Haralson County

Haralson County on the Alabama border was drawn from Carroll and Polk counties in 1856. Again its founders sought a name commemorat­ing a military man, General Hugh A. Haralson of the Georgia Militia, a member of Congress and chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs during the Mexican War. The act authorizing the county entrusted judges of the inferior court with locating a site for public buildings. They chose the site of the present county seat and named it Buchanan for the last Democrat president before the Civil War, James Buchanan.

Contact Information

Address 155 Van Wert St, Buchanan GA 30113
Telephone 770.646.2002
Fax 770.646.2035
Website http://www.haralsoncountyga.gov

Statistics and Rates

2008 Population 28979 (State Rank: 59)
Incorporated Millage Rate 11.02
Unincorporated Millage Rate 11.02
County Bond 0
School Maintenance/Operations 16.33
School Bond 0
Total Incorporated 27.35
Total Unincorporated 27.35

 

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