Militia Districts

abstracted by Mary Hoit Abbe

Militia Districts for Clarke and Oconee Counties

The fourteen numbers originally assigned to Clarke County were 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 239, 240, 241, and 261. Even though the numbers were known, they were rarely used consistently until the early 1850s. Prior to that, the district was designated by the captain’s name; and since the captain was elected annually, the name of the district changed frequently. Because Clarke County has tax digests surviving for most years, it is possible to identify the districts by the correct number. (The identification of all the districts 1802-1852 by their number is a long-term project.)

A transcription of the Clarke County, Georgia Tax Digests 1811-1820, 1821-1830, and 1847-1850 are currently available for purchase through COGS.

1811 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	Clayton’s [Athens]	223	Martindale’s
217	Jack F. Cocke’s	224	Funderburgh’s
218	Charles A. Read’s	225	Durham’s
219	Ward’s	239	White Rositer’s
220	Shepherd’s	240	Easley’s
221	Charles E. Haynes’ [Watkinsville]	241	Hill’s
222	Selmon’s	261	McNeeley’s

1812 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	Clayton’s [Athens]	223	Martindale’s
217	Steward’s	224	Funderburgh’s
218	Starn’s	225	Smith’s
219	Boyle’s	239	Rositer’s
220	Cabbel’s	240	Easley’s
221	Hutcherson’s [Watkinsville]	241	Hill’s
222	Martin’s	261	Arnold’s

1813 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	Cary’s [Athens]	223	Meriweather’s
217	Steward’s	224	Funderburgh’s
218	Starn’s	225	Smith’s
219	Boyle’s	239	Rositer’s
220	Cabell’s	240	Easley’s
221	Hutcherson’s [Watkinsville]	241	Hill’s
222	Martin’s	261	Arnold’s

1814 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	Cary’s [Athens]	223	Meriweather’s
217	Johnston’s	224	Funderburgh’s
218	Wright’s	225	Smith’s
219	Laurence’s	239	Tramel’s
220	Cabell’s	240	Easley’s
221	Booth’s [Watkinsville]	241	Straughn’s
222	Martin’s	261	Arnold’s

1815 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	Cary’s [Athens]	223	Meriweather’s
217	Johnston’s	224	Funderburk’s
218	Wright’s	225	Smith’s
219	Billips’	239	Tramel’s
220	Cabell’s	240	Easley’s
221	Boothe’s [Watkinsville]	241	Parker’s
222	Martin’s	261	Arnold’s

1816 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	Newton’s [Athens]	223	Meriweather’s
217	Moffett’s	224	Oliver’s
218	Wright’s	225	Smith’s
219	Dillaprear’s	239	Middleton’s
220	Cabell’s	240	Easley’s
221	Steward’s [Watkinsville]	241	Parker’s
222	Wright’s	261	Arnold’s

1817 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	Athens	223	Ligon’s
217	Deane’s	224	Oliver’s
218	Starn’s	225	Bearden’s
219	Dillaprear’s	239	Middleton’s (Williams’)
220	Parr’s	240	Easley’s
221	Stewart’s [Watkinsville]	241	Parker’s
222	Wright’s	261	Sims’

1818 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	Kinney’s [Athens]	223	Meriweather’s
217	Deane’s	224	Conner’s
218	Starn’s	225	Bearden’s
219	no taxes reported for 1818	239	Moore’s
220	Parr’s	240	Easley’s
221	Steward’s [Watkinsville]	241	Bradley’s
222	Oats’	261	Sims’

1819 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	Aplin’s [Athens]	223	Holt’s
217	Deane’s	224	Tredwell’s
218	Garlington’s	225	Mitchel’s
219	Harris’	239	Moore’s
220	Parr’s	240	Penticost’s
221	Scovall’s [Watkinsville]	241	Bradley’s
222	Oats’	261	Dobbin’s

1820 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	Lane’s [Athens]	223	Jack’s
217	Deane’s	224	Frost’s
218	Garlington’s	225	Mitchel’s
219	Harris’	239	Hinton’s
220	Parr’s	240	Clifton’s
221	Dicken’s [Watkinsville]	241	Harper’s
222	Steward’s	261	Dobbin’s

1821 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	Brown’s [Athens]	223	Sorrels’
217	Deane’s	224	Frost’s
218	Garlington’s	225	Berdell’s
219	Wells’	239	Hightower’s
220	Davis’	240	Muckel’s
221	Dicken’s [Watkinsville]	241	Harper’s
222	Steward’s	261	Foster’s

