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Johnson County, Georgia
Johnson County is a county located along the Oconee River in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,189. The county seat is Wrightsville. Johnson County is part of the Dublin, Georgia, micropolitan statistical area. History Johnson county was created by the Georgia legislature December 11, 1858, from parts of Emanuel, Laurens, and Washington counties. Johnson County was named for Georgia governor, senator, and U.S. vice-presidential candidate Herschel Vespasian Johnson. In 1919, a deputy driving Jim Waters, a black prisoner accused of rape, out of the county was stopped by a group of 150 men at a bridge over the Ohoopee River. The men tied Waters to a tree and shot him numerous times. The case was closed without any investigation. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.2%) is water. The vast majority of Johnson County is located in the Ohoopee River sub-basin of the Alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herschel Vespasian Johnson
Herschel Vespasian Johnson (September 18, 1812August 16, 1880) was an American politician. He was the 41st Governor of Georgia from 1853 to 1857 and the vice presidential nominee of the Douglas wing of the Democratic Party in the 1860 U.S. presidential election. He also served as one of Georgia's Confederate States senators. Early life Johnson was born near Farmer's Bridge in Burke County, Georgia. In 1834, he graduated from the University of Georgia. He studied at the private law school of Judge William T. Gould in Augusta, Georgia and was admitted to the bar. He moved to Jefferson County in 1839 and began to practice law in Louisville, Georgia. In 1844, Johnson moved to the state capitol, Milledgeville, where he continued to practice law. During the 1850s, he would acquire the Samuel Rockwell House, a historic house in the city, as his summer house. Political life He unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 1843. In 1844 he was a presidential elector, and cast his ball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US 221
U.S. Route 221 (US 221) is a spur of U.S. Route 21. It travels from Perry, Florida, at US 19/ US 98/ US 27 Alternate to Lynchburg, Virginia, at US 29 Business ( Lynchburg Expressway). It travels through the states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. It travels through the cities of Valdosta, Georgia; Spartanburg, South Carolina; Marion, North Carolina; Roanoke, Virginia; and Lynchburg, Virginia. Route description Florida U.S. Route 221 originates just south of the city of Perry, with its southern terminus intersecting with the cosigned U.S. Route 19 U.S. Route 98 and U.S. Route 27 Alternate, taking hidden SR 55 with it away from US 19. It continues through the city of Perry and intersects Interstate 10 and U.S. Route 90 in rural Madison County before crossing into Georgia. Georgia U.S. Route 221 runs through the cities of Quitman, Valdosta, Lakeland, Pearson, and Douglas in southern Georgia. In Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia State Route 86
State Route 86 (SR 86) is a state highway that travels mostly through rural areas of the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway travels from a point southeast of East Dublin southeast to a point about halfway between Lyons and Reidsville, via Oak Park. Route description SR 86 begins at an intersection with SR 29 southeast of East Dublin. The highway heads easterly to an intersection with SR 15/ SR 78 in Blackville. Farther to the southeast, SR 86 crosses over, but does not have an interchange with, Interstate 16 (I-16) northeast of Soperton. Almost immediately afterward, US 221/ SR 56 crosses the path; I-16 can be accessed approximately northeast of the intersection. SR 86 parallels I-16 until just before an intersection with SR 46. The two highways form a concurrency for about to an intersection with US 1/ SR 4 in Oak Park. Here, SR 46 diverges from SR 86. SR 86 tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia 86
Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the female given name * Georgia (musician) (born 1990), English singer, songwriter, and drummer Georgia Barnes Places Historical polities * Kingdom of Georgia, a medieval kingdom * Kingdom of Eastern Georgia, a late medieval kingdom * Kingdom of Western Georgia, a late medieval kingdom * Georgia Governorate, a subdivision of the Russian Empire * Georgia within the Russian Empire * Democratic Republic of Georgia, a country established after the collapse of the Russian Empire and later conquered by Soviet Russia. * Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, a republic within the Soviet Union * Republic of Georgia, a republic in the Soviet Union which, after the collapse of the USSR (1991), was a independent c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia State Route 78
State Route 78 (SR 78) is a backward question mark-shaped state highway in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway travels from Soperton north and northwest to Wrightsville, then turning northeast to Wadley and, finally, east, to its eastern terminus, at a point northwest of Midville. Route description SR 78 begins at an intersection with SR 46 in the northeast part of Soperton. It heads south, southwest, and northwest to an intersection with U.S. Route 221 (US 221)/ SR 15/ SR 56 in downtown Soperton. At this point, SR 15 begins a long concurrency with SR 78 to Wrightsville. Two blocks later, SR 78 has a second intersection with SR 46. North of Soperton, SR 78 has an interchange with Interstate 16 (I-16). South of Adrian Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia 78
Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the female given name * Georgia (musician) (born 1990), English singer, songwriter, and drummer Georgia Barnes Places Historical polities * Kingdom of Georgia, a medieval kingdom * Kingdom of Eastern Georgia, a late medieval kingdom * Kingdom of Western Georgia, a late medieval kingdom * Georgia Governorate, a subdivision of the Russian Empire * Georgia within the Russian Empire * Democratic Republic of Georgia, a country established after the collapse of the Russian Empire and later conquered by Soviet Russia. * Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, a republic within the Soviet Union * Republic of Georgia, a republic in the Soviet Union which, after the collapse of the USSR (1991), was a independent c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia State Route 57
