Baker County - Georgia

Baker County Old Courthhouse

County Seat: Newton
Incorporated: December 12, 1825
Population: 4,074
Total Area: 343.2 Square miles

Georgia's 61st county was named for Colonel John Baker, a Puritan and noted patriot of the Revolutionary War. Baker County was created from Early County in 1825.

The Baker County Courthouse has been damaged by floods three times, once in 1925, once in 1929, and most recently in 1994.

Newton, the county seat, was named for Sergeant John Newton of South Carolina, a soldier in the Revolutionary War.