Hart County, Georgia
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 36 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1985. Most listings are in or near Hartwell, Bowersville.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP29 of 36 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
36 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBHart was formed in 1853 (1853-12-07) from Elbert, Franklin.
HART created from ELBERT and FRANKLIN.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusHart County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,137 | 9,094 | 14,492 | 17,944 | 15,512 | 14,495 | 15,229 | 18,585 | 22,997 | 25,828 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS67 cemeteries and 3 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 67 of 67 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Bethany Cemetery |
| Bethesda Cemetery |
| Bio Cemetery |
| Bowers Cemetery |
| Bowersville City Cemetery |
| Browns Grove Cemetery |
| Byrum Cemetery |
| Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Cedar Springs Cemetery |
| Cleveland Cemetery |
| Cokesbury Cemetery |
| Cole Civil War Cemetery |
| Crossroads Cemetery |
| Fellowship Cemetery |
| Flat Rock Cemetery |
| Flat Shoals Cemetery |
| Gaines Chapel Cemetery |
| Harmony Grove Cemetery |
| Liberty Cemetery |
| Liberty Hill Cemetery |
| Macedonia Cemetery |
| Manly Cemetery |
| Maret Cemetery |
| McMullan Cemetery |
| Memorial Garden of Prayer |
| Milltown Cemetery |
| Mount Hebron Cemetery |
| Mount Olivet Cemetery |
| Mount Olivet Cemetery |
| Nancy Hart Memorial Park |
| New Harmony Cemetery |
| New Hope Cemetery |
| New Light Cemetery |
| New Prospect Cemetery |
| North View Cemetery |
| Oak Bower Cemetery |
| Old Canon Cemetery |
| Old Hendry Cemetery |
| Old Macedonia Cemetery |
| Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Poole Cemetery |
| Powell Cemetery |
| Price Chapel Cemetery |
| Providence Cemetery |
| Redwine Cemetery |
| Reed Creek Cemetery |
| Robertson Cemetery |
| Rock Springs Cemetery |
| Rose Hill Cemetery |
| Roy Cemetery |
| Ruckers Grove Cemetery |
| Saint James Cemetery |
| Saint Johns Cemetery |
| Sanders Grove Cemetery |
| Sardis Cemetery |
| Sardis Cemetery |
| Sharon Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
| Shiloh Cemetery |
| Shoal Creek Cemetery |
| Tabernacle Cemetery |
| Union Hill Cemetery |
| Vickery Cemetery |
| Vickery Cemetery |
| White Cemetery |
| Williams Cemetery |
| Zion Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 3 of 3
| Name |
|---|
| Amandaville |
| Monteideo |
| Oak Bower |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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