Banks County
Banks County was created by legislative act in 1858. Its territory had been on the border oft "he Cherokee Indian Nation since the Treaty of Augusta in 1783. It is named for a circuit-riding physician, Dr. Richard Banks of Gainesville, who treated not only settlers of the area, but their Cherokee neighbors when smallpox struck. Banks County land had been part of Habersham and Franklin counties.
Contact Information
Address | 150 Hudson Ridge, Suite 1, Homer GA 30547 |
Telephone | 706.677.6200 |
Fax | 706.677.4330 |
Website | http://www.bankscountyga.org |
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2008 Population | 16760 (State Rank: 98) |
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