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| | georgia.gov - Early County |
 | | The counties of Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Dougherty, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, and Seminole were all created from territory originally belonging to Early County. |
 | | Georgia's 41st county was named for Peter Early, Governor of Georgia from 1813 to 1815, Superior Court Judge, and member of Congress. |
 | | Blakely, the county seat, was named for Captain Johnson Blakely, a North Carolinian lost at sea during the War of 1812. |
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