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Habersham County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,031. [1] The county seat is Clarkesville. [2] The county was created on December 15, 1818, and named for Colonel Joseph Habersham of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War.
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Jul 14, 2006 · Habersham County, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of northeast Georgia, is the state’s forty-sixth county. Created in 1818 from land formerly held by Cherokee Indians, it was named after Joseph Habersham, an army officer during the Revolutionary War (1775-83) and a U.S. postmaster general. Habersham County was enlarged in 1828 ...
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Map of Georgia highlighting Habersham County. Habersham County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, 46,031 people lived there. The county seat is Clarkesville. It is named for Joseph Habersham, a slave owner and veteran of the American War for Independence.
About Habersham County. Resting in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, roughly 90 miles north of Atlanta, is Georgia’s forty-sixth county. Officially created in 1818 from the lands of the Cherokee Indians, Habersham County is named after Revolutionary War hero and U.S. Postmaster General Joseph Habersham.
This is a list of properties and districts in Habersham County, Georgia that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 23, 2024. [1] Current listings. References.
Year Erected: 1955. Marker Text: Habersham County was created by Acts of the Legislature, Dec. 15, 1818, and named for Joseph Habersham (1751–1815), of Savannah, who had a summer home near Clarkesville.
