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Mitchell County, Georgia
| County Formed |
December 21, 1857 |
| County
Seat |
Camilla |
| Incorporated Cities |
Baconton, Camilla, Pelham and Sale
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| Total
Area |
512 square miles |
| History |
Mitchell County was created from
Baker County in 1857. The Act creating the county noted that it was named after
General Henry Mitchell. He had been a state senator from Warren County,
president of the Senate, a presidential elector, and commander of the Georgia
troops after the Revolutionary War. The widely held view among historians,
however, was that the county was named for General David B. Mitchell, who was
twice governor of Georgia.
Camilla, the county seat, is named
for General David Mitchell's daughter. Pelham was named for Major John Pelham,
the "boy artillerist" who was mortally wounded at the Battle of
Kelly's Ford in 1863.
Sites listed on the National
Register of Historic Places include the downtown districts of Camilla and
Pelham, as well as the residential historic district in Baconton.
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| Points
of Interest |
The western border of the county
is defined by the Flint River.
Landmark buildings in the county
include the Bacon Family Homestead (1913), the James Price McRae House (1907)
and Mt. Emon Church and Cemetery (1889).
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| Annual
Events |
Some of the county's special
events are the Pelham Wildlife Festival, held every October in downtown Pelham.
Also, the Pelham Country Jamboree is held every Saturday on the Depot
Platform.
The annual Gnat Festival in
downtown Camilla is another popular festival that features arts, crafts, music,
bedraces, bike races and train rides.
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Cities and Towns In Mitchell County
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