For pre-formatted natality & mortality data please see Vital Statistics Reports (VSR).

For other health data resources please see the Health Data & Info section.

Health Care
Elbert County had 9.7 licensed nursing home beds per 100 persons in 1999, compared with the state average of 5.5 per 100 persons. In 1999, the number of physicians in the county per 10,000 persons was 8.3, compared to the state average of 19.3. For more community indicators, please go to OASIS .

History*

Elbert County was formed in 1790 from part of Wilkes County. Georgia's 13th county and its county seat, Elberton, were named for Samuel Elbert, a Revolutionary War hero and an early governor of Georgia. Elbert County's only other municipality, Bowman, was named for Thomas J. Bowman, a local resident who helped finance the Elberton Airline Railroad.

Elberton is known as the "Granite Capital of the World." Elberton's more than 40 quarries produce more granite for monuments than any other area in the world.

Elbert County is home to the Richard B. Russell and Bobby Brown State Parks, located on the fork of the Broad and Savannah Rivers at the Clark Hill Reservoir.