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GLASCOCK COUNTY
 
Glascock County was created in 1857, the one hundred twentieth to be designated and the third smallest county in the state.  Glascock County was taken from Warren County and was originally in the territory designated as Richmond County in 1777.
 
It was named for General Thomas Glascock who won his rank in the War of 1812 and the Seminole War.  He was Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives and a member of Congress from 1835 to 1839.  The county seat, Gibson, was named for Judge William Gibson who donated $500 toward the construction of the courthouse.
 
Source: Foundations of Government - The Georgia Counties, Association County Commissioners of Georgia, 1976.
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April 26, 2006
Congressmen Barrow & Marshall Announce $973,350 Grant for Tri-County Health System, Inc., Facilities in Warrenton, Sparta, Gibson, and Crawfordville
Funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Will Help Improve Access to Rural Health Care Services
April 13, 2006
Congressman John Barrow Announces Upcoming 2006 Rural Listening Tour
Barrow’s annual three day tour will visit 8 counties across the 12th District; includes public meetings at local Farm Bureaus; stops at family farms in Screven, Burke, and Jefferson County
May 26, 2005
Rep. John Barrow Announces Upcoming Rural Listening Tour
Three day tour will visit 9 counties across the 12th District; includes public meetings at local Farm Bureaus; stops at family farms in Glascock, Burke, and Bulloch counties; tour of Effingham Hospital