Henry County's original land area was much larger than it is today, stretching from near Indian Springs in the south to the Chattahoochee River near Sandy Springs in the north; encompassing most of present day Metropolitan Atlanta. In fact, Henry County bears the nickname “Mother of Counties. Before one year passed the size of the County was diminished through the separation of land areas which, in whole or in part, became present day DeKalb, Fulton, Fayette and Newton Counties. Later divisions resulted in Clayton, Spalding, Rockdale and Butts Counties.
Cities and Towns
Blacksville (Unincorporated)
Flippen (Unincorporated)
Hampton
Kelleytown (Unincorporated)
Locust Grove
Luella (Unincorporated)
McDonough
Ola (Unincorporated)
Stockbridge
The first superior court was held in 1822, at the house of Wm. Ruff, and the names of the first grand jurors were: Wm. Jackson, Wm. Malone, James Sellers, James Pate, Thomas Abercrombie, C. Cochran, G. Gay, Wm. Wood, Willie Terrell, Jether Barnes, Robert Shaw, Jas. Colwell, John Brooks, F. Pearson, Wm. McKnight, Jacob Hinton, Jackson Smith, S. Strickland.