State Route 57 (SR 57) is a State highway (US), state highway that travels northwest-to-southeast through portions of Bibb County, Georgia, Bibb, Jones County, Georgia, Jones, Twiggs County, Georgia, Twiggs, Wilkinson County, Georgia, Wilkinson, Washington County, Georgia, Washington, Johnson County, Georgia, Johnson, Emanuel County, Georgia, Emanuel, Candler County, Georgia, Candler, Tattnall County, Georgia, Tattnall, Long County, Georgia, Long, and McIntosh County, Georgia, McIntosh counties in the Central Georgia, central and Southeast Georgia, southeastern parts of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The route connects the eastern part of the Macon, Georgia metropolitan area, Macon area to the Eulonia, Georgia, Eulonia area, via Swainsboro, Georgia, Swainsboro, Reidsville, Georgia, Reidsville, & Glennville, Georgia, Glennville. The portion from U.S. Route 80 in Georgia, US 80/Georgia State Route 19, SR 19 in East Macon, Georgia, East Macon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia 57
State Route 57 (SR 57) is a state highway that travels northwest-to-southeast through portions of Bibb, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson, Washington, Johnson, Emanuel, Candler, Tattnall, Long, and McIntosh counties in the central and southeastern parts of the U.S. state of Georgia. The route connects the eastern part of the Macon area to the Eulonia area, via Swainsboro, Reidsville, & Glennville. The portion from US 80/ SR 19 in East Macon to former SR 243 southwest of Gordon is part of the Fall Line Freeway, a highway that connects Columbus and Augusta. It may also be incorporated into the proposed eastern extension of Interstate 14 (I-14), which is currently entirely within Central Texas and may eventually be extended into Augusta. Route description Northern terminus to Swainsboro SR 57 begins at an intersection with US 80/ SR 19 (Jeffersonville Road), in East Macon in Bibb County. At this intersection, it als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia State Route 31
State Route 31 (SR 31) is a State highway (US), state highway that travels south-to-north through portions of Lowndes County, Georgia, Lowndes, Lanier County, Georgia, Lanier, Clinch County, Georgia, Clinch, Atkinson County, Georgia, Atkinson, Coffee County, Georgia, Coffee, Telfair County, Georgia, Telfair, Wheeler County, Georgia, Wheeler, Dodge County, Georgia, Dodge, Laurens County, Georgia, Laurens, and Johnson County, Georgia, Johnson counties in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The highway connects the Florida state line, south of Clyattville, Georgia, Clyattville with Wrightsville, Georgia, Wrightsville, via Valdosta, Georgia metropolitan area, Valdosta, Douglas, Georgia micropolitan area, Douglas, and Dublin, Georgia micropolitan area, Dublin. SR 31 formerly had a segment from Homerville, Georgia, Homerville to Pearson, but it was later Decommissioned highway, decommissioned. The highway was then incrementally ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia 31
State Route 31 (SR 31) is a state highway that travels south-to-north through portions of Lowndes, Lanier, Clinch, Atkinson, Coffee, Telfair, Wheeler, Dodge, Laurens, and Johnson counties in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway connects the Florida state line, south of Clyattville with Wrightsville, via Valdosta, Douglas, and Dublin. SR 31 formerly had a segment from Homerville to Pearson, but it was later decommissioned. The highway was then incrementally extended in both directions from its resulting Pearson–Douglas segment to its current path. Route description Florida to Douglas SR 31 begins at the Florida state line south-southeast of Clyattville, in Lowndes County, where the roadway continues as State Road 145. Almost immediately, it crosses over the Withlacoochee River. The highway curves to the northwest and back to the north and passes Oris Blackburn Memorial Park. It begins to curve to the northeast an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia State Route 26
State Route 26 (SR 26) is a State highway (US), state highway that travels west-to-east through portions of Chattahoochee County, Georgia, Chattahoochee, Marion County, Georgia, Marion, Schley County, Georgia, Schley, Macon County, Georgia, Macon, Houston County, Georgia, Houston, Pulaski County, Georgia, Pulaski, Bleckley County, Georgia, Bleckley, Laurens County, Georgia, Laurens, Johnson County, Georgia, Johnson, Emanuel County, Georgia, Emanuel, Bulloch County, Georgia, Bulloch, Bryan County, Georgia, Bryan, Effingham County, Georgia, Effingham, and Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham counties through the Central Georgia, central part of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It crosses nearly the entire width of the state, connecting Cusseta, Georgia, Cusseta, on the southeastern edge of Fort Moore, near Columbus, Georgia, Columbus to Tybee Island, Georgia, Tybee Island on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast near Savannah, Georgia, Savannah, via Buena Vista, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia 26
State Route 26 (SR 26) is a state highway that travels west-to-east through portions of Chattahoochee, Marion, Schley, Macon, Houston, Pulaski, Bleckley, Laurens, Johnson, Emanuel, Bulloch, Bryan, Effingham, and Chatham counties through the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It crosses nearly the entire width of the state, connecting Cusseta, on the southeastern edge of Fort Moore, near Columbus to Tybee Island on the Atlantic coast near Savannah, via Buena Vista, Ellaville, Oglethorpe, Hawkinsville, Cochran, Dublin, Swainsboro, Statesboro, and Savannah. Route description Chattahoochee to Houston counties SR 26 begins at an intersection with US 27/ US 280/ SR 1/ SR 520 (South Georgia Parkway) in Cusseta, in the southeastern part of Fort Moore, in Chattahoochee County. Just over later, it exits the base's border and crosses over a Norfolk Southern Railway line. It proceeds to the east on Clarke Duncan Highway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
