Name derivation:Named in honor of Abraham Baldwin, who signed the U. S. Constitution and founded the University of Georgia.
Acquisition: Treaty of Fort Wilkerson (Creek, 1802), Treaty of Fort Wilkerson (Creek, 1805)
Taken from:Original county
Counties created from:Morgan County, Jones County, Putnam County, Jasper County
Cities:Milledgeville (county seat)

Web sites:
National Register of Historic Places in Baldwin County, Georgia
Baldwin County, Georgia, links

History and Description: Baldwin County was the site of Elijah Clarke's Transoconee Expedition. He built Fort Defiance on the site of present-day Milledgeville (named for Governor John Milledge). In 1804 Milledgeville became capital of the state and would retain that title until 1868, when the military governors of Georgia moved the capital to Atlanta. In 1807 Baldwin was split into five smaller counties (Morgan, Jones, Putnam, Jasper and Baldwin) and extended westward.