List of counties in Georgia ( U.S. state ) - wikipedia List of counties in Georgia ( U.S. state ) Jump to : navigation , search See also : List of United States counties and county - equivalents Counties of Georgia Location State of Georgia Number 159 Populations Greatest : 1,010,562 ( Fulton ) Least : 1,680 ( Taliaferro ) Average : 64,845 ( 2016 ) Areas Largest : 903 square miles ( 2,340 km ) ( Ware ) Smallest : 121 square miles ( 310 km ) ( Clarke ) Average : 374 square miles ( 970 km ) Government County government Subdivisions Cities , towns , unincorporated communities , census designated place The U.S. State of Georgia is divided into 159 counties , more than any other state except for Texas , which has 254 counties . Under the Georgia State Constitution , all of its counties are granted home rule to deal with problems that are purely local in nature . Also , eight consolidated city - counties have been established in Georgia : Athens -- Clarke County , Augusta -- Richmond County , Columbus -- Muscogee County , Georgetown -- Quitman County , Statenville -- Echols County , Macon -- Bibb County , Cusseta -- Chattahoochee County , and Preston - Webster County . Contents ( hide ) 1 History 2 Changed names of counties 3 Defunct counties 4 Fictional counties 5 Counties listing 6 See also 7 References 8 External links History ( edit ) From 1732 until 1758 , the minor civil divisions were districts and towns . In 1758 , the Province of Georgia was divided into eight parishes , and another four parishes were partitioned in 1765 ; in 1777 , the original eight counties of the state were created . These were Burke , Camden , Chatham , Effingham , Glynn , Liberty , Richmond and Wilkes , all created on February 5 , 1777 . Georgia has the second largest number of counties of any state in the United States , following Texas , which has 254 counties . One traditional reasoning for the creation and location of so many counties in Georgia was that a country farmer , rancher , or lumberman should be able to travel to the legal county seat town or city , and then back home , in one day on horseback or via wagon . However , about 25 counties in Georgia were created in the first quarter of the 20th century , after the use of the railroad , automobile , truck , and bus had become possible . The last new county to be established in Georgia was Peach County , established in 1924 . The proliferation of counties in Georgia led to multiple state constitutional amendments attempting to establish a limit on the number of counties in the state . The most recent such amendment , ratified in 1945 , limited the number to 159 counties , although there had been 161 counties from 1924 to 1931 . In a very rare consolidation of counties , both Campbell County and Milton County were annexed into Fulton County in 1932 as a financial move during the Great Depression , since those two county governments were nearly bankrupt . Fulton County contains Atlanta , and it was thought that tax revenues from Atlanta and its suburbs would help to support the rural areas of the discarded counties , which had very little tax income of their own -- mostly from property taxes on farms and forests , which did not amount to much . Georgia is the only state which still allows sole commissioner county government . Currently only nine of the state 's 159 counties operate under that system . Changed names of counties ( edit ) A few counties in Georgia have had their names changed . Jasper County was originally named `` Randolph County '' . Later , the present - day Randolph County was founded . Webster County was once named `` Kinchafoonee County '' , and the former Cass County was renamed Bartow County . Defunct counties ( edit ) St. George , St. Mary 's , St. Thomas , St. Phillip , Christ Church , St. David , St. Matthews , St. Andrew , St. James , St. Johns , and St. Paul parishes were all dissolved in 1777 with the establishment of the charter counties . Campbell ( 1828 -- 1932 ) : Formed from Carroll and Coweta in 1828 , half northwest of Chattahoochee River became Douglas in 1870 , remainder was merged into southwest Fulton in 1932 . Milton ( 1857 -- 1932 ) : Formed from northeast Cobb , southeast Cherokee , and southwest Forsyth in 1857 ( and later northern DeKalb ) , was merged into north Fulton in 1932 . There was a previous Walton County in Georgia , which was actually located in what is now western North Carolina . A brief skirmish , the so - called Walton War , was fought between North Carolina and Georgia in 1810 , before Georgia relinquished its claim on that area after the 1811 survey of Ellicott Rock . Fictional counties ( edit ) This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( December 2015 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) Film Deliverance ( 1972 ) is set in a North Georgia county marked on the sheriff 's car as Aintry . Diggstown ( 1992 ) takes place in the fictional Olivera County . Tank takes place in the fictional Clemmons County . Although set near Tennessee , the filming location was at or near Fort Benning . Ghost Fever ( 1987 ) takes place in the county of Greendale , likely inspired by Greene County . Television The Dukes of Hazzard ( 1979 -- 1985 ) takes place in Hazzard County , Georgia . The Following 's ( 2013 -- 2015 ) season one episode , `` Let Me Go '' , mentions moving Joe Carroll to the Jesup County Federal Correctional Facility . Although there is an existing town named Jesup , it is located in Wayne County . The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo ( 1979 -- 1981 ) takes place in Orly County , Georgia . Rectify ( 2013 -- present ) , the SundanceTV original series , takes place in Paulie County , Georgia . Squidbillies ( 2005 -- present ) , an animated Adult Swim series about anthropomorphic cephalopods , is set in rural Dougal County ( a possible reference to Douglas County ) in the hills of North Georgia . The Walking Dead ( 2010 -- present ) names three fictional counties in Georgia : King , Linden , and Mert County . Theatre The Foreigner ( 1983 ) , a play by Larry Shue , takes place in Tilghman County , Georgia . Counties Listing ( edit ) County FIPS code County seat Established Origin Etymology Density Population Area Map Appling County 001 Baxley 1818 Land ceded by the Creek Indians in the Treaty of Fort Jackson in 1814 and the Treaty of the Creek Agency in 1818 Colonel Daniel Appling ( 1787 -- 1818 ) , a hero of the War of 1812 36.09 7004183680000000000 ♠ 18,368 7002509000000000000 ♠ 509 sq mi ( 7003131800000000000 ♠ 1,318 km ) Atkinson County 003 Pearson 1917 Clinch and Coffee Counties William Yates Atkinson ( 1854 -- 99 ) , governor of Georgia ( 1894 -- 98 ) and speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives 24.51 7003828400000000000 ♠ 8,284 7002338000000000000 ♠ 338 sq mi ( 7002875000000000000 ♠ 875 km ) Bacon County 005 Alma 1914 Appling , Pierce and Ware Counties Augustus Octavius Bacon ( 1839 -- 1914 ) , U.S. Senator ( 1895 -- 1914 ) ; President pro tempore of the United States Senate 39.29 7004111980000000000 ♠ 11,198 7002285000000000000 ♠ 285 sq mi ( 7002738000000000000 ♠ 738 km ) Baker County 007 Newton 1825 Early County Colonel John Baker ( died 1792 ) , a hero of the American Revolutionary War 9.81 7003336600000000000 ♠ 3,366 7002343000000000000 ♠ 343 sq mi ( 7002888000000000000 ♠ 888 km ) Baldwin County 009 Milledgeville 1803 Creek cessions of 1802 and 1805 Abraham Baldwin ( 1754 -- 1807 ) , a Founding Father ; U.S. Senator ( 1799 -- 1807 ) ; one of the Georgia delegates who signed the U.S. Constitution 179.72 7004463670000000000 ♠ 46,367 7002258000000000000 ♠ 258 sq mi ( 7002668000000000000 ♠ 668 km ) Banks County 011 Homer 1859 Franklin and Habersham Counties Dr. Richard Banks ( 1784 -- 1850 ) , local physician noted for treating natives with smallpox 78.27 7004183160000000000 ♠ 18,316 7002234000000000000 ♠ 234 sq mi ( 7002606000000000000 ♠ 606 km ) Barrow County 013 Winder 1914 Gwinnett , Jackson and Walton counties `` Uncle Dave '' David Crenshaw Barrow Jr. ( 1852 -- 1929 ) , chancellor of the University of Georgia ( 1906 -- 29 ) 433.14 7004701690000000000 ♠ 70,169 7002162000000000000 ♠ 162 sq mi ( 7002420000000000000 ♠ 420 km ) Bartow County 015 Cartersville 1832 Created from a portion of Cherokee County in 1832 and originally called Cass County after General Lewis Cass General Francis S. Bartow ( 1816 -- 61 ) , Confederate political leader ; first Confederate general killed in the American Civil War 218.83 7005100661000000000 ♠ 100,661 7002460000000000000 ♠ 460 sq mi ( 7003119100000000000 ♠ 1,191 km ) Ben Hill County 017 Fitzgerald 1906 Irwin and Wilcox counties Benjamin Harvey Hill ( 1823 -- 82 ) , U.S. Senator ( 1877 -- 82 ) 69.60 7004175380000000000 ♠ 17,538 7002252000000000000 ♠ 252 sq mi ( 7002653000000000000 ♠ 653 km ) Berrien County 019 Nashville 1856 Coffee , Irwin , and Lowndes counties John MacPherson Berrien ( 1781 -- 1856 ) , U.S. Senator ; U.S. Attorney General 42.13 7004190410000000000 ♠ 19,041 7002452000000000000 ♠ 452 sq mi ( 7003117100000000000 ♠ 1,171 km ) Bibb County 021 Macon 1822 portions of Houston , Jones , Monroe , and Twiggs counties Dr. William Wyatt Bibb ( 1780 -- 1820 ) , first Governor of Alabama ; U.S. Senator 625.85 7005156462000000000 ♠ 156,462 7002250000000000000 ♠ 250 sq mi ( 7002647000000000000 ♠ 647 km ) Bleckley County 023 Cochran 1912 Pulaski County Logan Edwin Bleckley ( 1827 -- 1907 ) , Georgia State Supreme Court Chief Justice 59.51 7004129130000000000 ♠ 12,913 7002217000000000000 ♠ 217 sq mi ( 7002562000000000000 ♠ 562 km ) Brantley County 025 Nahunta 1920 Charlton , Pierce , and Wayne counties William Gordon Brantley ( 1860 -- 1934 ) , U.S. Congressman 41.86 7004185870000000000 ♠ 18,587 7002444000000000000 ♠ 444 sq mi ( 7003115000000000000 ♠ 1,150 km ) Brooks County 027 Quitman 1858 Lowndes and Thomas counties Captain Preston S. Brooks ( 1819 -- 57 ) , a hero of the Mexican -- American War ; Congressman from South Carolina 31.18 7004154030000000000 ♠ 15,403 7002494000000000000 ♠ 494 sq mi ( 7003127900000000000 ♠ 1,279 km ) Bryan County 029 Pembroke 1793 Chatham County Jonathan Bryan ( 1708 -- 88 ) , colonial settler ; famous state representative 72.88 7004322140000000000 ♠ 32,214 7002442000000000000 ♠ 442 sq mi ( 