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
Lumpkin County had 5.4 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 12.6, compared to the state average of 19.3. For more community indicators, please go to OASIS .

History*

Lumpkin County was created in 1832 from parts of Cherokee, Habersham, and Hall counties following the land acquisition from the Cherokee Indians that removed all Indians from north Georgia. Lumpkin County was named for Wilson Lumpkin, a govnernor of Georgia and a member of both houses of Congress.

The county seat and only incorporated community is Dahlonega. The name was derived from an Indian word "Taulonica," meaning "yellow gold."

When gold was discovered in the area around 1828, Dahlonega became the site of America's first major gold rush. Diggers extracted approximately $33 million in gold before abandoning the mines. A U.S. mint operated in Dahlonega from 1836 until 1861.