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Worth County was created from Dooly and Irwin counties on December 20, 1853, by an act of the Georgia General Assembly, becoming Georgia's 106th county. It was named for Major General William J. Worth of New York. [3] In 1905, portions of Worth County were used to create Tift and Turner counties.
The Worth County Courthouse is located in Courthouse Square in Sylvester, Georgia and is a historic courthouse building serving Worth County, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] It was designed by J.W. Golucke and built in 1905 at cost of $45,996. [2]
Mar. 14—ALBANY, Ga. — The former long-time Worth County, Georgia, tax commissioner has admitted to not reporting earnings from work she did for four cities on her tax return. Tabetha DuPriest ...
Buildings and structures in Worth County, Georgia (3 C, 5 P) E. Education in Worth County, Georgia (1 C, 3 P) G. Geography of Worth County, Georgia (3 C, 1 P) P.
The territories of Appling, Irwin, and Early counties were land newly ceded in 1814 and 1818. These counties were created by a legislative act on December 15, 1818. All or portions of Irwin's five adjacent counties were created from Irwin county along with all of Cook, Colquitt, Lanier, Lowndes, counties and portions of Atkinson, Brooks, Echols, Wilcox, and Worth counties.
The county was created by the Georgia General Assembly on December 15, 1853, from a part of Baker County. [3] It was named after Charles Dougherty, [4] a respected judge and lawyer from Athens, Georgia. In 1854 and 1856 small areas were added from Worth County.
Newt Hudson, Georgia state legislator, was born in Ocilla. Dave Prater , of the soul duo Sam & Dave , was born in Ocilla in 1937 and grew up singing gospel in the church choir. Dr. Robert Andrew Hingson , humanitarian and promoter of the Jet Injector which made mass immunization economical, lived in Ocilla from 1984 to his death in 1996.
Crisp County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,128. [1] The county seat is Cordele. [2] The county was created on August 17, 1905, from Dooly County and named for Georgia Congressman Charles Frederick Crisp.