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Baldwin County
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County Coordinator:
Rebecca Maloney maloneys7193@gmail.com
Assistant State Coordinator:
Rebecca Maloney
State Coordinator:
Paula Perkins
COUNTY FORMATION
Welcome
to Baldwin County and Milledgeville Georgia GAGenWeb
Baldwin County,
named after Abraham Baldwin, was created in 1803 by Creek cessions of
June 1802. The land was distributed by the 1805 Land Lottery. The Second
(1807) Lottery of Georgia, Act of Legislature was passed on June
26, 1806. Four new counties were made out of parts of
Baldwin: Morgan, Randolph
(later to become Jasper
County),
Jones and
Putnam. Portions of
Wilkinson Co. were added
in 1806, 1807, 1856 and 1872. Portions
of Hancock County were
added in 1807. Portions of
Washington County were added in 1807, 1812 and 1826. Portions of Jones County were added in 1856.
Milledgeville,
named after John Milledge, was the state capital of Georgia from
1807 to 1868 & incorporated as a city in 1836.
