Oglethorpe County was created from Wilkes County on Dec. 19, 1793 by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1793, p. 10). Georgia's 17th county was named for Georgia founder James Oglethorpe, who died in England in 1785.

Portions of Oglethorpe County were used to create Madison County (1811) and Taliaferro County (1825).

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