Union County - Georgia

Union County Old Courthhouse

County Seat: Blairsville
Incorporated: December 3, 1832
Population: 17,289
Total Area: 322.7 Square mile

Union County, the 88th county formed in Georgia, was created in 1832 from the Cherokee Indian territory. Union County was not named for its support of the North in the Civil War. The county received its name from a then emerging political party called the "Union Party" that was in existence 28 years before the Civil War started.

The county seat of Union County is Blairsville, which is the only incorporated community in the county. Blairsville was named for Captain James Blair, a negotiater with the Indians.

Union County New Courthouse