7003114500000000000 ♠ 1,145 km ) Bulloch County 031 Statesboro 1796 Bryan and Screven Counties Archibald Bulloch ( 1729 -- 77 ) , Revolutionary War soldier ; Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives ; acting governor of Georgia ( 1775 -- 77 ) 106.43 7004726940000000000 ♠ 72,694 7002683000000000000 ♠ 683 sq mi ( 7003176900000000000 ♠ 1,769 km ) Burke County 033 Waynesboro 1777 Originally organized as St George Parish Edmund Burke ( 1729 -- 97 ) , British political philosopher and Member of Parliament who was sympathetic to the cause of US independence 27.83 7004231250000000000 ♠ 23,125 7002831000000000000 ♠ 831 sq mi ( 7003215200000000000 ♠ 2,152 km ) Butts County 035 Jackson 1825 Henry and Monroe counties Captain Samuel Butts ( 1777 -- 1814 ) , a hero of the Creek War 125.80 7004235240000000000 ♠ 23,524 7002187000000000000 ♠ 187 sq mi ( 7002484000000000000 ♠ 484 km ) Calhoun County 037 Morgan 1854 Early and Baker counties John C. Calhoun ( 1782 -- 1850 ) , U.S. Congressman ; U.S. Senator ; Vice President of the United States from South Carolina 23.23 7003650400000000000 ♠ 6,504 7002280000000000000 ♠ 280 sq mi ( 7002725000000000000 ♠ 725 km ) Camden County 039 Woodbine 1777 St Mary and St Thomas Parishes Charles Pratt , 1st Earl Camden ( 1714 -- 94 ) , Lord Chancellor of Great Britain who was sympathetic to the cause of the Revolution 81.59 7004514020000000000 ♠ 51,402 7002630000000000000 ♠ 630 sq mi ( 7003163200000000000 ♠ 1,632 km ) Candler County 043 Metter 1914 Bulloch , Emanuel and Tattnall counties Allen Daniel Candler ( 1834 -- 1910 ) , state legislator ; U.S. Congressman ; Governor of Georgia ( 1898 -- 1902 ) 45.01 7004111170000000000 ♠ 11,117 7002247000000000000 ♠ 247 sq mi ( 7002640000000000000 ♠ 640 km ) Carroll County 045 Carrollton 1826 Created by the state legislature from lands ceded by the Creek Indians in 1825 in the Treaty of Indian Springs Charles Carroll ( 1737 -- 1832 ) , the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence 223.61 7005111580000000000 ♠ 111,580 7002499000000000000 ♠ 499 sq mi ( 7003129200000000000 ♠ 1,292 km ) Catoosa County 047 Ringgold 1853 Walker and Whitfield counties Chief Catoosa , a Cherokee chief 401.52 7004650460000000000 ♠ 65,046 7002162000000000000 ♠ 162 sq mi ( 7002420000000000000 ♠ 420 km ) Charlton County 049 Folkston 1854 Camden County Robert Milledge Charlton ( 1807 -- 54 ) , jurist ; U.S. Senator ( 1852 -- 54 ) ; mayor of Savannah 17.02 7004132950000000000 ♠ 13,295 7002781000000000000 ♠ 781 sq mi ( 7003202300000000000 ♠ 2,023 km ) Chatham County 051 Savannah 1777 Christ Church and St Philip Parishes William Pitt , Earl of Chatham ( 1708 -- 78 ) , British Prime Minister sympathetic to the Revolutionary cause 628.26 7005276434000000000 ♠ 276,434 7002440000000000000 ♠ 440 sq mi ( 7003114000000000000 ♠ 1,140 km ) Chattahoochee County 053 Cusseta 1854 Muscogee and Marion counties Chattahoochee River , which forms the county 's ( and the state 's ) western border 52.36 7004130370000000000 ♠ 13,037 7002249000000000000 ♠ 249 sq mi ( 7002645000000000000 ♠ 645 km ) Chattooga County 055 Summerville 1838 Walker and Floyd counties Chattooga River 81.93 7004257250000000000 ♠ 25,725 7002314000000000000 ♠ 314 sq mi ( 7002813000000000000 ♠ 813 km ) Cherokee County 057 Canton 1831 Cherokee Cession of 1831 Cherokee Nation , which controlled this part of the state autonomously until 1831 521.97 7005221315000000000 ♠ 221,315 7002424000000000000 ♠ 424 sq mi ( 7003109800000000000 ♠ 1,098 km ) Clarke County 059 Athens 1801 Jackson County Elijah Clarke ( 1733 -- 99 ) , a Revolutionary War hero 993.93 7005120266000000000 ♠ 120,266 7002121000000000000 ♠ 121 sq mi ( 7002313000000000000 ♠ 313 km ) Clay County 061 Fort Gaines 1854 Randolph and Early counties Henry Clay ( 1777 -- 1852 ) , Secretary of State ; Speaker of the House of Representatives ; U.S. Senator from Kentucky 15.98 7003311600000000000 ♠ 3,116 7002195000000000000 ♠ 195 sq mi ( 7002505000000000000 ♠ 505 km ) Clayton County 063 Jonesboro 1858 Fayette and Henry counties Augustin Smith Clayton ( 1783 -- 1839 ) , a local jurist and U.S. Congressman 1,859.36 7005265888000000000 ♠ 265,888 7002143000000000000 ♠ 143 sq mi ( 7002370000000000000 ♠ 370 km ) Clinch County 065 Homerville 1850 Lowndes and Ware counties General Duncan Lamont Clinch ( 1784 -- 1849 ) , a hero of the War of 1812 and the Seminole War ; U.S. Congressman 8.30 7003671800000000000 ♠ 6,718 7002809000000000000 ♠ 809 sq mi ( 7003209500000000000 ♠ 2,095 km ) Cobb County 067 Marietta 1832 Cherokee County Colonel Thomas Willis Cobb ( 1784 -- 1835 ) , a hero of the War of 1812 ; U.S. Congressman 2,080.71 7005707442000000000 ♠ 707,442 7002340000000000000 ♠ 340 sq mi ( 7002881000000000000 ♠ 881 km ) Coffee County 069 Douglas 1854 Clinch , Irwin , Telfair and Ware counties General John E. Coffee ( 1782 -- 1836 ) , a hero of the War of 1812 72.07 7004431700000000000 ♠ 43,170 7002599000000000000 ♠ 599 sq mi ( 7003155100000000000 ♠ 1,551 km ) Colquitt County 071 Moultrie 1856 Thomas and Lowndes counties Walter Terry Colquitt ( 1799 -- 1855 ) , Methodist pastor ; U.S. Senator 83.58 7004461370000000000 ♠ 46,137 7002552000000000000 ♠ 552 sq mi ( 7003143000000000000 ♠ 1,430 km ) Columbia County 073 Appling ( de jure ) and Evans ( de facto ) 1790 Richmond County Christopher Columbus ( 1446 -- 1506 ) , explorer 453.89 7005131627000000000 ♠ 131,627 7002290000000000000 ♠ 290 sq mi ( 7002751000000000000 ♠ 751 km ) Cook County 075 Adel 1918 Berrien County General Philip Cook ( 1817 -- 94 ) , Confederate general ; secretary of state 73.90 7004169230000000000 ♠ 16,923 7002229000000000000 ♠ 229 sq mi ( 7002593000000000000 ♠ 593 km ) Coweta County 077 Newnan 1826 Created on Creek lands ceded in 1825 in the treaty of Indian Springs and Creek Cessions of 1826 Coweta tribe of the Creek Nation and their village near Columbus 295.55 7005130929000000000 ♠ 130,929 7002443000000000000 ♠ 443 sq mi ( 7003114700000000000 ♠ 1,147 km ) Crawford County 079 Knoxville 1822 Houston County William Harris Crawford ( 1772 -- 1834 ) , U.S. Senator ; ambassador to France ; Secretary of the Treasury 38.77 7004126000000000000 ♠ 12,600 7002325000000000000 ♠ 325 sq mi ( 7002842000000000000 ♠ 842 km ) Crisp County 081 Cordele 1905 Dooly County Charles Frederick Crisp ( 1845 -- 96 ) , Speaker of the House of Representatives 86.15 7004236060000000000 ♠ 23,606 7002274000000000000 ♠ 274 sq mi ( 7002710000000000000 ♠ 710 km ) Dade County 083 Trenton 1837 Walker County Major Francis L. Dade ( 1793 -- 1835 ) , a hero of the Seminole War 94.77 7004164900000000000 ♠ 16,490 7002174000000000000 ♠ 174 sq mi ( 7002451000000000000 ♠ 451 km ) Dawson County 085 Dawsonville 1857 Gilmer and Lumpkin counties William Crosby Dawson ( 1798 -- 1857 ) , U.S. Senator ( 1849 -- 55 ) ; state legislator 206.27 7004224220000000000 ♠ 22,422 7002211000000000000 ♠ 211 sq mi ( 7002546000000000000 ♠ 546 km ) Decatur County 087 Bainbridge 1823 Early County Commodore Stephen Decatur ( 1779 -- 1820 ) , a naval hero of the actions against the Barbary Pirates in the early 19th century 46.08 7004275090000000000 ♠ 27,509 7002597000000000000 ♠ 597 sq mi ( 7003154600000000000 ♠ 1,546 km ) DeKalb County 089 Decatur 1822 Henry , Gwinnett , and Fayette counties `` Baron '' Johann DeKalb ( 1721 -- 80 ) a German who accompanied Gilbert du Motier , marquis de Lafayette , and was inspector general of the Colonial Army 2,638.39 7005707089000000000 ♠ 707,089 7002268000000000000 ♠ 268 sq mi ( 7002694000000000000 ♠ 694 km ) Dodge County 091 Eastman 1870 Montgomery , Pulaski and Telfair counties William Earle Dodge ( 1805 -- 1883 ) , temperance leader ; businessman from New York ; a co-founder of Phelps , Dodge , and Company , a mining and metals company 42.57 7004213290000000000 ♠ 21,329 7002501000000000000 ♠ 501 sq mi ( 7003129800000000000 ♠ 1,298 km ) Dooly County 093 Vienna 1821 Creek Cession of 1821 Colonel John Dooly ( 1740 -- 80 ) , a hero of the American Revolution 36.43 7004143180000000000 ♠ 14,318 7002393000000000000 ♠ 393 sq mi ( 7003101800000000000 ♠ 1,018 km ) Dougherty County 095 Albany 1853 Baker County Charles Dougherty ( 1801 -- 53 ) , judge from Athens , Georgia 286.37 7004945010000000000 ♠ 94,501 7002330000000000000 ♠ 330 sq mi ( 7002855000000000000 ♠ 855 km ) Douglas County 097 Douglasville 1870 Campbell and Carroll counties Stephen Arnold Douglas ( 1813 -- 61 ) , an Illinois Democratic Congressman who ran against Abraham Lincoln in the United States presidential election , 1860 and lost 673.22 7005133971000000000 ♠ 133,971 7002199000000000000 ♠ 199 sq mi ( 7002515000000000000 ♠ 515 km ) Early County 099 Blakely 1818 Creek Cession of 1814 Peter Early ( 1773 -- 1817 ) , tenth governor of Georgia 20.73 7004105940000000000 ♠ 10,594 7002511000000000000 ♠ 511 sq mi ( 7003132300000000000 ♠ 1,323 km ) Echols County 101 Statenville 1858 Clinch and Lowndes Counties General Robert M. Echols ( 1798 -- 1847 ) , a state legislator and a hero of the Mexican -- American War 9.87 7003398800000000000 ♠ 3,988 7002404000000000000 ♠ 404 sq mi ( 7003104600000000000 ♠ 1,046 km ) Effingham County 103 Springfield 1777 St Mathew and St Philip Parishes Thomas Howard , Earl of Effingham ( 1746 -- 1791 ) , who was sympathetic with the independence movement 111.03 7004532930000000000 ♠ 53,293 7002480000000000000 ♠ 480 sq mi ( 7003124300000000000 ♠ 1,243 km ) Elbert County 105 Elberton 1790 Wilkes County Samuel Elbert ( 1740 -- 88 ) , a general in the Revolutionary War ; became the governor of Georgia in 1785 53.34 7004196840000000000 ♠ 19,684 7002369000000000000 ♠ 369 sq mi ( 7002956000000000000 ♠ 956 km ) Emanuel County 107 Swainsboro 1812 Bulloch and Montgomery Counties Colonel David Emanuel ( 1744 -- 1808 ) , became the governor of Georgia in 1801 33.38 7004228980000000000 ♠ 22,898 7002686000000000000 ♠ 686 sq mi ( 7003177700000000000 ♠ 1,777 km ) Evans County 109 Claxton 1914 Bulloch and Tattnall County General Clement Anselm Evans ( 1832 -- 1911 ) , a hero of the American Civil War ; the commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans 57.78 7004106890000000000 ♠ 10,689 7002185000000000000 ♠ 185 sq mi ( 7002479000000000000 ♠ 479 km ) Fannin County 111 Blue Ridge 1854 Gilmer and Union Counties Colonel James Walker Fannin Jr. ( 1809 -- 36 ) , a hero of the Texas Revolution 60.86 7004234920000000000 ♠ 23,492 7002386000000000000 ♠ 386 sq mi ( 7003100000000000000 ♠ 1,000 km ) Fayette County 113 Fayetteville 1821 Creek Cession of 1821 Gilbert du Motier , marquis de Lafayette ( 1757 -- 1834 ) , a French hero of the Revolutionary War 545.81 7005107524000000000 ♠ 107,524 7002197000000000000 ♠ 197 sq mi ( 7002510000000000000 ♠ 510 km ) Floyd County 115 Rome 1832 Cherokee County General John Floyd ( 1769 -- 1839 ) , soldier , U.S. Congressman 187.48 7004961770000000000 ♠ 96,177 7002513000000000000 ♠ 513 sq mi ( 7003132900000000000 ♠ 1,329 km ) Forsyth County 117 Cumming 1832 Cherokee County John Forsyth ( 1780 -- 1841 ) , Secretary of State under President Martin Van Buren 831.54 7005187928000000000 ♠ 187,928 7002226000000000000 ♠ 226 sq mi ( 7002585000000000000 ♠ 585 km ) Franklin County 119 Carnesville 1784 Cherokee and Creek Cessions of 1783 Benjamin Franklin ( 1706 -- 1790 ) , writer , inventor , publisher , and a Founding Father of the United States 83.25 7004218940000000000 ♠ 21,894 7002263000000000000 ♠ 263 sq mi ( 7002681000000000000 ♠ 681 km ) Fulton County 121 Atlanta 1853 DeKalb County + the former Campbell and Milton Counties and a portion of Cobb County Robert Fulton , an engineer and the inventor of the steamboat . 