Habersham County was created by acts of the legislature on December 15, 1818, and named for Joseph Habersham of Savannah, who had a summer home near Clarkesville. Habersham, who lived from 1751 to 1815, served in the Revolution as a lieutenant colonel in the Georgia Continental line, was twice Speaker of the General Assembly, was Mayor of Savannah in 1792–93, and was Postmaster General of the United States from 1795 to 1801. The first county officers sworn in after the county was created were Miles Davis, Clerk of the Superior Court; Wm. B Wofford, Sheriff; Joseph Dobson, Clerk of the Inferior Court; Wm. Steedly, Coroner; and William Wofford, Sr., Surveyor. Benjamin Cleveland, Absalom Holcombe, and James R. Wyly were sworn in as members of the Inferior Court on February 25, 1819, and Holcombe was succeeded by Arthur Alexander on April 20, 1819. James Allen, Benjamin Chastain, Absalom Holcombe, John Kiser, Thomas Brock, James O’Neal, Joseph Whitehead, and John Bryan were sworn in as justices of the peace in 1821. Cicero M. Sutton was the first Ordinary of Habersham County. Habersham County is noted for its healthful climate and beautiful scenery, its peaches and apples, and its fine schools.