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Dooly County, Georgia
County History
DOOLY COUNTY.
Boundaries described in the Lottery Act of 1821. Part added to Pulaski, 1826; a part to Lee, 1827. Named after
Colonel John Dooly, who was murdered by the Tories in 1780. Length, 35 m.; braadth, 32m.; area square miles, 1,120.
The chief stream is the Flint River. The creeks are, Pennahatchee, Hogcrawl, Lampkin's Limestone, Cedar, &c.
The face of the country is level; much of the land is productive. Lands which a few years ago were considered worthless,
now command high prices.
Vienna is the county town, situated on the waters of Pennahatchee Creek, distant from Milledgeville ninety-five
miles. Drayton is a mile and a half from Flint River. Travellers' Rest is in the northwest corner of the county.
The climate is temperate. Remote from the water-courses, the country is regarded healthy. The cases of longevity
with which we are acquainted are the following:—Mr. Wadsworth died at 103; Mrs. Napier, aged 100 ; Mrs. Wadsworth,
aged over 100; and Mrs. Bradshaw, aged over 80, were all alive a few years since.
Extract from the Census of 1850.—Dwellings, 962; families, 962; white males, 2,844; white females, 2,736; free
coloured males, 4; free coloured females, 2. Total free population, 5,586; slaves, 2,775. Deaths, 110. Farms, 663
; manufacturing establishments, 8. Value of real estate, $1,106,253; value of personal estate, 81,721,560
Source: "Historical Collections Of Georgia", by George
White, 1855
Transcribed and Submitted by Brenda Wiesner
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