1822 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	Aplin’s [Athens]	223	Sorrels’
217	Deane’s	224	Hewell’s
218	Wright’s	225	McCree’s
219	Wells’	239	Blankenship’s
220	Davis’	240	McKleroy’s
221	Dicken’s [Watkinsville]	241	Harper’s
222	Right’s	261	Foster’s

1823 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	Gahagan’s [Athens]	223	Sorrels’
217	Moore’s	224	Hewell’s
218	Anderson’s	225	McCree’s
219	Wells’	239	Herndon’s
220	Davis’	240	Ward’s
221	Dicken’s [Watkinsville]	241	Hodges’
222	Wright’s	261	Hughes’

1824 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	Gahagan’s [Athens]	223	Sorrels’
217	Ransom’s	224	Devenport’s
218	Anderson’s	225	McCree’s
219	Espie’s	239	Herndon’s
220	Davis’	240	Gilbert’s
221	Dicken’s [Watkinsville]	241	Hodges’
222	Wright’s	261	Hughes’

1825 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	Gahagan’s [Athens]	223	Alredd’s
217	Ransom’s	224	Devenport’s
218	Anderson’s	225	McCree’s
219	Espy’s	239	Herndon’s
220	Davis’	240	McDonald’s
221	Dicken’s [Watkinsville]	241	Vinsent’s
222	Wright’s	261	Lumpkin’s

1826 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	Frost’s [Athens]	223	Cox’s
217	Ransom’s	224	Devenport’s
218	Anderson’s	225	Greer’s
219	Espey’s	239	Mastin’s
220	Davis’	240	McDonald’s
221	Dickens’ [Watkinsville]	241	Echols’
222	Wright’s	261	Lumpkin’s

1827 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	Frost’s [Athens]	223	Cox’s
217	Dean’s	224	Devenport’s
218	Anderson’s	225	Maxey’s
219	Espey’s	239	Mastin’s
220	Cutchin’s	240	McDonald’s
221	Humphres’ [Watkinsville]	241	Harper’s
222	Wright’s	261	Burch’s

1828 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	Frost’s [Athens]	223	Simms’
217	Herring’s	224	Vinson’s
218	Harris’	225	Appling’s
219	White’s	239	Mastin’s
220	Atkinson’s	240	McElroy’s
221	Burch’s [Watkinsville]	241	Harper’s
222	Love’s	261	Jones’

1829 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	DuPont’s [Athens]	223	Simms’
217	Deane’s	224	Vincent’s
218	Harris’	225	Appling’s
219	Wells’	239	Wise’s
220	Lasiter’s	240	McElroy’s
221	Dicken’s [Watkinsville]	241	Gann’s
222	Fleming’s	261	Lynch’s

1830 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	Mitchell’s [Athens]	223	Simms’
217	Deane’s	224	Vincent’s
218	Davis’	225	Smith’s
219	Allen’s	239	Herndon’s
220	Laseter’s	240	McElroy’s
221	Dicken’s [Watkinsville]	241	Jennings’
222	Holmes’	261	Lynch’s

1848 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	Athens	223	Scull Shoal
217	Georgia Factory	224	Dupree’s
218	Puryear’s	225	Wild Cat
219	Sandy Creek	239	High Shoal
220	Buck Branch	240	Buncombe
221	Watkinsville	241	Jennings’
222	Farmington	261	Salem

1847, 1849-1850 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

216	Athens	223	Scull Shoal
217	Georgia Factory	224	Dupree’s [later Dark Corner]
218	Puryear’s	225	Wild Cat
219	Sandy Creek	239	High Shoal
220	Buck Branch	240	Buncombe
221	Watkinsville	241	Vinson’s [later Bradberry’s]
222	Farmington	261	Salem

1850-1874 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

The districts were as noted above with the two changes indicated in [].

1875 Georgia Militia Districts for Clarke County

In 1875, Oconee County was created out of Clarke County
and took with it the following districts:

221	Watkinsville	225	Wild Cat
222	Farmington	239	High Shoal
223	Scull Shoal	240	Buncombe
224	Dark Corner	261	Salem

Current Georgia Militia Districts (GMD’s) for Clarke and Oconee Counties

	Clarke County		Oconee County
216	Athens	221	Watkinsville
217	Georgia Factory	222	Farmington
218	Puryear’s	223	Scull Shoals
219	Sandy Creek	224	Dark Corner
220	Buck Branch	225	Wild Cat
241	Bradberry’s	239	High Shoals
1347	Kinney’s*	240	Buncombe
1467	Princeton Factory**	261	Salem
1899	Gaines School***	1331	Mars Hill

*Kinney’s evidently took area from Sandy Creek and Bradberry’s districts.
**Princeton Factory was carved out of Georgia Factory, Bradberry’s, and Athens districts.
***Gaines School is a very small district within Puryear’s district.

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