Wilkinson County Georgia History and Genealogy

Wilkinson County Georgia

American History and Genealogy Project

Union Church, Irwinton, Ga.

Irwinton, Ga. 1916

Wilkinson County Courthouse, Irwinton, Ga.

Situated in beautiful Middle Ga, Wilkinson County is bordered by Baldwin , Washington, Jones, Twiggs & Laurens counties. When organized in 1803,
from Creek land, Wilkinson embraced Dodge and Telfair, and parts of four other counties: Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, and Twiggs.
The county is named in honor of General James Wilkinson. Irwinton, the county seat is named for Governor Jared Irwin.

Some of the orginal settlers were Samuel Beall, Charles C. Beall, Solomon B. Murphy, John Hoover, John Meredith, Abner Hicks,
Alexander Passmore, John Freeman, Joel Rivers, Samuel Bragg, John Lavender, Isaac Hall, Green B. Burney, Wiley Shepherd, Joseph Hill,
William Lord, Jesse Pittman, M. Carswell, Anson Ball, Wm. Lindsey, and Ellis Harvill.

Birthplace of
Iternationally known antiques dealer Jim Williams; Pittsburg Steeler's Bud Dupree;
Allstar Pitcher Kevin Brown; and Rugby Player Phaidra Knight

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Common Misspellings - Wilkerson for Wilkinson; Irvington, Irwington for Irwinton

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This site is a member of The American History and Genealogy Project (AHGP), an unincorporated not-for-profit network of independent sites devoted to History & Genealogy, and covering North American Countries and Territories. For more information about our group, including how you can join us, please see our About page. Eileen Babb McAdams - Wilkinson County, Ga. AHGP Co-ordinator; Paula Franklin Georgia AHGP Co-ordinator