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

OfficersJudge of Probate ..................... Mrs. A.L. HusseyClerk................................ Chess FountainSheriff.............................. Charles W. DurstTax Commissioner......................... Alex OdotnSurveyor.............................. John E. DykesCoroner ............................ Mandel EdenfieldCommissioners.................. Mell Taylor, ChairmanO.C. HowellJewell Van LewisMatthew W. OxleyMary Baker RiceChris Humphrey, ClerkSchool Superintendent ............ Johnny Mack ConnerAttorney.......................... Ben P. Jackson, Jr.Towns CountyCreated by Ga. L. 1856Named for George Washington Bonaparte Towns, 1801-1854,Governor of Georgia.County Seat.......................... Hiawassee 30546Area ................................ 166 square milesCongressional District...............................9Senatorial District .................................50Representative District ..............................4Judicial Circuit............................. MountainPopulation 1980 US Census ...................... 5,638OfficersJudge of Probate ...................... Truman BarrenClerk........................... Virginia CunninghamTax Receiver ........................... J.D. StephensTax Collector.......................... Ervin JohnsonTreasurer ............................. Tom FlanaganSurveyor............................ Bernard GregoryCoroner .............................. John W. AcreeCommissioner ............. Judge, Probate Court acts asBetty Stroud, ClerkSchool Superintendent ..................... Bill KendallAttorney............................ Lawrence SorgenTreutlen CountyCreated by Ga. L. 1918Named for John Adams Treutlen, 1726-1782,Governor of Georgia.County Seat.......................... Soperton 30457Area ................................ 194 square milesCongressional District...............................8Senatorial District ................................. 20Representative District ............................ 120Judicial Circuit................................ DublinPopulation 1980 US Census ...................... 6,087OfficersJudge of Probate ................ J. Clayton Stephens, Jr.Clerk............................. Jerlene P. WarnockSheriff................................. Joe C. MullisTax Commissioner...................... Wayne SumnerSurveyor........................... Charles M. ZeiglerCoroner ................................ Green HiggsCommissioners...............Jim L. Gillis, Jr., ChairmanGeorge L. McLendonSidney SherrodSylvia Norris, ClerkSchool Superintendent ................. Gary J. WaldenAttorney.......................... J. Carlton WarnockTroup CountyCreated by Ga. L. 1825; Ga. L. 1826Named for George Michael Troup, 1780-1856,Governor of Georgia.County Seat.......................... LaGrange 30240Area ................................ 415 square mitesCongressional District............................... 3Senatorial District .................................29Representative Districts.......................... 77,81Judicial Circuit............................... CowetaPopulation 1980 US Census ..................... 50,003OfficersJudge of Probate .................... J. Ely Hanson, Sr.Clerk............................ Elizabeth W. TraylorSheriff................................ Elton E. JonesTax Commissioner....................... Ellis C. SmithCoroner ............................ L. Gwen PrescottCommissioners................ Hawley Smith, ChairmanRichard EnglishMarvin JonesRoger PartnerC. Frank TaylorLurie R. Cook, ClerkSchool Superintendent ................ Otis J. AbemathyAttorney................................. Jerry WillisTurner CountyCreated by Ga. L. 1905Named for Henry Gray Turner, 1839-1904.County Seat........................... Ashburn 31714Area ................................ 293 square milesCongressional District............................... 2Senatorial District................................. 13Representative Districts........................ 117,136Judicial Circuit................................ TiftonPopulation 1980 US Census ...................... 9,510OfficersJudge of Probate ......................... Dot I. CokerClerk......................... Dorothy Joe Lane BeanSheriff............................... Lamar WhiddonTax Commissioner........................ Lewis FlakeCoroner ............................. Charles V. PerryCommissioners............... Lester Adkison, ChairmanBenny W. DenhamJoe A. McNairMary J. Wynn, ClerkSchool Superintendent ............... William G. HardinAttorney................................ Ray HollandTwiggs CountyCreated by Ga. L. 1809Named for John Twiggs, 1750-1816.County Seat....................... Jeffersonville 31044Area ................................ 364 square milesCongressional District...............................8Senatorial District ................................. 18Representative District ............................ 104Judicial Circuit................................ DublinPopulation 1980 US Census ...................... 9,354OfficersJudge of Probate ................... David F. CrenshawClerk............................... Patti H. GrimsleySheriff.............................. W. Earl HamrickTax Commissioner.................. E. Walton NeSmithCoroner ............................... Vernon Pope156