Crawford County was one of four counties created on Dec. 9, 1822, by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1822, p. 21). Crawford County was created entirely from Houston County. In 1824, portions of the Crawford County were used to create Upson County. In 1826, the portion of the Old Creek Agency Reserve on the east side of the Flint River was added to Crawford County (Ga. Laws 1826, p. 60). Georgia's 57th county was named for William H. Crawford (1772-1834), former U.S. Senator and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, as well as Georgia's first candidate for U.S. President (1824).

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