Randolph County - Georgia

County Courthhouse

County Seat: Cuthbert
Incorporated: December 20, 1828
Population: 7,791
Total Area: 429.3 Square miles

Randolph County was created in 1828 from a portion of Lee County. Georgia's 75th Georgia county was named for John Randolph of Virginia, a Republican Congressman and a descendent of Pocahontas.

Randolph's first county seat was Lumpkin. Lumpkin, however, became the seat of government for Stewart County, when it was created from a portion of Randolph.

One of the first pecan trees brought to Georgia from Texas was planted in Cuthbert. The tree eventually became known as the "mother of the Georgia pecan industry" in honor of its great age and size.

Grier's Cave in Randolph County is a huge underground limestone cavern that was first discovered via an entrance of less than three feet.

Cuthbert hosts an annual Historic Tour of Homes and the Fletcher Henderson Jazz Festival. Other festivals include the Pataula Creek Turkey Festival.