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.
County courts were authorized to first met at the home of Ambrose Harnage that soon became known as Harnageville, later called Marble Works, and even later Tate, Georgia when Cherokee County was first established. Since 1880 that town has been called Tate, and it is now (since 1853) in Pickens County.