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Heard
County,
Georgia 
Heard County
Heard County was laid out from Troup, Carroll and Coweta in 1830, and
name for Stephen Heard, governor of Georgia in 1781. It lies in the
western part of the state and is bounded on the north by Carroll
county, on the east by Coweta, on the south by Troup, and on the west
by the State of Alabama. It is well watered by the Chattahoochee river
and its tributaries. The streams supply an abundance of fish and small
game birds are plentiful. The greatest part of the surface is covered
with forests of oak, hickory, and pine. The pine lands are especially
productive. The soil is generally gray sandy, with clay subsoil and
with fair cultivation will produce cotton, wheat, oats, Irish and sweet
potatoes, sorghum and sugar-cane. Vegetables, fruits and melons are
raised, but owing to the lack of transportation facilities, none are
shipped. Much attention is being paid to the raising of cattle for the
market and the various grasses and forage crops are cultivated. An
excellent quality of granite is found, gold occurs in small quantities
in the sands of the Chattahoochee and its western tributaries, iron and
lead have been discovered, but non of the mines are worked to any
extent. The streams furnish water-power, which is utilized by a number
of factories and mills. There are no railroads. The population in 1900
was 11,177, a gain of 1,620 in ten years. Franklin, the county seat,
and Corinth are the principal towns. The Franklin collegiate institute
and numerous other schools offer good educational advantages. A number
of Indian mounds are found along the Chattahoochee river.(GEORGIA: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. VOL III Publ. 1906. Transcribed by Angelia Carpenter) Franklin Franklin,
the
county
seat of Heard county, is located on the east bank of the
Chattahoochee river, about twelve miles from Hogansville, the nearest
station on the Atlanta & West Point railway. It was
incorporated by act of the legislature in 1831. Its charter was
amended in 1874. Franklin has a good court house and jail, a
hotel, oil and fertilizer works, some good stores, and a money order
post office with rural free delivery. Saw mills operated by steam
are utilizing the timber that grows in that vicinity. The
Chattahoochee and its creeks afford good water powers and these
advantages are improved by flour and grist mills. Public schools
afford educational advantages and there are several churches. The
Franklin collegiate institute has a good reputation in the town and
surrounding county. According to the census of 1900 the
population of Franklin was 218.
(Source: Georgia Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, VOL II, by Candler & Evans, Publ. 1906. Transcribed by Renae Donaldson) Frolona, a
village of Heard county, is located about ten miles northwest of
Franklin. It has a money order postoffice, and is a trade center
for the surrounding country. Roanoke, Ala., is the nearest
railroad station.
(Source: Georgia Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, VOL II, by Candler & Evans, Publ. 1906. Transcribed by Renae Donaldson) Glenn,
a village in the southwestern part of Heard county, is not far
from the state line. It has a money order post office, some
mercantile interests and in 1900 reported a population of 87.
Roanoke, Ala. is the nearest railroad station.(Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. VOL III Publ. 1906. Transcribed by Marilyn Clore) Houston,
a post-village in the southern part
of Heard county, is not far from the Troup county line. LaGrange,
twelve miles to the southeast, is the nearest railroad station. The
population of Houston in 1900 was 70 and it is the trading center of a
large farming district.(Source: Georgia Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, VOL II, by Candler & Evans, Publ. 1906. Transcribed by Kim Mohler) Loftin, A
post-hamlet in the northwest corner of Heard county, is not far from
the state line. Clem, on the central of Georgia railroad, fifteen miles
to the northeast, is the nearest station.
(Source: Georgia Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, VOL II, by Candler & Evans, Publ. 1906. Transcribed by Joanne Morgan) Mason, a
post-village of Heard county, is not far from the Alabama line and is
ten miles west of Franklin. Roanoke, Ala., is the nearest railroad
station.
(Source: Georgia Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, VOL II, by Candler & Evans, Publ. 1906. Transcribed by Kim Mohler) Owensbyville, a post-village of Heard county, with a population of 100, is on the west side of the Chattahoochee river, ten miles west of Hogansville, which is the nearest railroad station. Ridley, a post-hamlet of Heard county, is about six miles west of Franklin. The nearest railway station is Hogansville. Rockalo, a post-village of Heard county, with a population of 48 in 1900, is about nine miles northwest of Franklin, and is a trading center for that neighborhood. The nearest railroad station is Clem, on the Rome & Griffin division of the Central of Georgia. Stateline, a post-village in the western part of Heard county, is, as its name indicates, on the line between Georgia and Alabama. The population in 1900 was 52. It is a trading point for the surrounding territory. Roanoke, Ala., is the nearest railroad town. Texas, a post-village of Heard county, is six miles southwest of Franklin. Roanoke, Ala., is the nearest railroad station. The population in 1900 was 80. Viola, a post-hamlet of Heard county, is on the west side of the Chattahoochee river, four miles below Franklin. Hogansville is the nearest railroad station.
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