Screven County (Screven County)
Screven County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,067. The county seat is Sylvania.
The county was created on December 14, 1793, and was named for General James Screven, who died fighting in Georgia during the American Revolutionary War. Some wartime accounts used the alternate spelling of "Scriven" for the general, and the county's name was often spelled that way in its early history, as reflected on 19th-century Georgia maps.
Sylvania became the county seat in 1847, moved from Jacksonborough, by an act of State legislation. Screven County TV
The Screven County Courthouse, built in 1964, is the fourth courthouse to serve Screven County.
The county was created on December 14, 1793, and was named for General James Screven, who died fighting in Georgia during the American Revolutionary War. Some wartime accounts used the alternate spelling of "Scriven" for the general, and the county's name was often spelled that way in its early history, as reflected on 19th-century Georgia maps.
Sylvania became the county seat in 1847, moved from Jacksonborough, by an act of State legislation. Screven County TV
The Screven County Courthouse, built in 1964, is the fourth courthouse to serve Screven County.
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