Name derivation:Named in honor of Edmund Burke, Irish philosopher, Whig member of parliament, and close friend of James Oglethorpe who urge conciliation with the American colonies.
Acquisition: From the original tract of land ceded by the Yamacraw, ratified by the Creek in 1733
Taken from: Original county
Counties created from: Jefferson, Jenkins, Screven, Warren
Cities: Waynesboro (county seat), Girard, Keysville, Midville, Sardis
Web sites:
National Register of Historic Places in Burke County, Georgia
Burke County, Georgia, links



History and description Burke was one of the original Georgia counties created from the parish of St. George (created in 1758). The county seat of Waynesboro is named in honor of "Mad" Anthony Wayne, who freed Georgia from the English aggressors in spite of being outnumbered 2 to 1.