Floyd County GHM-057-10- Floyd Co.
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N 34° 15.364 W 085° 10.268
16S E 668394 N 3792062
Located in front of the historic Floyd County Courthouse
Waymark Code: WM2NCK
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2007
Views: 34
FLOYD COUNTY
Floyd County was created by Act of Dec. 3, 1832 out of Cherokee County. Originally, it included parts of Chattooga, Polk and Gordon Counties. Early settlers came from Tenn., S.C., and older parts of Ga. The county was named for Maj. Gen. John Floyd (1794-1829), Legislator, Congressman, Gen. of Ga. Militia, Commander of Ga. troops against the Creeks in 1813 and Commander of troops at Savannah. First officers of Floyd County, commissioned March 18, 1833, were: Andrew H. Johnston, Sheriff; Edwin G. Rogers, Clerk Superior Court; Philip W. Hemphill, Clerk Inferior Court; John Smithwicke, Surveyor; Lemuel Milligan, Coroner.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 057-10
Date: 1956
Sponsor: Not listed
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