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Rabun County, Georgia
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Location
Courthouse
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Contact Information
County Data
Statistics and Rates
| 2008 Population |
16514 (State Rank: 100) |
| Incorporated Millage Rate |
8,54 |
| Unincorporated Millage Rate |
8,16 |
| County Bond |
0 |
| School Maintenance/Operations |
8,916 |
| School Bond |
0 |
| Total Incorporated |
17,456 |
| Total Unincorporated |
17,076 |
County Name and Origin
| Rabun County at the northeast corner of Georgia was acquired form cession of Cherokee lands in 1819. It is named for Governor William Rabun, the state's 11th governor who served only two years before his death. He is best remembered for opposing General Andrew Jackson over destruction of a Creek Indian village in what is now Lee County. Clayton, the county seat, was named for Judge Augustin S. Clayton. |
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County Officials
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