1,848.34 7005977773000000000 ♠ 977,773 7002529000000000000 ♠ 529 sq mi ( 7003137000000000000 ♠ 1,370 km ) Gilmer County 123 Ellijay 1832 Cherokee County George Rockingham Gilmer ( 1780 -- 1859 ) , 16th governor of Georgia 66.02 7004281900000000000 ♠ 28,190 7002427000000000000 ♠ 427 sq mi ( 7003110600000000000 ♠ 1,106 km ) Glascock County 125 Gibson 1857 Warren County General Thomas Glascock ( 1780 -- 1841 ) , a hero of the War of 1812 and the Seminole War of 1817 ; U.S. Congressman 21.82 7003314200000000000 ♠ 3,142 7002144000000000000 ♠ 144 sq mi ( 7002373000000000000 ♠ 373 km ) Glynn County 127 Brunswick 1777 St David and St Patrick Parishes John Glynn ( 1722 -- 79 ) , British Member of Parliament and Serjeant - at - law , who was sympathetic with the cause of American independence 192.00 7004810220000000000 ♠ 81,022 7002422000000000000 ♠ 422 sq mi ( 7003109300000000000 ♠ 1,093 km ) Gordon County 129 Calhoun 1850 Cass ( now Bartow ) and Floyd Counties William Washington Gordon ( 1796 -- 1842 ) , first president of the Central of Georgia Railroad 157.09 7004557660000000000 ♠ 55,766 7002355000000000000 ♠ 355 sq mi ( 7002919000000000000 ♠ 919 km ) Grady County 131 Cairo 1905 Decatur and Thomas Counties Henry Woodfin Grady ( 1850 -- 89 ) , orator ; managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution 55.55 7004254400000000000 ♠ 25,440 7002458000000000000 ♠ 458 sq mi ( 7003118600000000000 ♠ 1,186 km ) Greene County 133 Greensboro 1786 Washington County General Nathanael Greene ( 1742 -- 86 ) , a hero of the Revolutionary War 41.47 7004160920000000000 ♠ 16,092 7002388000000000000 ♠ 388 sq mi ( 7003100500000000000 ♠ 1,005 km ) Gwinnett County 135 Lawrenceville 1818 Cherokee Cession of 1817 and Creek Cession of 1818 Button Gwinnett ( 1735 -- 1777 ) , one of Georgia 's delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence 1,944.68 7005842046000000000 ♠ 842,046 7002433000000000000 ♠ 433 sq mi ( 7003112100000000000 ♠ 1,121 km ) Habersham County 137 Clarkesville 1818 Cherokee Cessions of 1817 and 1819 Colonel Joseph Habersham ( 1751 -- 1815 ) , a hero of the Revolutionary War ; U.S. Postmaster General in the Cabinet of George Washington 156.55 7004435200000000000 ♠ 43,520 7002278000000000000 ♠ 278 sq mi ( 7002720000000000000 ♠ 720 km ) Hall County 139 Gainesville 1818 Cherokee Cessions of 1817 and 1819 Dr. Lyman Hall ( 1724 -- 90 ) , one of Georgia 's delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence ; became the governor of Georgia in 1783 470.60 7005185416000000000 ♠ 185,416 7002394000000000000 ♠ 394 sq mi ( 7003102000000000000 ♠ 1,020 km ) Hancock County 141 Sparta 1793 Greene and Washington counties John Hancock ( 1737 -- 93 ) , President of the Continental Congress ; first signer of the Declaration of Independence 19.02 7003899600000000000 ♠ 8,996 7002473000000000000 ♠ 473 sq mi ( 7003122500000000000 ♠ 1,225 km ) Haralson County 143 Buchanan 1856 Carroll and Polk Counties General Hugh Anderson Haralson ( 1805 -- 54 ) , U.S. Congressman 100.71 7004284000000000000 ♠ 28,400 7002282000000000000 ♠ 282 sq mi ( 7002730000000000000 ♠ 730 km ) Harris County 145 Hamilton 1827 Muscogee and Troup counties Charles Harris ( 1772 -- 1827 ) , prominent attorney from Savannah 70.15 7004325500000000000 ♠ 32,550 7002464000000000000 ♠ 464 sq mi ( 7003120200000000000 ♠ 1,202 km ) Hart County 147 Hartwell 1853 Elbert and Franklin counties Nancy Morgan Hart ( 1735 -- 1830 ) , a heroine of the Revolutionary War 110.00 7004255180000000000 ♠ 25,518 7002232000000000000 ♠ 232 sq mi ( 7002601000000000000 ♠ 601 km ) Heard County 149 Franklin 1830 Carroll , Coweta and Troup Counties Stephen Heard ( 1740 -- 1815 ) , a hero of the Revolutionary War 39.30 7004116330000000000 ♠ 11,633 7002296000000000000 ♠ 296 sq mi ( 7002767000000000000 ♠ 767 km ) Henry County 151 McDonough 1821 Creek Cession of 1821 Patrick Henry ( 1736 -- 99 ) , prominent lawyer , orator , and a Founding Father of the United States 647.22 7005209053000000000 ♠ 209,053 7002323000000000000 ♠ 323 sq mi ( 7002837000000000000 ♠ 837 km ) Houston County 153 Perry 1821 Creek Cession of 1821 John Houstoun ( 1744 -- 1796 ) , member of the Continental Congress ; became governor of Georgia in 1778 387.63 7005146136000000000 ♠ 146,136 7002377000000000000 ♠ 377 sq mi ( 7002976000000000000 ♠ 976 km ) Irwin County 155 Ocilla 1818 Creek Cessions of 1814 and 1818 Jared Irwin ( 1751 -- 1818 ) , the governor who rescinded the Yazoo Act in 1796 26.89 7003960000000000000 ♠ 9,600 7002357000000000000 ♠ 357 sq mi ( 7002925000000000000 ♠ 925 km ) Jackson County 157 Jefferson 1796 Franklin County General James Jackson ( 1757 -- 1806 ) , a hero of the Revolutionary War 177.11 7004605710000000000 ♠ 60,571 7002342000000000000 ♠ 342 sq mi ( 7002886000000000000 ♠ 886 km ) Jasper County 159 Monticello 1807 Baldwin ( FKA Randolph County 1807 -- 12 ) Sergeant William Jasper ( 1750 -- 1779 ) , a hero of the Revolutionary War 36.84 7004136300000000000 ♠ 13,630 7002370000000000000 ♠ 370 sq mi ( 7002958000000000000 ♠ 958 km ) Jeff Davis County 161 Hazlehurst 1905 Appling and Coffee counties Jefferson Davis ( 1808 -- 89 ) , the first and only President of the Confederate States of America 45.51 7004151560000000000 ♠ 15,156 7002333000000000000 ♠ 333 sq mi ( 7002862000000000000 ♠ 862 km ) Jefferson County 163 Louisville 1796 Burke and Warren Counties Thomas Jefferson ( 1743 -- 1826 ) , third President of the United States 31.12 7004164320000000000 ♠ 16,432 7002528000000000000 ♠ 528 sq mi ( 7003136800000000000 ♠ 1,368 km ) Jenkins County 165 Millen 1905 Bulloch , Burke , Emanuel , and Screven Counties Charles Jones Jenkins ( 1805 -- 83 ) , governor of Georgia , who was the author of the famous Georgia Platform of 1850 26.32 7003921300000000000 ♠ 9,213 7002350000000000000 ♠ 350 sq mi ( 7002906000000000000 ♠ 906 km ) Johnson County 167 Wrightsville 1858 Emanuel , Laurens and Washington counties Herschel Vespasian Johnson ( 1812 -- 80 ) , U.S. Senator ; Governor of Georgia 32.56 7003989700000000000 ♠ 9,897 7002304000000000000 ♠ 304 sq mi ( 7002787000000000000 ♠ 787 km ) Jones County 169 Gray 1807 Baldwin County James Jones ( 1769 -- 1801 ) , U.S. Congressman 72.53 7004285770000000000 ♠ 28,577 7002394000000000000 ♠ 394 sq mi ( 7003102000000000000 ♠ 1,020 km ) Lamar County 171 Barnesville 1920 Monroe and Pike Counties Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar ( 1825 -- 93 ) , U.S. Senator ; Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 97.61 7004180570000000000 ♠ 18,057 7002185000000000000 ♠ 185 sq mi ( 7002479000000000000 ♠ 479 km ) Lanier County 173 Lakeland 1920 Berrien , Clinch and Lowndes Countries Sidney Lanier ( 1842 -- 1881 ) , attorney , linguist , mathematician , and musician 55.61 7004104000000000000 ♠ 10,400 7002187000000000000 ♠ 187 sq mi ( 7002484000000000000 ♠ 484 km ) Laurens County 175 Dublin 1807 Wilkinson County Colonel John Laurens ( 1754 -- 82 ) , aide to George Washington during the Revolutionary War 59.09 7004480410000000000 ♠ 48,041 7002813000000000000 ♠ 813 sq mi ( 7003210600000000000 ♠ 2,106 km ) Lee County 177 Leesburg 1826 Creek Cessions of 1826 General Richard Henry Lee ( 1732 -- 1794 ) , a hero of the Revolutionary War 80.75 7004287460000000000 ♠ 28,746 7002356000000000000 ♠ 356 sq mi ( 7002922000000000000 ♠ 922 km ) Liberty County 179 Hinesville 1777 St Andrew , St James , and St John Parishes Named in honor of the noted patriotism of the citizens of Midway in their support of the cause of colonial independence 126.15 7004654710000000000 ♠ 65,471 7002519000000000000 ♠ 519 sq mi ( 7003134400000000000 ♠ 1,344 km ) Lincoln County 181 Lincolnton 1796 Wilkes County General Benjamin Lincoln ( 1733 -- 1810 ) , a hero of the Revolutionary War ; was later assigned to the suppression of Shays ' Rebellion 36.67 7003773700000000000 ♠ 7,737 7002211000000000000 ♠ 211 sq mi ( 7002546000000000000 ♠ 546 km ) Long County 183 Ludowici 1920 Liberty County Dr. Crawford Williamson Long ( 1815 -- 78 ) , in 1842 the first man to use diethyl ether as an anesthetic for dental surgery 40.02 7004160480000000000 ♠ 16,048 7002401000000000000 ♠ 401 sq mi ( 7003103900000000000 ♠ 1,039 km ) Lowndes County 185 Valdosta 1825 Irwin County William Jones Lowndes ( 1782 -- 1822 ) , prominent figure in the affairs of South Carolina throughout the formative years of the United States 227.29 7005114552000000000 ♠ 114,552 7002504000000000000 ♠ 504 sq mi ( 7003130500000000000 ♠ 1,305 km ) Lumpkin County 187 Dahlonega 1832 Cherokee , Habersham , and Hall Counties Wilson Lumpkin ( 1783 -- 1870 ) , Governor of Georgia ; U.S. Senator 107.79 7004306110000000000 ♠ 30,611 7002284000000000000 ♠ 284 sq mi ( 7002736000000000000 ♠ 736 km ) Macon County 193 Oglethorpe 1837 Houston and Marion Counties General Nathaniel Macon ( 1758 -- 1837 ) , Speaker of the House of Representatives ; U.S. Senator 35.39 7004142630000000000 ♠ 14,263 7002403000000000000 ♠ 403 sq mi ( 7003104400000000000 ♠ 1,044 km ) Madison County 195 Danielsville 1811 Clarke , Elbert , Franklin , Jackson and Oglethorpe Counties James Madison ( 1751 -- 1836 ) , fourth President of the United States ; chief writer of the U.S. Constitution 98.32 7004279220000000000 ♠ 27,922 7002284000000000000 ♠ 284 sq mi ( 7002736000000000000 ♠ 736 km ) Marion County 197 Buena Vista 1827 Lee and Muscogee Counties General Francis Marion ( 1732 -- 95 ) , the `` Swamp Fox '' ; a hero of the Revolutionary War 23.74 7003871100000000000 ♠ 8,711 7002367000000000000 ♠ 367 sq mi ( 7002951000000000000 ♠ 951 km ) McDuffie County 189 Thomson 1870 Columbia and Warren George McDuffie ( 1790 -- 1851 ) , orator and governor of South Carolina 83.32 7004216630000000000 ♠ 21,663 7002260000000000000 ♠ 260 sq mi ( 7002673000000000000 ♠ 673 km ) McIntosh County 191 Darien 1793 Liberty County General Lachlan McIntosh ( 1727 -- 1806 ) , a hero of the Revolutionary War 31.89 7004138390000000000 ♠ 13,839 7002434000000000000 ♠ 434 sq mi ( 7003112400000000000 ♠ 1,124 km ) Meriwether County 199 Greenville 1827 Formed from Troup County General David Meriwether ( 1755 -- 1822 ) , a hero of the Revolutionary War ; U.S. Congressman 42.29 7004212730000000000 ♠ 21,273 7002503000000000000 ♠ 503 sq mi ( 7003130300000000000 ♠ 1,303 km ) Miller County 201 Colquitt 1856 Baker and Early Counties Andrew Jackson Miller ( 1806 -- 56 ) , president of the Medical College of Georgia 21.09 7003596900000000000 ♠ 5,969 7002283000000000000 ♠ 283 sq mi ( 7002733000000000000 ♠ 733 km ) Mitchell County 205 Camilla 1857 Baker County Gen. Henry Mitchell ( 1760 -- 1839 ) , a hero of the Revolutionary War 45.20 7004231440000000000 ♠ 23,144 7002512000000000000 ♠ 512 sq mi ( 7003132600000000000 ♠ 1,326 km ) Monroe County 207 Forsyth 1821 Creek Cession of 1821 James Monroe ( 1758 -- 1831 ) , the fifth President of the United States and the creator of the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 67.27 7004266370000000000 ♠ 26,637 7002396000000000000 ♠ 396 sq mi ( 7003102600000000000 ♠ 1,026 km ) Montgomery County 209 Mount Vernon 1793 Washington County General Richard Montgomery ( 1738 -- 75 ) , hero of the Revolutionary War 36.38 7003891300000000000 ♠ 8,913 7002245000000000000 ♠ 245 sq mi ( 7002635000000000000 ♠ 635 km ) Morgan County 211 Madison 1807 Baldwin County General Daniel Morgan ( 1736 -- 1802 ) , a hero of the Revolutionary War ; U.S. Congressman 51.09 7004178810000000000 ♠ 17,881 7002350000000000000 ♠ 350 sq mi ( 7002906000000000000 ♠ 906 km ) Murray County 213 Chatsworth 1832 Cherokee County Thomas W. Murray ( 1790 -- 1832 ) , famous state legislator 114.51 7004393920000000000 ♠ 39,392 7002344000000000000 ♠ 344 sq mi ( 7002891000000000000 ♠ 891 km ) Muscogee County 215 Columbus 1826 Creek Cession of 1826 Muskogee ethnic group , to which the Creek and Seminole Nations belong 918.58 7005198413000000000 ♠ 198,413 7002216000000000000 ♠ 216 sq mi ( 7002559000000000000 ♠ 559 km ) Newton County 217 Covington 1821 Henry , Jasper , and Walton Counties Sergeant John Newton ( 1755 -- 80 ) , a hero of the Revolutionary War 367.77 7005101505000000000 ♠ 101,505 7002276000000000000 ♠ 276 sq mi ( 7002715000000000000 ♠ 715 km ) Oconee County 219 Watkinsville 1875 Clarke County Oconee River , which forms its eastern boundary 180.74 7004336190000000000 ♠ 33,619 7002186000000000000 ♠ 186 sq mi ( 7002482000000000000 ♠ 482 km ) Oglethorpe County 221 Lexington 1793 Wilkes County General James Edward Oglethorpe ( 1696 -- 1785 ) , the founder of the Colony of Georgia 33.15 7004146180000000000 ♠ 14,618 7002441000000000000 ♠ 441 sq mi ( 7003114200000000000 ♠ 1,142 km ) Paulding County 223 Dallas 1832 Cherokee County John Paulding ( 1759 -- 1818 ) , a hero of the Revolutionary War 461.15 7005144800000000000 ♠ 144,800 7002314000000000000 ♠ 314 sq mi ( 7002813000000000000 ♠ 813 km ) Peach County 225 Fort Valley 1924 Houston and Macon Counties Its location in Central Georgia is one of the richest peach - producing regions in the country . 182.93 7004276220000000000 ♠ 27,622 7002151000000000000 ♠ 151 sq mi ( 7002391000000000000 ♠ 391 km ) Pickens County 227 Jasper 1853 Cherokee and Gilmer counties General Andrew Pickens ( 1739 -- 1817 ) , a hero of the Revolutionary War ; U.S. Congressman 126.16 7004292680000000000 ♠ 29,268 7002232000000000000 ♠ 232 sq mi ( 7002601000000000000 ♠ 601 km ) Pierce County 229 Blackshear 1857 Appling and Ware Counties Franklin Pierce ( 1804 -- 1869 ) , fourteenth President of the United States 54.94 7004188440000000000 ♠ 18,844 7002343000000000000 ♠ 343 sq mi ( 7002888000000000000 ♠ 888 km ) Pike County 231 Zebulon 1822 Monroe County General Zebulon Pike ( 1779 -- 1813 ) , explorer and a hero of the War of 1812 81.70 7004178100000000000 ♠ 17,810 7002218000000000000 ♠ 218 sq mi ( 7002565000000000000 ♠ 565 km ) Polk County 233 Cedartown 1851 Floyd and Paulding Counties James Knox Polk ( 1795 -- 1849 ) , eleventh President of the United States 132.44 7004411880000000000 ♠ 41,188 7002311000000000000 ♠ 311 sq mi ( 7002805000000000000 ♠ 805 km ) Pulaski County 235 Hawkinsville 1808 Laurens County Count Kazimierz Pułaski of Poland ( 1748 -- 79 ) , a hero of the Revolutionary War 47.45 7004117200000000000 ♠ 11,720 7002247000000000000 ♠ 247 sq mi ( 7002640000000000000 ♠ 640 km ) Putnam County 237 Eatonton 1807 Baldwin County General Israel Putnam ( 1718 -- 90 ) , a hero of the Revolutionary War 61.62 7004211980000000000 ♠ 21,198 7002344000000000000 ♠ 344 sq mi ( 7002891000000000000 ♠ 891 km ) Quitman County 239 Georgetown 1858 Randolph and Stewart counties General John Anthony Quitman ( 1799 -- 1858 ) , a hero of the Mexican - American War 15.82 7003240400000000000 ♠ 2,404 7002152000000000000 ♠ 152 sq mi ( 7002394000000000000 ♠ 394 km ) Rabun County 241 Clayton 1819 Cherokee Cession of 1819 William Rabun ( 1771 -- 1819 ) , Governor of Georgia ( 1817 -- 19 ) 43.93 7004162970000000000 ♠ 16,297 7002371000000000000 ♠ 371 sq mi ( 7002961000000000000 ♠ 961 km ) Randolph County 243 Cuthbert 1828 Lee County John Randolph of Roanoke ( 1773 -- 1833 ) , U.S. Congressman 17.08 7003732700000000000 ♠ 7,327 7002429000000000000 ♠ 429 sq mi ( 7003111100000000000 ♠ 1,111 km ) Richmond County 245 Augusta 1777 St Paul Parish Charles Lennox , 3rd Duke of Richmond ( 1735 -- 1806 ) , who was sympathetic to the cause of colonial independence 625.27 7005202587000000000 ♠ 202,587 7002324000000000000 ♠ 324 sq mi ( 7002839000000000000 ♠ 839 km ) Rockdale County 247 Conyers 1870 Henry and Newton counties Rockdale Church , which was so named for the subterranean bed of granite that underlies this region of the state 655.11 7004858200000000000 ♠ 85,820 7002131000000000000 ♠ 131 sq mi ( 7002339000000000000 ♠ 339 km ) Schley County 249 Ellaville 1857 Marion and Sumter counties William Schley ( 1786 -- 1858 ) , governor of Georgia ( 1835 -- 37 ) 29.70 7003499000000000000 ♠ 4,990 7002168000000000000 ♠ 168 sq mi ( 7002435000000000000 ♠ 435 km ) Screven County 251 Sylvania 1793 Burke and Effingham Counties General James Screven ( 1744 -- 1778 ) , a hero of the Revolutionary War 21.92 7004142020000000000 ♠ 14,202 7002648000000000000 ♠ 648 sq mi ( 7003167800000000000 ♠ 1,678 km ) Seminole County 253 Donalsonville 1920 Decatur and Early Counties Seminole Nation 37.59 7003894700000000000 ♠ 8,947 7002238000000000000 ♠ 238 sq mi ( 7002616000000000000 ♠ 616 km ) Spalding County 255 Griffin 1851 Fayette , Henry , and Pike County Thomas Spalding ( 1774 -- 1851 ) , U.S. Congressman , state legislator , and agriculturalist 322.55 7004638650000000000 ♠ 63,865 7002198000000000000 ♠ 198 sq mi ( 7002513000000000000 ♠ 513 km ) Stephens County 257 Toccoa 1905 Franklin and Habersham Counties Alexander Stephens ( 1812 -- 83 ) , U.S. Congressman ; Governor of Georgia ; first and only Vice President of the Confederate States of America 144.64 7004258910000000000 ♠ 25,891 7002179000000000000 ♠ 179 sq mi ( 7002464000000000000 ♠ 464 km ) Stewart County 259 Lumpkin 1830 Randolph County General Daniel Stewart ( 1759 -- 1829 ) , a hero of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 13.16 7003604200000000000 ♠ 6,042 7002459000000000000 ♠ 459 sq mi ( 7003118900000000000 ♠ 1,189 km ) Sumter County 261 Americus 1831 Lee County General Thomas Sumter ( 1734 -- 1832 ) , the `` Fighting Gamecock , '' a hero of the Revolutionary War 65.06 7004315540000000000 ♠ 31,554 7002485000000000000 ♠ 485 sq mi ( 7003125600000000000 ♠ 1,256 km ) Talbot County 263 Talbotton 1827 Muscogee County Matthew Talbot ( 1762 -- 1827 ) , served in the Georgia State Senate for 15 years , including two years as the President of the Senate , and Governor of Georgia for two weeks in 1819 16.58 7003651700000000000 ♠ 6,517 7002393000000000000 ♠ 393 sq mi ( 7003101800000000000 ♠ 1,018 km ) Taliaferro County 265 Crawfordville 1825 Greene , Hancock , Oglethorpe , Warren , and Wilkes Counties Colonel Benjamin Taliaferro ( 1750 -- 1821 ) , U.S. Congressman ; a hero of the Revolutionary War 8.62 7003168000000000000 ♠ 1,680 7002195000000000000 ♠ 195 sq mi ( 7002505000000000000 ♠ 505 km ) Tattnall County 267 Reidsville 1801 Montgomery County Josiah Tattnall ( 1764 -- 1803 ) , U.S. Senator ; Governor of Georgia 52.45 7004253840000000000 ♠ 25,384 7002484000000000000 ♠ 484 sq mi ( 7003125400000000000 ♠ 1,254 km ) Taylor County 269 Butler 1852 Macon , Marion and Talbot Counties Zachary Taylor ( 1784 -- 1850 ) , the twelfth President of the United States 22.28 7003842000000000000 ♠ 8,420 7002378000000000000 ♠ 378 sq mi ( 7002979000000000000 ♠ 979 km ) Telfair County 271 McRae 1807 Wilkinson County Edward Telfair ( 1735 -- 1807 ) , the second Governor of Georgia following the establishment of the United States 37.07 7004163490000000000 ♠ 16,349 7002441000000000000 ♠ 441 sq mi ( 7003114200000000000 ♠ 1,142 km ) Terrell County 273 Dawson 1856 Lee and Randolph Counties Dr. William Terrell ( 1778 -- 1855 ) , U.S. Congressman 26.92 7003904500000000000 ♠ 9,045 7002336000000000000 ♠ 336 sq mi ( 7002870000000000000 ♠ 870 km ) Thomas County 275 Thomasville 1825 Decatur and Irwin Counties General Jett Thomas ( 1776 -- 1817 ) , a hero of the War of 1812 81.61 7004447240000000000 ♠ 44,724 7002548000000000000 ♠ 548 sq mi ( 7003141900000000000 ♠ 1,419 km ) Tift County 277 Tifton 1905 Berrien , Irwin and Worth Counties Colonel Nelson Tift ( 1810 -- 91 ) , a captain in the Confederate