Stephens County Georgia was created by Act of the Legislature August 18, 1903 and was named for Alexander Hamilton Stephens, the Vice President of the Confederacy. A state legislator and Senator, he was elected to Congress at 31, serving from 1843 to 1859. Elected to the Senate in 1866 he was refused his seat but again served in Congress from 1873 until 1882 when he became Governor. He died March 4, 1883.
Toccoa, Georgia is the county seat.
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