Clinch County was created on February 14, 1850, from land that came from parts of Lowndes and
Ware counties; portions also came from Appling County. In subsequent years Clinch lost some of its
territory to Atkinson, Coffee, Echols, and Lanier counties.
The county was named in honor of Duncan Lamont Clinch, War of 1812 general and congressman.
It is the third largest of 159 Georgia counties, and the county seat is Homerville.
CHAPTER I. Ceding of the Lands Which Now Comprise Clinch
County.—Origin of Appling County.—Origin of Irwin County.—
Origin of Ware County.—Origin of Lowndes County.—First Settlers.—
Primitive Condition.—Indian Troubles.—Growth of the County.—
"Olden Times." —Land Grants.
Chapter II Early Settlers – Indian War Soldiers
CHAPTER III. The Creation of Clinch County.—Act Creating Same.—The
Organization.—Bonds of First Officers.—Magnolia.—Settlers.—
Echols County Created from Clinch County.
CHAPTER IV. Homerville Opened Up.—Its History.
CHAPTER V. The Civil War Period.—Lists of Troops From Clinch
County.—The Surrender.—Immigrants to Clinch County.
CHAPTER VI. Condition of the County Following the Close of the War.
Politics.—Condition of the County Treasury.—Burning
of Court-House.—New Jail.—The History of DuPont. —The History of Stockton.—Temperance.
CHAPTER VII. Proposed New Railroads.—Efforts to Remove County Site. —Newspapers
in Clinch County.—The Populist Party. County Court Re-Established.—First Board of County Commissioners.
—New Jail.—.New Court-House.—Camp of Confederate Veterans 'Organized.—Population of Clinch County.
—.\rgyle.—Saw-Mill Enterprises.—The Waycross & Western Railroad.— The Okelinokce Swamp.
CHAPTER VIII. Educational.
CHAPTER IX. History of Churches of Clinch County.
CHAPTER X. A Distinguished Family Connection.
CHAPTER XI.Old Families of Clinch County.
CHAPTER XII. County Officers of Clinch County. 1 850-1916.
CHAPTER XIII. A List of Ware and Lowndes County Officers Until the Creation
of Clinch County.—
CHAPTER XIV. Sketches of Lives of Clinch County Officers, 1850-191 6.
Alphabetically Arranged.
EXTENSION OF CHAPTER XI