States Navy ; U.S. Congressman 154.96 7004410640000000000 ♠ 41,064 7002265000000000000 ♠ 265 sq mi ( 7002686000000000000 ♠ 686 km ) Toombs County 279 Lyons 1905 Emanuel , Tattnall , and Montgomery Counties General Robert Toombs ( 1810 -- 85 ) , U.S. Senator ; Confederate States Secretary of State 74.43 7004273150000000000 ♠ 27,315 7002367000000000000 ♠ 367 sq mi ( 7002951000000000000 ♠ 951 km ) Towns County 281 Hiawassee 1856 Rabun and Union Counties George Washington Towns ( 1801 -- 54 ) , governor of Georgia during the antebellum period 63.22 7004104950000000000 ♠ 10,495 7002166000000000000 ♠ 166 sq mi ( 7002430000000000000 ♠ 430 km ) Treutlen County 283 Soperton 1918 Emanuel and Montgomery Counties John A. Treutlen ( 1726 -- 82 ) , the first elected Governor of Georgia ( 1777 -- 78 ) 33.68 7003676900000000000 ♠ 6,769 7002201000000000000 ♠ 201 sq mi ( 7002521000000000000 ♠ 521 km ) Troup County 285 LaGrange 1826 Creek Cession of 1826 George M. Troup ( 1780 -- 1856 ) , Governor of Georgia ( 1823 -- 27 ) ; U.S. Senator 165.38 7004684680000000000 ♠ 68,468 7002414000000000000 ♠ 414 sq mi ( 7003107200000000000 ♠ 1,072 km ) Turner County 287 Ashburn 1905 Dooly , Irwin , Wilcox and Worth Counties Captain Henry Gray Turner ( 1839 -- 1904 ) , U.S. Congressman ; a hero of the War between the States 29.41 7003841000000000000 ♠ 8,410 7002286000000000000 ♠ 286 sq mi ( 7002741000000000000 ♠ 741 km ) Twiggs County 289 Jeffersonville 1809 Wilkinson County General John Twiggs ( 1750 -- 1816 ) , a hero of the Revolutionary War ; Governor of Georgia 23.46 7003844700000000000 ♠ 8,447 7002360000000000000 ♠ 360 sq mi ( 7002932000000000000 ♠ 932 km ) Union County 291 Blairsville 1832 Cherokee County Federal union of the states 66.41 7004214510000000000 ♠ 21,451 7002323000000000000 ♠ 323 sq mi ( 7002837000000000000 ♠ 837 km ) Upson County 293 Thomaston 1824 Crawford and Pike Counties Stephen Upson ( 1786 -- 1824 ) , state legislator 81.69 7004266300000000000 ♠ 26,630 7002326000000000000 ♠ 326 sq mi ( 7002844000000000000 ♠ 844 km ) Walker County 295 Lafayette 1833 Murray County Major Freeman Walker ( 1780 -- 1827 ) , U.S. Senator ( 1819 -- 1821 ) 152.68 7004680940000000000 ♠ 68,094 7002446000000000000 ♠ 446 sq mi ( 7003115500000000000 ♠ 1,155 km ) Walton County 297 Monroe 1818 Creek Cession of 1818 George Walton ( 1749 -- 1804 ) , one of Georgia 's delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence 257.07 7004845750000000000 ♠ 84,575 7002329000000000000 ♠ 329 sq mi ( 7002852000000000000 ♠ 852 km ) Ware County 299 Waycross 1824 Appling County Nicholas Ware ( 1769 -- 1824 ) , U.S. Senator ( 1821 -- 24 ) 39.67 7004358210000000000 ♠ 35,821 7002903000000000000 ♠ 903 sq mi ( 7003233900000000000 ♠ 2,339 km ) Warren County 301 Warrenton 1793 Columbia , Hancock , Richmond , and Wilkes Counties General Joseph Warren ( 1741 -- 75 ) , a hero of the Revolutionary War 19.50 7003557800000000000 ♠ 5,578 7002286000000000000 ♠ 286 sq mi ( 7002741000000000000 ♠ 741 km ) Washington County 303 Sandersville 1784 Creek Cession of 1783 George Washington ( 1732 -- 99 ) , the first President of the United States , although named after him as a general 30.70 7004208790000000000 ♠ 20,879 7002680000000000000 ♠ 680 sq mi ( 7003176100000000000 ♠ 1,761 km ) Wayne County 305 Jesup 1803 Creek Cession of 1802 General Anthony Wayne ( 1745 -- 96 ) , known as `` Mad Anthony Wayne '' ; U.S. Congressman ; a hero of the Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War 46.98 7004303050000000000 ♠ 30,305 7002645000000000000 ♠ 645 sq mi ( 7003167100000000000 ♠ 1,671 km ) Webster County 307 Preston 1853 Stewart County ( Formally Kinchafoonee ) Daniel Webster ( 1782 -- 1852 ) , U.S. Secretary of State ; supported Henry Clay 's Compromise of 1850 13.30 7003279300000000000 ♠ 2,793 7002210000000000000 ♠ 210 sq mi ( 7002544000000000000 ♠ 544 km ) Wheeler County 309 Alamo 1912 Montgomery County General Joseph Wheeler ( 1836 -- 1906 ) , U.S. Congressman ; a hero of the American Civil War and the Spanish -- American War 26.47 7003788800000000000 ♠ 7,888 7002298000000000000 ♠ 298 sq mi ( 7002772000000000000 ♠ 772 km ) White County 311 Cleveland 1857 Habersham County Colonel John White , a hero of the Revolutionary War 113.87 7004275560000000000 ♠ 27,556 7002242000000000000 ♠ 242 sq mi ( 7002627000000000000 ♠ 627 km ) Whitfield County 313 Dalton 1851 Murray County George Whitefield ( 1714 -- 70 ) , pastor ; established the Bethesda Orphanage near Savannah 356.41 7005103359000000000 ♠ 103,359 7002290000000000000 ♠ 290 sq mi ( 7002751000000000000 ♠ 751 km ) Wilcox County 315 Abbeville 1857 Dooly , Irwin , and Pulaski counties General Mark Wilcox ( 1800 -- 50 ) , a noted soldier and state legislator 23.86 7003906800000000000 ♠ 9,068 7002380000000000000 ♠ 380 sq mi ( 7002984000000000000 ♠ 984 km ) Wilkes County 317 Washington 1777 Cherokee and Creek Cessions of 1773 John Wilkes ( 1727 -- 97 ) , a British Member of Parliament who sympathized with the cause of American independence 21.39 7004100760000000000 ♠ 10,076 7002471000000000000 ♠ 471 sq mi ( 7003122000000000000 ♠ 1,220 km ) Wilkinson County 319 Irwinton 1803 Creek Cessions of 1802 and 1805 General James Wilkinson ( 1757 -- 1825 ) , veteran of the Revolutionary War and of the War of 1812 ; Senior Officer of the U.S. Army ; turned out to be an agent of the Spanish government 21.43 7003957700000000000 ♠ 9,577 7002447000000000000 ♠ 447 sq mi ( 7003115800000000000 ♠ 1,158 km ) Worth County 321 Sylvester 1853 Dooly and Irwin Counties General William J. Worth ( 1794 -- 1849 ) , a hero of the Mexican -- American War 38.14 7004217410000000000 ♠ 21,741 7002570000000000000 ♠ 570 sq mi ( 7003147600000000000 ♠ 1,476 km ) See also ( edit ) List of county seats in Georgia ( U.S. state ) List of county courthouses in Georgia ( U.S. state ) References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Hellmann , Paul T. ( May 13 , 2013 ) . Historical Gazetteer of the United States . Routledge . p. 215 . Retrieved 30 November 2013 . Jump up ^ `` EPA County FIPS Code Listing '' . EPA.gov . Retrieved 2008 - 02 - 23 . ^ Jump up to : National Association of Counties . `` NACo -- Find a county '' . Retrieved 2008 - 04 - 30 . ^ Jump up to : `` New Georgia Encyclopedia '' . Retrieved 2008 - 06 - 18 . Jump up ^ `` Annual Estimates of the Resident Population : April 1 , 2010 to July 1 , 2012 '' . U.S. Census Bureau , Population Division . Retrieved 10 January 2014 . 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Matt Flinders - Wikipedia Matt Flinders Jump to : navigation , search Matt Flinders Birth name Sylvan Louis Bonett Also known as Louis Bonett c. 1937 Alexandria , Egypt Origin Melbourne , Victoria , Australia Occupation ( s ) Musician TV presenter radio presenter Instruments Vocals guitar double bass Labels Astor Fable Matt Flinders ( born Sylvan Louis Bonett c. 1937 , Alexandria , Egypt ) is a former singer and TV presenter who rose to prominence in the late 1960s in Australia . He had top 5 hit singles with his cover versions of `` Picking Up Pebbles '' ( 1969 ) and `` Butterfly '' ( 1971 ) . He hosted his own variety shows , The Matt Flinders Show ( 1972 ) and Matt Flinders and Friends ( 1973 ) on ABC - TV . Contents ( hide ) 1 Biography 1.1 Private life 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Singles 3 References Biography ( edit ) Matt Flinders was born c. 1937 as Sylvan Louis Bonett in Egypt of mixed ( French , English , Italian ) descent . With his parents and siblings he moved to the United Kingdom in 1950 , then to Australia in 1951 . Bonett undertook National Service with the Royal Australian Air Force at Point Cook , Victoria in the mid-1950s . He then began singing and playing guitar in Melbourne under the name , Louis Bonett . He played double bass with musical groups , which toured Japan and Australia . In the early 1960s he returned to England , formed another musical group , and worked in London for four years . When Flinders returned to Australia in the mid-1960s , he led the house band , as well as singing and playing double bass , at the Chevron Hotel , Melbourne . During that time he sang ads for Australian radio and TV . These came to the attention of Ron Tudor of Astor Records , who signed Flinders to a recording contract . Tudor suggested a name change so that DJs would remember and pronounce it correctly -- he chose Matt Flinders for the explorer of a similar name . Flinders ' first recording for Astor was a cover version of Herman 's Hermits ' track `` Something Is Happening '' . His second single , `` Picking Up Pebbles '' , was a cover version of a 1968 track by UK artist Johnny Curtis ( a.k.a. Bobby Kerr ) , which was released by Flinders in late 1969 . It peaked at No. 4 on the Go - Set National Top 40 singles chart . Flinders ' later recorded material appeared on Tudor 's own label , Fable Records . He had another No. 4 hit with his version of Danyel Gérard 's `` Butterfly '' ( late 1971 ) . Gérard 's own version of `` Butterfly '' reached No. 11 on the same chart . Late in 1972 he issued another single , `` You '' , which was written by Flinders and reached the top 40 . Flinders began working as a presenter for Australian Broadcasting Corporation to present shows on both radio and TV . His TV variety shows were The Matt Flinders Show , with 13 weekly episodes from June 1972 , and Matt Flinders and Friends in 1973 . One year his television program won an award . Private life ( edit ) After Matt Flinders had retired from the entertainment industry he worked as a civil celebrant ( as Sylvan Bonett ) with his wife , Coralie , in Adelaide . Three of Flinders ' brothers also had musical careers . Arnold Lloyd Bonett ( c. 1930 -- 2016 ) , the eldest , performed as an operatic bass baritone at the National Theatre , Melbourne and for the ABC -- he received an award from the Italian Opera Festival Organisation in 1961 ; before he made a career change to the corporate world . Roland Bonett ( c. 1934 -- 2002 ) was a popular performer and dance band leader in Melbourne . In 1965 the youngest brother , Christian ( `` Chris '' ) Bonett , was recruited in Sydney by Dave Guard ( who had left a US singing group , the Kingston Trio , in 1961 ) . Chris also appeared on Guard 's national TV series , Dave 's Place ( mid-1965 ) for ABC in the house band on electric bass guitar and vocals with Guard on vocals , electric and acoustic guitars , banjo and tambourine and Len Young on drums ; they were joined by alternate female lead vocalists : Frances Stone , Kerrilee Male or Norma Shirlee Stoneman . He worked for two decades as a singer and bass guitarist with rock and pop bands in Australia , UK and US . He worked at Club Med resorts in France , Switzerland and the Caribbean . Chris was later a computer programmer for a farm cooperative in Kansas City , Missouri . Discography ( edit ) Albums ( edit ) The Matt Flinders Album ( 1971 ) -- Fable Records ( FBSA - 101 ) Matt Flinders on TV ( by Matt Flinders and Friends ) ( 1972 ) -- Fable Records ( FBSA - 020 ) Singles ( edit ) `` Something Is Happening '' ( by Matt Flinders with orchestra ) ( 1969 ) -- Astor Records ( A-7132 ) `` Picking Up Pebbles '' ( late 1969 ) -- Astor Records ( A-7150 ) AUS : No. 4 `` Where Has all the Love Gone ? '' ( early 1970 ) -- Astor Records ( A-7163 ) AUS : No. 35 `` All of a Sudden '' ( late 1970 ) -- Fable Records ( FB - 032 ) AUS : No. 37 `` How Great Thou Art '' ( mid-1971 ) -- AUS : No. 60 `` Butterfly '' ( late 1971 ) -- Fable Records ( FB - 077 ) AUS : No. 4 `` You '' ( late 1972 ) -- AUS : No. 39 References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : `` Picking Up Pebbles '' . Where Did They Get That Song ? . PopArchives ( Lyn Nuttall ) . Retrieved 8 December 2017 . ^ Jump up to : Musgrove , Nan ( 28 June 1972 ) . `` Two Centuries Later , Another Matt Flinders '' . The Australian Women 's Weekly . 40 ( 4 ) . p. 25 . Retrieved 8 December 2017 -- via National Library of Australia . Note : includes a colour photo of Flinders with regular guest , Mary Jane Boyd . Last name spelled as Bonnet . Jump up ^ `` ' Something Is Happening ' at APRA search engine '' . Australasian Performing Right Association ( APRA ) . Retrieved 8 December 2017 . Note : For additional work user may have to select ' Search again ' and then ' Enter a title : ' or ' Performer : ' Jump up ^ Nimmervoll , Ed ( 11 October 1969 ) . `` National Top 40 '' . Go - Set . Waverley Press . Retrieved 8 December 2017 . Jump up ^ `` Matt Flinders -- Picking up Pebbles '' . Archived from the original on 25 December 2005 . Retrieved 16 December 2007 . ^ Jump up to : Nimmervoll , Ed ( 10 January 1970 ) . `` National Top 40 '' . Go - Set . Waverley Press . Retrieved 8 December 2017 . ^ Jump up to : Nimmervoll , Ed ( 15 January 1972 ) . `` National Top 40 '' . Go - Set . Waverley Press . Retrieved 8 December 2017 . Jump up ^ Nimmervoll , Ed ( 4 December 1971 ) . `` National Top 40 '' . Go - Set . Waverley Press . Retrieved 8 December 2017 . ^ Jump up to : Nimmervoll , Ed ( 23 September 1972 ) . `` National Top 40 '' . Go - Set . Waverley Press . Retrieved 9 December 2017 . Jump up ^ `` ' You ' at APRA search engine '' . Australasian Performing Right Association ( APRA ) . Retrieved 9 December 2017 . Note : For additional work user may have to select ' Search again ' and then ' Enter a title : ' or ' Performer : ' Jump up ^ `` Films for the Week '' . The Canberra Times . 46 ( 13,154 ) . 19 June 1972 . p. 13 . Retrieved 8 December 2017 -- via National Library of Australia . Jump up ^ `` Matt Flinders '' . Matt Flinders Official Website . Archived from the original on 25 December 2005 . Retrieved 16 December 2007 . ^ Jump up to : `` The Ryerson Index '' . Ryerson Index Inc . Retrieved 8 December 2017 ... Note : User must add ' Bonett ' into the Surname search parameter ^ Jump up to : Bradshaw , Ken . `` The Dave 's Place Group '' . LazyKa.com . Retrieved 9 December 2017 . Jump up ^ J.H. ( 20 July 1965 ) . `` Leisure TV Drama Music Art Books Radio The Arts : Good for Ohio , Better for Australia '' . The Canberra Times . 39 ( 11,212 ) . p. 9 . Retrieved 9 December 2017 -- via National Library of Australia . ^ Jump up to : Kimball , Duncan ( 2002 ) . `` Record Labels -- Fable Records '' . Milesago : Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964 -- 1975 . Ice Productions . Archived from the original on 7 March 2008 . Retrieved 8 December 2017 . Jump up ^ Dennis W. Nicholson ( ed . ) . `` Matt Flinders and Friends '' . Australian Soundtracks . Archived from the original on 7 May 2010 . Retrieved 8 December 2017 . ^ Jump up to : Kimball , Duncan ( 2002 ) . `` Record Labels -- Astor Records '' . Milesago : Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964 -- 1975 . Ice Productions . Archived from the original on 7 March 2008 . Retrieved 8 December 2017 . Jump up ^ Nimmervoll , Ed ( 18 April 1970 ) . `` National Top 40 '' . Go - Set . Waverley Press . Retrieved 9 December 2017 . Jump up ^ Nimmervoll , Ed ( 16 January 1971 ) . `` National Top 60 '' . Go - Set . Waverley Press . Retrieved 9 December 2017 . Jump up ^ Nimmervoll , Ed ( 3 July 1971 ) . `` National Top 60 '' . Go - Set . Waverley Press . Retrieved 9 December 2017 . Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matt_Flinders&oldid=827154327 '' Categories : Australian television personalities Australian male singers Living people Musicians from Melbourne Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from June 2013 Use Australian English from December 2017 All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English Articles with hCards Year of birth missing ( living people ) Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 23 February 2018 , at 02 : 17 . 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List of National Basketball Association career free throw scoring leaders - wikipedia List of National Basketball Association career free throw scoring leaders Jump to : navigation , search This article provides two lists : A list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season free throws made . A progressive list of free throws made leaders showing how the record has increased through the years . Contents ( hide ) 1 Free Throws Made Leaders 2 Progressive List of Career Free Throw Leaders 3 References 4 External links Free throws made leaders ( edit ) This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season free throws made . Statistics accurate as of the conclusion of the 2017 -- 18 NBA season on April 11 , 2018 . Active NBA player * Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame † Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration Rank Player Position ( s ) Team ( s ) played for ( years ) Total free throws made Total free throws attempted Free throw percentage Malone , Karl Karl Malone * PF Utah Jazz ( 1985 -- 2003 ) Los Angeles Lakers ( 2003 -- 2004 ) 9,787 13,188 . 742 Malone , Moses Moses Malone * Buffalo Braves ( 1976 ) Houston Rockets ( 1976 -- 1982 ) Philadelphia 76ers ( 1982 -- 1986 , 1993 -- 1994 ) Washington Bullets ( 1986 -- 1988 ) Atlanta Hawks ( 1988 -- 1991 ) Milwaukee Bucks ( 1991 -- 1993 ) San Antonio Spurs ( 1994 -- 1995 ) 8,531 11,090 . 769 Bryant , Kobe Kobe Bryant SG Los Angeles Lakers ( 1996 -- 2016 ) 8,378 10,011 . 837 Robertson , Oscar Oscar Robertson * PG Cincinnati Royals ( 1960 -- 1970 ) Milwaukee Bucks ( 1970 -- 1974 ) 7,694 9,185 . 838 Jordan , Michael Michael Jordan * SG Chicago Bulls ( 1984 -- 1993 , 1995 -- 1998 ) Washington Wizards ( 2001 -- 2003 ) 7,327 8,772 . 835 6 Nowitzki , Dirk Dirk Nowitzki ^ PF Dallas Mavericks ( 1999 -- present ) 7,201 8,189 . 879 7 West , Jerry Jerry West * PG / SG Los Angeles Lakers ( 1960 -- 1974 ) 7,160 8,801 . 814 8 Pierce , Paul Paul Pierce SF Boston Celtics ( 1999 -- 2013 ) Brooklyn Nets ( 2013 -- 2014 ) Washington Wizards ( 2014 -- 2015 ) Los Angeles Clippers ( 2015 -- 2017 ) 6,918 8,578 . 806 9 James , LeBron LeBron James ^ SF Cleveland Cavaliers ( 2003 -- 2010 , 2014 -- present ) Miami Heat ( 2010 -- 2014 ) 6,862 9,283 . 739 10 Dantley , Adrian Adrian Dantley * SF Buffalo Braves ( 1976 -- 1977 ) Indiana Pacers ( 1977 ) Los Angeles Lakers ( 1977 -- 1979 ) Utah Jazz ( 1979 -- 1986 ) Detroit Pistons ( 1986 -- 1989 ) Dallas Mavericks ( 1989 -- 1990 ) Milwaukee Bucks ( 1991 ) 6,832 8,351 . 818 11 Abdul - Jabbar , Kareem Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * Milwaukee Bucks ( 1969 -- 1975 ) Los Angeles Lakers ( 1975 -- 1989 ) 6,712 9,304 . 721 Schayes , Dolph Dolph Schayes * PF Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers ( 1949 -- 1964 ) 7,904 . 849 13 Iverson , Allen Allen Iverson * SG / PG Philadelphia 76ers ( 1996 -- 2006 , 2009 -- 2010 ) Denver Nuggets ( 2006 -- 2008 ) Detroit Pistons ( 2008 -- 2009 ) Memphis Grizzlies ( 2009 ) 6,375 8,168 . 780 14 Barkley , Charles Charles Barkley * PF Philadelphia 76ers ( 1984 -- 1992 ) Phoenix Suns ( 1992 -- 1996 ) Houston Rockets ( 1996 -- 2000 ) 6,349 8,643 . 735 15 Miller , Reggie Reggie Miller * SG Indiana Pacers ( 1987 -- 2005 ) 6,237 7,026 . 888 16 Pettit , Bob Bob Pettit * PF Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks ( 1954 -- 1965 ) 6,182 8,119 . 761 17 Chamberlain , Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors ( 1959 -- 1965 ) Philadelphia 76ers ( 1965 -- 1968 ) Los Angeles Lakers ( 1968 -- 1973 ) 6,057 11,862 . 511 18 Robinson , David David Robinson * San Antonio Spurs ( 1989 -- 2003 ) 6,035 8,201 . 736 19 Wilkins , Dominique Dominique Wilkins * SF Atlanta Hawks ( 1982 -- 1994 ) Los Angeles Clippers ( 1994 ) Boston Celtics ( 1994 -- 1995 ) San Antonio Spurs ( 1996 -- 1997 ) Orlando Magic ( 1999 ) 6,031 7,438 . 811 20 O'Neal , Shaquille Shaquille O'Neal * Orlando Magic ( 1992 -- 1996 ) Los Angeles Lakers ( 1996 -- 2004 ) Miami Heat ( 2004 -- 2008 ) Phoenix Suns ( 2008 -- 2009 ) Cleveland Cavaliers ( 2009 -- 2010 ) Boston Celtics ( 2010 -- 2011 ) 5,935 11,252 . 527 21 Anthony , Carmelo Carmelo Anthony ^ SF Denver Nuggets ( 2003 -- 2011 ) New York Knicks ( 2011 -- 2017 ) Oklahoma City Thunder ( 2017 -- present ) 5,900 7,268 . 812 22 Duncan , Tim Tim Duncan PF / C San Antonio Spurs ( 1997 -- 2016 ) 5,896 8,468 . 696 23 Baylor , Elgin Elgin Baylor * SF Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers ( 1958 -- 1971 ) 5,763 7,391 . 780 24 Wade , Dwyane Dwyane Wade ^ SG Miami Heat ( 2003 -- 2016 , 2018 -- present ) Chicago Bulls ( 2016 -- 2017 ) Cleveland Cavaliers ( 2017 -- 2018 ) 5,543 7,230 . 767 25 Olajuwon , Hakeem Hakeem Olajuwon * Houston Rockets ( 1984 -- 2001 ) Toronto Raptors ( 2001 -- 2002 ) 5,423 7,621 . 712 26 Wilkens , Lenny Lenny Wilkens * PG St. Louis Hawks ( 1960 -- 1968 ) Seattle SuperSonics ( 1968 -- 1972 ) Cleveland Cavaliers ( 1972 -- 1974 ) Portland Trail Blazers ( 1974 -- 1975 ) 5,394 6,973 . 774 27 Ewing , Patrick Patrick Ewing * New York Knicks ( 1985 -- 2000 ) Seattle SuperSonics ( 2000 -- 2001 ) Orlando Magic ( 2001 -- 2002 ) 5,392 7,289 . 740 28 Havlicek , John John Havlicek * SF Boston Celtics ( 1962 -- 1978 ) 5,369 6,589 . 815 29 Hayes , Elvin Elvin Hayes * PF San Diego / Houston Rockets ( 1968 -- 1972 ) Baltimore / Capital / Washington Bullets ( 1972 -- 1981 ) Houston Rockets ( 1981 -- 1984 ) 5,356 7,999 . 670 30 Durant , Kevin Kevin Durant ^ SF / SG Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder ( 2007 -- 2016 ) Golden State Warriors ( 2016 -- present ) 5,294 6,000 . 882 31 Bellamy , Walt Walt Bellamy * Chicago Packers / Zephyrs / / Baltimore Bullets ( 1961 -- 1965 ) New York Knicks ( 1965 -- 1968 ) Detroit Pistons ( 1968 -- 1970 ) Atlanta Hawks ( 1970 -- 1974 ) New Orleans Jazz ( 1974 ) 5,113 8,088 . 632 32 Walker , Chet Chet Walker * SF Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers ( 1962 -- 1969 ) Chicago Bulls ( 1969 -- 1975 ) 5,079 6,384 . 796 33 Chambers , Tom Tom Chambers PF San Diego Clippers ( 1981 -- 1983 ) Seattle SuperSonics ( 1983 -- 1988 ) Phoenix Suns ( 1988 -- 1993 ) Utah Jazz ( 1993 -- 1995 ) Charlotte Hornets ( 1997 ) Philadelphia 76ers ( 1997 ) 5,066 6,274 . 807 34 Arizin , Paul Paul Arizin * SF Philadelphia Warriors ( 1950 -- 1962 ) 5,010 6,189 . 810 35 Howard , Dwight Dwight Howard ^ Orlando Magic ( 2004 -- 2012 ) Los Angeles Lakers ( 2012 -- 2013 ) Houston Rockets ( 2013 -- 2016 ) Atlanta Hawks ( 2016 -- 2017 ) Charlotte Hornets ( 2017 -- present ) 5,005 8,837 . 566 36 Johnson , Magic Magic Johnson * PG Los Angeles Lakers ( 1979 -- 1991 , 1996 ) 4,960 5,850 . 848 37 Garnett , Kevin Kevin Garnett PF Minnesota Timberwolves ( 1995 -- 2007 , 2015 -- 2016 ) Boston Celtics ( 2007 -- 2013 ) Brooklyn Nets ( 2013 -- 2015 ) 4,887 6,190 . 789 38 Harden , James James Harden ^ SG Oklahoma City Thunder ( 2009 -- 2012 ) Houston Rockets ( 2012 -- present ) 4,850 5,678 . 854 39 Stockton , John John Stockton * PG Utah Jazz ( 1984 -- 2003 ) 4,788 5,796 . 826 40 Carter , Vince Vince Carter ^ SG / SF Toronto Raptors ( 1999 -- 2004 ) New Jersey Nets ( 2004 -- 2009 ) Orlando Magic ( 2009 -- 2010 ) Phoenix Suns ( 2010 -- 2011 ) Dallas Mavericks ( 2011 -- 2014 ) Memphis Grizzlies ( 2014 -- 2017 ) Sacramento Kings ( 2017 -- present ) 4,782 5,987 . 799 41 Howell , Bailey Bailey Howell * SF Detroit Pistons ( 1959 -- 1964 ) Baltimore Bullets ( 1964 -- 1966 ) Boston Celtics ( 1966 -- 1970 ) Philadelphia 76ers ( 1970 -- 1971 ) 4,740 6,224 . 762 42 Gasol , Pau Pau Gasol ^ C / PF Memphis Grizzlies ( 2001 -- 2008 ) Los Angeles Lakers ( 2008 -- 2014 ) Chicago Bulls ( 2014 -- 2016 ) San Antonio Spurs ( 2016 -- present ) 4,727 6,271 . 754 43 Free , World B. World B. Free PG Philadelphia 76ers ( 1975 -- 1978 , 1987 ) San Diego Clippers ( 1978 -- 1980 ) Golden State Warriors ( 1980 -- 1982 ) Cleveland Cavaliers ( 1982 -- 1986 ) Houston Rockets ( 1987 -- 1988 ) 4,718 6,264 . 753 44 Drexler , Clyde Clyde Drexler * SG Portland Trail Blazers ( 1983 -- 1995 ) Houston Rockets ( 1995 -- 1998 ) 4,698 5,962 . 788 45 Archibald , Nate Nate Archibald * PG Cincinnati Royals / Kansas City ( - Omaha ) Kings ( 1970 -- 1976 ) New York Nets ( 1976 -- 1977 ) Boston Celtics ( 1978 -- 1983 ) Milwaukee Bucks ( 1983 -- 1984 ) 4,664 5,760 . 810 46 Theus , Reggie Reggie Theus SG Chicago Bulls ( 1978 -- 1984 ) Kansas City / Sacramento Kings ( 1984 -- 1988 ) Atlanta Hawks ( 1988 -- 1989 ) Orlando Magic ( 1989 -- 1990 ) New Jersey Nets ( 1990 -- 1991 ) 4,663 5,644 . 826 47 Stackhouse , Jerry Jerry Stackhouse SG Philadelphia 76ers ( 1995 -- 1997 ) Detroit Pistons ( 1997 -- 2002 ) Washington Wizards ( 2002 -- 2004 ) Dallas Mavericks ( 2004 -- 2009 ) Milwaukee Bucks ( 2010 ) Miami Heat ( 2010 ) Atlanta Hawks ( 2011 -- 2012 ) Brooklyn Nets ( 2012 -- 2013 ) 4,649 5,659 . 822 48 Cousy , Bob Bob Cousy * PG Boston Celtics ( 1950 -- 1963 ) Cincinnati Royals ( 1970 ) 4,624 5,756 . 803 49 Maggette , Corey Corey Maggette SF Orlando Magic ( 1999 -- 2000 ) Los Angeles Clippers ( 2000 -- 2008 ) Golden State Warriors ( 2008 -- 2010 ) Milwaukee Bucks ( 2010 -- 2011 ) Charlotte Bobcats ( 2011 -- 2012 ) Detroit Pistons ( 2012 ) 4,605 5,599 . 822 50 Greer , Hal Hal Greer * SG Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers ( 1958 -- 1973 ) 4,578 5,717 . 801 Progressive list of career free throw leaders ( edit ) This is a progressive list of free throw scoring leaders showing how the record has increased through the years . Statistics accurate as of the conclusion of the 2017 -- 18 NBA season on April 11 , 2018 . Active NBA player * Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame † Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration Team Abbreviations Team listed is the one player was on when he established the record . BOS Boston Celtics HOU Houston Rockets NOJ New Orleans Jazz SAC Sacramento Kings BUF Buffalo Braves IND Indiana Pacers NOP New Orleans Pelicans SDC San Diego Clippers CHI Chicago Bulls KCO Kansas City - Omaha Kings OKC Oklahoma City Thunder SFW San Francisco Warriors CIN Cincinnati Royals LAC Los Angeles Clippers PHI Philadelphia 76ers STL St. Louis Hawks CLE Cleveland Cavaliers LAL Los Angeles Lakers PHO Phoenix Suns SYR Syracuse Nationals DAL Dallas Mavericks MIA Miami Heat PHW Philadelphia Warriors TOR Toronto Raptors DEN Denver Nuggets MIL Milwaukee Bucks POR Portland Trail Blazers UTA Utah Jazz DET Detroit Pistons MNL Minneapolis Lakers SAS San Antonio Spurs WSB Washington Bullets Free Throw Leader at the end of every season Season Year - by - Year FT Active Player FT Career Record FT Single Season Record FT Season 1946 -- 47 Joe Fulks * 000PHW 439 Joe Fulks * 000PHW 439 Joe Fulks * 000PHW 439 Joe Fulks * 000PHW 439 1946 -- 47 1947 -- 48 297 736 736 1947 -- 48 1948 -- 49 George Mikan * 000MNL 532 1,238 1,238 George Mikan * 000MNL 532 1948 -- 49 1949 -- 50 567 1,531 1,531 567 1949 -- 50 1950 -- 51 576 1,909 1,909 576 1950 -- 51 1951 -- 52 Paul Arizin * 000PHW 578 2,159 2,159 Paul Arizin * 000PHW 578 1951 -- 52 1952 -- 53 Neil Johnston * 000PHW 556 George Mikan * 000MNL 2,550 George Mikan * 000MNL 2,550 1952 -- 53 1953 -- 54 577 2,974 2,974 1953 -- 54 1954 -- 55 589 Ed Macauley * 000BOS 2,703 Neil Johnston * 000PHW 589 1954 -- 55 1955 -- 56 Bob Pettit * 000STL 557 Dolph Schayes * 000SYR 3,206 Dolph Schayes * 000SYR 3,206 1955 -- 56 1956 -- 57 Dolph Schayes * 000SYR 625 3,831 3,831 Dolph Schayes * 000SYR 625 1956 -- 57 1957 -- 58 George Yardley * 000DET 655 4,460 4,460 George Yardley * 000DET 655 1957 -- 58 1958 -- 59 Bob Pettit * 000STL 667 4,986 4,986 Bob Pettit * 000STL 667 1958 -- 59 1959 -- 60 Jack Twyman * 000CIN 598 5,519 5,519 1959 -- 60 1960 -- 61 Dolph Schayes * 000SYR 680 6,199 6,199 Dolph Schayes * 000SYR 680 1960 -- 61 1961 -- 62 Wilt Chamberlain * 000PHW 835 6,485 6,485 Wilt Chamberlain * 000PHW 835 1961 -- 62 1962 -- 63 Bob Pettit * 000STL 685 6,666 6,666 1962 -- 63 1963 -- 64 Oscar Robertson * 000CIN 800 6,712 6,712 1963 -- 64 1964 -- 65 665 Bob Pettit * 000STL 6,182 1964 -- 65 1965 -- 66 Jerry West * 000LAL 840 Oscar Robertson * 000CIN 1965 -- 70 000MIL 1970 -- 74 4,174 Jerry West * 000LAL 840 1965 -- 66 1966 -- 67 Rick Barry * 000SFW 753 4,910 1966 -- 67 1967 -- 68 Oscar Robertson * 000CIN 576 5,486 1967 -- 68 1968 -- 69 643 6,129 1968 -- 69 1969 -- 70 Jerry West * 000LAL 647 6,583 1969 -- 70 1970 -- 71 Dave Bing * 000DET 615 6,968 Oscar Robertson * 000MIL 6,968 1970 -- 71 1971 -- 72 Tiny Archibald * 0CIN 000KCO 1972 -- 73 677 7,244 7,244 1971 -- 72 1972 -- 73 663 7,482 7,482 1972 -- 73 1973 -- 74 Gail Goodrich * 000LAL 508 7,694 7,694 1973 -- 74 1974 -- 75 Tiny Archibald * 000KCO 652 Lenny Wilkens * 000POR 5,394 1974 -- 75 1975 -- 76 Bob McAdoo * 000BUF 559 John Havlicek * 000BOS 4,904 1975 -- 76 1976 -- 77 Pete Maravich * 000NOJ 501 5,139 1976 -- 77 1977 -- 78 Adrian Dantley * 000LAL 541 5,369 1977 -- 78 1978 -- 79 World B. Free 000SDC 654 Gail Goodrich * 000NOJ 4,319 1978 -- 79 1979 -- 80 572 Elvin Hayes * 000WSB 1979 -- 81 000HOU 1981 -- 83 4,523 1979 -- 80 1980 -- 81 Adrian Dantley * 000UTA 632 4,794 1980 -- 81 1981 -- 82 648 5,074 1981 -- 82 1982 -- 83 Moses Malone * 000PHI 600 5,270 1982 -- 83 1983 -- 84 Adrian Dantley * 000UTA 813 Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * 000LAL 5,515 1983 -- 84 1984 -- 85 Moses Malone * 000PHI 737 5,804 1984 -- 85 1985 -- 86 Adrian Dantley * 000UTA 630 6,140 1985 -- 86 1986 -- 87 Michael Jordan * 000CHI 833 6,385 1986 -- 87 1987 -- 88 723 Moses Malone * 000WSB 1987 -- 88 000ATL 1988 -- 91 000MIL 1991 -- 93 000PHI 1993 -- 94 000SAS 1994 -- 95 6,636 1987 -- 88 1988 -- 89 Karl Malone * 000UTA 703 7,197 1988 -- 89 1989 -- 90 696 7,690 1989 -- 90 1990 -- 91 684 7,999 Moses Malone * 000ATL 1990 -- 91 000MIL 1991 -- 93 000PHI 1993 -- 94 000SAS 1994 -- 95 7,999 1990 -- 91 1991 -- 92 673 8,395 8,395 1991 -- 92 1992 -- 93 619 8,419 8,419 1992 -- 93 1993 -- 94 David Robinson * 000SAS 693 8,509 8,509 1993 -- 94 1994 -- 95 656 8,531 8,531 1994 -- 95 1995 -- 96 626 Karl Malone * 000UTA 1995 -- 2003 000LAL 2003 -- 04 5,984 1995 -- 96 1996 -- 97 Karl Malone * 000UTA 521 6,505 1996 -- 97 1997 -- 98 628 7,133 1997 -- 98 1998 -- 99 378 7,511 1998 -- 99 1999 -- 00 Jerry Stackhouse 000DET 618 8,100 1999 -- 00 2000 -- 01 666 8,636 Karl Malone * 000UTA 2000 -- 2003 000LAL 2003 -- 04 8,636 2000 -- 01 2001 -- 02 Tim Duncan 000SAS 560 9,145 9,145 2001 -- 02 2002 -- 03 Paul Pierce 000BOS 604 9,619 9,619 2002 -- 03 2003 -- 04 Corey Maggette 000LAC 526 9,787 9,787 2003 -- 04 2004 -- 05 Allen Iverson * 000PHI 656 Reggie Miller * 000IND 6,237 2004 -- 05 2005 -- 06 Kobe Bryant 000LAL 696 Shaquille O'Neal * 000MIA 5,147 2005 -- 06 2006 -- 07 667 Allen Iverson * 000PHI 2006 000DEN 2006 -- 08 000DET 2008 -- 09 5,355 2006 -- 07 2007 -- 08 Allen Iverson * 00DEN 645 6,000 2007 -- 08 2008 -- 09 LeBron James ^ 000CLE 594 6,271 2008 -- 09 2009 -- 10 Kevin Durant ^ 000OKC 756 Kobe Bryant 000LAL 6,543 2009 -- 10 2010 -- 11 Kevin Durant ^ 00OKC Kevin Martin 00HOU 594 7,026 2010 -- 11 2011 -- 12 Kevin Durant ^ 000OKC 431 7,407 2011 -- 12 2012 -- 13 679 7,932 2012 -- 13 2013 -- 14 703 7,950 2013 -- 14 2014 -- 15 James Harden ^ 000HOU 715 8,146 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 720 8,378 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 746 Dirk Nowitzki ^ 000DAL 7,104 2016 -- 17 2017 - 18 624 7,201 Jerry West * 53 years 840 2017 - 18 Season Year - by - Year FT Active Player FT Career Record FT Single Season Record FT Season References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Free Throws '' . 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External links ( edit ) Basketball-Reference.com enumeration of NBA career leaders in free throws made ( hide ) National Basketball Association statistical leaders Players Career Regular season Points Franchise Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Turnovers Three - point field goals Free throws Seasons Games Minutes Playoffs Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Turnovers Three - point field goals Free throws Games Minutes Annual Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Minutes Field goal percentage Three - point field goals Three - point field goal percentage Free throw percentage Season Points Rookie Rebounds Rookie Game Points Playoffs Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Misc Tallest players Shortest players Oldest and youngest players Highest - paid players Teams Winningest teams All - time win - loss records Winning streaks Losing streaks Misc Highest - scoring games Records Regular season Playoffs All - Star Game Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_National_Basketball_Association_career_free_throw_scoring_leaders&oldid=836146381 '' Categories : National Basketball Association lists National Basketball Association statistical leaders Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 12 April 2018 , at 23 : 02 . 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Ring finger - wikipedia Ring finger Jump to : navigation , search Ring finger The ring finger on this hand is extended ( left hand ) . Details Artery Proper palmar digital arteries , dorsal digital arteries Vein Palmar digital veins , dorsal digital veins Nerve Dorsal digital nerves of radial nerve , Dorsal digital nerves of ulnar nerve , Proper palmar digital nerves of median nerve Identifiers Latin Digitus IV manus , digitus quartus manus , digitus annularis manus , digitus medicinalis Dorlands / Elsevier d_18 / 12296626 TA A01. 1.00. 056 FMA 24948 Anatomical terminology ( edit on Wikidata ) The ring finger is the finger on which it is the custom in a particular culture for a wedding ring to be placed during a wedding ceremony and on which the wedding ring is subsequently worn to indicate the status of the wearer as a married person . It is commonly the finger between the middle finger and the little finger , and is so named because in some cultures it is the finger on which one usually wears a wedding ring after marriage . In some cultures the wedding ring is worn on the ring finger of the left hand , while in others it is on the right hand . Traditionally , a wedding ring was worn by the bride / wife on the ring finger , but in recent times more men also wear a wedding ring on the ring finger . It is also the custom in some cultures not to wear a ring on the ring finger unless one is married , though an engagement ring is usually also worn on the ring finger . Contents ( hide ) 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Contemporary customs 3.1 Western customs 3.2 Non-Western customs 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Etymology ( edit ) The origin of the selection of the fourth finger as the ring finger is not definitively known . According to László A. Magyar , the names of the ring finger in many languages reflect an ancient belief that it is a magical finger . It is named after magic or rings , or called nameless ( for example , in Chinese : 无名指 , unnamed finger ) . In Sanskrit and other languages like Finnish or Russian , the ring finger is called respectively - `` Anamika '' , `` Nimetön '' and `` Безымянный '' ( `` nameless '' ) . In Arabic and Hebrew , the ring finger is called respectively - bansur ( meaning `` victory '' ) - and kmitsa ( meaning `` taking a handful '' ) . In anatomy , the ring finger is called digitus medicinalis , the fourth finger , digitus annularis , digitus quartus , or digitus IV . It may also be referred to as the third finger , excluding the thumb . In Latin , the word anulus means `` ring '' , digitus means `` finger '' , and quartus means `` fourth '' . History ( edit ) Main article : Wedding ring Before medical science discovered how the circulatory system functioned , people believed that a vein ran directly from the fourth finger on the left hand to the heart . Because of the hand -- heart connection , they chose the descriptive name vena amoris , Latin for the vein of love , for this particular vein . Based upon this name , their contemporaries , purported experts in the field of matrimonial etiquette , wrote that it would only be fitting that the wedding ring be worn on this finger . By wearing the ring on the fourth finger of the left hand , a married couple symbolically declares their eternal love for each other . Contemporary customs ( edit ) Western customs ( edit ) In Western cultures , a wedding ring is traditionally worn on the ring finger . This developed from the Roman `` anulus pronubis '' when a man would give a ring to the woman at their betrothal ceremony . Blessing the wedding ring and putting it on the bride 's finger dates from the 11th century . In medieval Europe , during the Christian wedding ceremony the ring was placed in sequence on the thumb , index , middle , and ring fingers of the left hand . The ring was then left on the ring finger . In a few European countries , the ring is worn on the left hand prior to marriage , then transferred to the right during the ceremony . For example , a Greek Orthodox bride wears the ring on the left hand prior to the ceremony , then moves it to the right hand after the wedding . In England , the 1549 Prayer Book declared `` the ring shall be placed on the left hand '' . By the 17th and 18th centuries the ring could be found on any finger after the ceremony -- even on the thumb . The wedding ring is generally worn on the ring finger of the left hand in the former British Empire , certain parts of Western Europe , certain parts of Catholic Central and Eastern Europe ( and some not so ) , Mexico and Bolivia . These include : Australia , Botswana , Canada , Egypt , Ireland , New Zealand , South Africa , the UK , and the US ; France , Italy , Portugal , Sweden , and Finland ; Czech Republic , Slovakia , Switzerland , Romania , Croatia , and Slovenia . The wedding ring is worn on the ring finger of the right hand in some Orthodox and a small number of Catholic European countries , some Protestant Western European , as well as some Central and South American Catholic countries . In Eastern Europe , these include : Bulgaria , Georgia , Latvia , Lithuania , Macedonia , Russia , and Serbia . In Central or Western Europe , these include : Austria , Denmark , Greece , Germany , Hungary , Poland , Netherlands ( if not Catholic ) , Norway , and ( Catholic ) Spain . In Central or South America , these include : Colombia , Cuba , Peru , Venezuela . The ring is worn on the right hand until the actual wedding day , when it is moved to the left hand in Turkey , Lebanon , and Syria as well as in Brazil . In a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony , the wedding ring is placed on the bride 's left hand index finger , but other traditions place it on the middle finger or the thumb , most commonly in recent times . Today , the ring usually is moved to the left hand ring finger after the ceremony . Some Jewish grooms have adopted wearing a wedding ring . Non-western customs ( edit ) In Sinhala and Tamil culture , the groom wears the wedding ring on his right hand and bride wears it on her left hand ring finger . This can be seen in countries like Sri Lanka where there is a rich Sinhala and Tamil cultural influence in the society . A wedding ring is not a traditional part of the religious Muslim wedding and wedding rings are not included in most Islamic countries , However , if a wedding ring is worn in an Islamic country , it may be worn on either the left ( such is the custom in Iran ) or the right ring finger ( as in Jordan ) . As opposed to the wedding ring , use of a ring to denote betrothal or engagement is quite prevalent in Muslim countries , especially those in West and South Asia . Muslim engagement rings are typically worn on the right finger by men , and the left finger by women . Rings are not traditional in an Indian wedding . However , in modern society it is becoming a practice to wear rings for engagements and not for actual marriage . Though the left hand is considered inauspicious for religious activities , a ring ( not to be called wedding ring ) is still worn on the left hand . Men generally wear the rings on the right hand and the women on the left hands . If a wedding ring is worn , the ring is worn on the left ring finger mostly for men . See also ( edit ) Digit ratio , comparative lengths of the index finger and ring finger and androgen levels in utero References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Magyar , László A. `` Digitus Medicinalis -- the Etymology of the Name '' Actes du Congr . Intern . d'Hist . de Med . XXXII. , Antwerpen. 175 - 179. , 1990 , retrieved September 2 , 2009 Jump up ^ `` Third finger '' . Dictionary.com Unabridged . Random House . Retrieved 2012 - 08 - 05 . Jump up ^ Mukherji , Subha ( 2006 ) , Law and Representation in Early Modern Drama , Cambridge University Press , pp. 35 − 36 , ISBN 0521850355 Jump up ^ Why in the Orthodox tradition do we wear the wedding ring on the left hand ? , antiochian.org Jump up ^ David Sperber , in : Daniel Sperber , Minhagei Yisrael Vol. 4 , Jerusalem 1995 , pp. 92 - 93 ( Hebrew ) Jump up ^ `` A Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu Wedding '' ( PDF ) . External links ( edit ) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ring fingers . Look up ring finger in Wiktionary , the free dictionary . 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