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
Murray County had 3.7 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 4, compared to the state average of 19.3. For more community indicators, please go to OASIS .

History*

Created in 1832 from part of Cherokee County, Murray County was named for Thomas Walton Murray, a speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives.

Among the county's attractions is the Vann House Historic Site at Spring Place. Fort Mountain State Park, an 1,897 acre park in the Cohutta Mountains, is also a popular destination. Another major asset is the Chattahoochee National Forest, which occupies a large portion of northeastern Murray County.

Carter's Lake, on the Coosawatee River, was formed by the Carter Dam, which is the largest earth-rock dam east of the Mississippi. The 3,200 acre lake attracts fishermen, boaters and campers.