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.
Oconee County was created from the southwestern part of Clarke County in 1875 by the Georgia General Assembly. The new county was created to satisfy southwestern Clarke County residents' demand for their own county after the county seat was moved from Watkinsville to Athens by the General Assembly in 1872.