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Brantley County, Georgia
Brantley County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,021. The county seat is Nahunta. Brantley County is part of the Brunswick, Georgia metropolitan statistical area. History Georgia voters passed a state constitutional amendment on November 2, 1920, to form Brantley County from pieces of three earlier surrounding Georgia counties: Charlton, Pierce, and Wayne counties. Although the precise origin of the county name is unknown, it is believed that it honors U.S. Representative (congressman) William Gordon Brantley or his father, Benjamin Daniel Brantley, a well-known local merchant and Confederate States Army soldier in the American Civil War (1861–1865). Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.1%) is water. The Satilla River runs through Brantley County. The bulk of Brantley County, from east of Hortense south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brantley County Courthouse
The Brantley County Courthouse is a historic courthouse for Brantley County in Nahunta, Georgia, Nahunta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia.http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/courthouses/brantleyCH.ht It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 14, 1995. It is located at 117 Brantley Street. Hoboken, Georgia was Brantley County's original county seat and the county's first courthouse was built there in 1921, a year after the county's creation. In 1923 the legislature designated Nahunta as Brantley's county seat. A two-story brick courthouse was built in Nahunta in 1930 and remains the county courthouse today. An addition was added in 1978. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Brantley County, Georgia References External links * {{Registered Historic Places Buildings and structures in Brantley County, Georgia County courthouses in Georgia (U.S. state) Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |