheadLaurine Morrison, ClerkSchool Superintendent .............. Sammy H. SandersAttorney .......................... Wendell T. DawsonOglethorpc CountyCreated by Ga. L. 1793Named for James Edward Oglethorpe, 1696-1785.Founder & first Governor of Georgia,Member of Parliament.County Seat.......................... Lexington 30648Area ................................ 435 square milesCongressional District.............................. 10Senatorial District ................................. 24Representative District ............................. 14Judicial Circuit.............................. NorthernPopulation 1980 Census ......................... 8,929OfficersJudge of Probate ....................... James R. TillerClerk.................................. Mae W. TillerSheriff................................... Gene SmithTax Receiver ............................ Lucy LamarTax Collector....................... Jeannie P. FincherSurveyor.............................. James M. PaulCoroner .............................. Sherill H. KingCommissioners................. J.W. Griffith, ChairmanCarlton CarterThomas MeyerRobert ThaxtonJudy H. Paul, ClerkSchool Superintendent ............... Thomas Y. HarrisAttorney .......................... Norman J. SlawskyPaulding CountyCreated by Ga. L. 1832Named for John Paulding of New York, 1759-1818.County Seat............................. Dallas 30132Area ................................ 318 square milesCongressional District............................... 6Senatorial District ................................. 31Representative Districts.......................... 18,41Judicial Circuit............................ TallapoosaPopulation 1980 US Census ..................... 26,042OfficersJudge of Probate .......................... Betty JohnsClerk............................. Sylvia G. StricklandSheriff................................. W.L. ForsythTax Commissioner..................... James D. WattsSurveyor............................... Cecil R. KellyCoroner ................................ Jeff EberhartCommissioners............ Donald C. Watson, ChairmanJack M. Hart, Sr.Bobby HollisCharles M. Cole, ClerkSchool Superintendent ................ Jean C. SilbaughAttorney ........................... Vinson & OsbornePeach CountyCreated by Ga. L. 1924Named for the Georgia peach.County Seat......................... Fort Valley 31030Area ................................ 151 square milesCongressional District............................... 3Senatorial District ................................. 14Representative District .............................98Judicial Circuit................................ MaconPopulation 1980 US Census ..................... 19,151OfficersJudge of Probate ..................... John W. SmissonClerk................................ Joe E. DavidsonSheriff............................ Johnnie V. BechamTax Commissioner..................... Dwight S. ByrdCoroner ................................. J.W. PooleCommissioners............... H.W. Peavy, Jr., ChairmanW.L. BrownDavid CarterJ.D. DolesAnnie Alridge RumphThomas J. Franklin, ClerkSchool Superintendent .............. Ernest R. AndersonAttorney ....................... Sampson M. Culpepper150