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| | Johnson County, Georgia Genealogical Records Information |
 | | Johnson County was created on Dec. 11, 1858 by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1858, p. |
 | | Formed from portions of Emanuel, Laurens, and Washington counties, Georgia's 130th county was named for Herschel Johnson, who had served as governor (1853-57) and had run as Democratic vice presidential nominee in Stephen Douglas's unsuccessful race for the presidency in 1860. |
 | | The commissioners were authorized to purchase a tract of land for laying out a town, while the justices of the county's first inferior court were responsible for having a courthouse and other public buildings constructed. |
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