Statenville in Echols County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Echols County

Photographed by David Seibert, January 19, 2010

1. Echols County Marker

Inscription. This County, created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 13, 1858, is named for Col. Robert M. Echols, for 24 years a member of the General Assembly. He was a President of the Georgia Senate and a Brigadier General in the Mexican War during which he died. Among the first County Officers were: Sheriff James S. Carter, Ordinary James P.Y. Higdon, Clerk of Superior & Inferior Courts Jesse P. Prescott, Tax Receiver John E. McMullen, Tax collector Samuel E. Prescott, Treasurer James Carter, Surveyor Duncan McLeon and Coroner John Sellers.

Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 050-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • Settlements & Settlers • War, Mexican-American. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 13, 1858.

Location. 30° 42.194′ N, 83° 1.677′ W. Marker is in Statenville, Georgia, in Echols County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 129 and Georgia Route 94, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 129. The marker stands on the lawn of the Echols County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Statenville GA 31648, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Wiregrass.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of

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this marker, measured as the crow flies: Michael McKenzie Smith (approx. 7.8 miles away in Florida); Ewell Brown General Merchandise Store (approx. 9.3 miles away); Wayfare or Cow Creek Church (approx. 10.7 miles away); Skirmish at Cow Creek (approx. 10.7 miles away); The State of Georgia Salutes (approx. 11.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 13 miles away in Florida); Florida Branch Railroad (approx. 13.7 miles away in Florida); First Methodist Church of Jasper (approx. 13.9 miles away in Florida). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Statenville.

Regarding Echols County. Statenville, the county seat (spelled "Statesville" in the enabling act) is unusual in that it has zero population. In 1958 a bill passed by the General Assembly restricted the city limits to the courthouse square, so the 500 or so people who lived in the town are now residents of the county only.

Echols County Marker on the lawn of the Echols County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 19, 2010

2. Echols County Marker on the lawn of the Echols County Courthouse

Photographed by David Seibert, January 19, 2010

3. Echols County Marker

The marker can just be seen to the right of this intersection, the only traffic light in Statenville.

Echols County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 19, 2010

4. Echols County Courthouse

The courthouse was built in 1956.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,545 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 31, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.