Category: North America

Danielsville, incorporated November 27, 1817, is the county seat for Madison County. The city was named for General Allen Daniel, an officer of the militia, who also served as captain in the Revolutionary War....

Population: 373. Estimated population in July 2024: 358 (-4.0% change) Males: 163 (43.7%), Females: 210 (56.3%) Twiggs County Zip code: 31017 Demographics Median resident age: 35.2 years Median household income: $28,036 Median house value:...

Darien, the county seat for McIntosh County, was incorporated December 18, 1818. Originally called New Inverness by Scottish founders, its name was changed to “Fort Darien” and then Darien. Due to the city’s location...

Population: 1,544. Estimated population in July 2024: 811 (-47.5% change) Males: 324 (21.0%), Females: 1,220 (79.0%) Washington County Zip code: 31018 Demographics Median resident age: 34.8 years Median household income: $25,536 Median house value:...

Dawson, incorporated on December 22, 1857, is the county seat of Terrell County. It was named in honor of William C. Dawson, jurist, congressman and U.S. Senator. Shortly after Atlanta’s capture in the Civil...

Dawsonville, incorporated December 10, 1859, is the county seat of Dawson County. The city was named after William C. Dawson, a compiler of the laws of Georgia and commander of a brigade in the...

Population: 214. Estimated population in July 2024: 207 (-3.3% change) Males: 109 (50.9%), Females: 105 (49.1%) Zip code: 31743 Demographics Median resident age: 40.5 years Median household income: $20,375 Median house value: $45,000 Population...

Population: 441. Estimated population in July 2024: 446 (+1.1% change) Males: 210 (47.6%), Females: 231 (52.4%) McDuffie County Zip code: 30808 Demographics Median resident age: 39.3 years Median household income: $27,917 Median house value:...

Decatur, the county seat of DeKalb County, is the oldest city in the county. Decatur was designated county seat on December 10, 1823, and named after Stephen Decatur, a U.S. Naval hero. In historic...

Population: 1,465. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,777 (+21.3% change) Males: 671 (45.8%), Females: 794 (54.2%) Habersham County Zip codes: 30535. Demographics Median resident age: 31.5 years Median household income: $31,382 Median house value:...

Population: 509. Estimated population in July 2024: 533 (+4.7% change) Males: 230 (45.2%), Females: 279 (54.8%) Laurens County Zip code: 31019 Demographics Median resident age: 40.3 years Median household income: $33,036 Median house value:...

Population: 828. Estimated population in July 2024: 848 (+2.4% change) Males: 387 (46.7%), Females: 441 (53.3%) Colquitt County Zip code: 31744 Demographics Median resident age: 37.7 years Median household income: $25,577 Median house value:...

Donalsonville, the county seat for Seminole County, was incorporated December 8, 1897. The city was named for Jonathan E. Donalson, a member of a prominent family who had pioneered Decatur County. The county courthouse...

Douglas, the county seat of Coffee County, was incorporated in 1895. The city was named for Stephen A. Douglas, the South’s candidate for President against Lincoln in 1860. Constructed in 1940, the Coffee County...

Douglasville is the county seat for Douglas County and is nicknamed “The Dynamic City”. The city was established on February 25, 1875. The city’s downtown district is listed on the National Register of Historic...

Dublin, the county seat for Laurens County, was incorporated on December 9, 1812. Dublin was named at the request of an Irishman, Jonathan Sawyer, who donated the land for the town after stipulating its...

Population: 447. Estimated population in July 2024: 468 (+4.7% change) Males: 210 (47.0%), Females: 237 (53.0%) Laurens County Zip code: 31022 Demographics Median resident age: 38.3 years Median household income: $41,442 Median house value:...

Located in Gwinnett County, Duluth was incorporated February 28, 1876. The community was originally named Howell’s Crossroad, by a grandson of Evan Howell, who came from North Carolina to settle here in 1821. The...

Population: 329. Estimated population in July 2024: 372 (+13.1% change) Males: 153 (46.5%), Females: 176 (53.5%) Laurens County Zip code: 31009 Demographics Median resident age: 40.2 years Median household income: $32,727 Median house value:...

Cairo was incorporated as a town on October 28, 1870, and later designated the county seat for Grady County in 1905. It is believed Cairo was named for either the city in Egypt or...

Calhoun, the county seat of Gordon County, was incorporated in January 1852. The city was named for Senator John Calhoun, famous statesman and prominent figure in the states’ rights movement. Calhoun was previously known...

Camilla, the county seat of Mitchell County, was incorporated December 14, 1858. Mitchell County was created from a portion of Baker County that lay east of the Flint River. The city was named for...

Population: 755. Estimated population in July 2024: 806 (+6.8% change) Males: 365 (48.3%), Females: 390 (51.7%) Hart County Zip code: 30520 Demographics Median resident age: 38.5 years Median household income: $21,845 Median house value:...

The City of Canton, the county seat of Cherokee County, was established in 1832. The city was incorporated under the name Etowah in 1833 then changed to Canton December 18, 1834. The founders of...

Population: 233. Estimated population in July 2024: 244 (+4.7% change) Males: 117 (50.2%), Females: 116 (49.8%) Madison County Zip code: 30627 Demographics Median resident age: 41.8 years Median household income: $26,250 Median house value:...

Carnesville, the county seat of Franklin County, was incorporated as a village December 7, 1807. The city was named for Judge Thomas Peter Carnes, a lawyer and Congressman of the Revolutionary War era. The...

Carrollton, the county seat for Carroll County, was incorporated December 22, 1829. Carrollton, nicknamed “The Friendly City”, is named after Charles Carroll’s old colonial home in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. The courthouse in Carroll County...

Cartersville, the county seat for Bartow County, was named in honor of Colonel Farish Carter of Milledgeville. Carter was one of Georgia’s wealthiest ante-bellum landowners. Incorporated February 8, 1854, Cartersville was destroyed during the...

Population: 975. Estimated population in July 2024: 997 (+2.3% change) Males: 443 (45.4%), Females: 532 (54.6%) Floyd County Zip code: 30124 Demographics Median resident age: 43.5 years Median household income: $33,750 Median house value:...