Colquitt in Miller County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Miller County

Photographed by David Seibert, May 16, 2012

1. Miller County Marker

Inscription. This County, created by Act of the Legislature February 26, 1856, is named for Judge Andrew J. Miller who died in 1856. A Commander of the Oglethorpe Infantry, he served in the legislature for more than twenty years and was several times President of the Senate. He long championed a bill to give married women separate property rights. Among the first County Officers were: Sheriff Delmar Averett, Clerk of Superior & Inferior Courts Thomas S. Floyd, Ordinary Isaac Bush, Tax Receiver John Fiveash, Tax Collector West Sheffield and Surveyor James D. Pickern.

Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 100-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 26, 1856.

Location. 31° 10.303′ N, 84° 44.02′ W. Marker is in Colquitt, Georgia, in Miller County. It is on South 1st Street (Georgia Route 45) 0 miles north of College Street, on the left when traveling north. The marker stands in front of the Miller County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker

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is at or near this postal address: 155 South 1st Street, Colquitt GA 39837, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in 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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Miller County Confederate Soldiers and Sailors (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); Iron City School Site (approx. 11.7 miles away); Centerville United Methodist Church (approx. 11.9 miles away); City of Donalsonville (approx. 12.6 miles away); Seminole County (approx. 12.7 miles away); Seminole County Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 12.7 miles away); Seminole County World War II Memorial (approx. 12.7 miles away).

Photographed by David Seibert, May 16, 2012

2. Miller County Marker

Touch for a list and map of all markers in Colquitt.

Photographed by David Seibert, May 16, 2012

3. Miller County Marker

In front of the Miller County Courthouse.

Miller County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, May 16, 2012

4. Miller County Courthouse

This is the fourth courthouse in Miller County, constructed in 1977 after the previous courthouse burned in 1974.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,302 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 20, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.