▁B anks ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁N arrow s ▁- ▁a ▁small ▁far ming ▁community ▁consisting ▁of ▁fewer ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁people . ▁The ▁area ▁and ▁birth place ▁are ▁on ▁State ▁Highway ▁ 1 0 5 ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁near ▁the ▁Broad ▁River . ▁The ▁legal ▁organ ▁for ▁the ▁county ▁is ▁The ▁B anks ▁County ▁News , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Main street ▁News , ▁Inc . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁county ' s ▁oldest ▁church ▁sites ▁is ▁the ▁Heb ron ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church , ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 6 . ