adj. 1  liable to act without consideration; rash; impulsive. 2  resulting from or characterized by rashness or haste. 3  poetic moving with great force or violence; rushing: the impetuous stream hurtled down the valley.
For the city located within Washington County, see Oconee, Georgia. Oconee County Courthouse in Watkinsville. Oconee County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,808. The county seat is Watkinsville. Oconee County is included in the Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Brittain, Thompson, Bray & Brown. In June 1806, the Baldwin County's first court session was held in a log cabin in Hillsborough (a small settlement today located in Jasper County about 25 miles northwest of Milledgeville). In Dec. 1807, the legislature formed four new counties from portions of Baldwin County. The same month, the legislature designated Milledgeville county seat, since Hillsborough was now part of newly created Randolph County (later renamed Jasper County). Milledgeville was laid out to be Georgia's new state capital and first settled in 1803.