History :

In establishing a website for Jones County, I feel recognition of the County's history should be a vital inclusion into the vast information shared in that site. History has always been cherished and respected within my own family for generations, and as the County Clerk, official record keeper for the county, I am excited and eager to assemble this abbreviated History for your enjoyment. May you enjoy and learn from this as I did. Also, I would like to thank the family of Mrs. Mary Ann Hamrick, who was a dear friend of the family and neighbor, for granting permission to use excerpts from her mother's book, History of Jones County, Georgia 1807 - 1907 Bicentennial Edition by Carolyn White Williams. I also respectfully acknowledge the labor of love from Mrs. Carrie Williams in writing the History of Jones County. It is through her work that our most precious treasure has been preserved, that of our heritage, our History. - Leila Brittain, County Clerk, Jones County, Georgia.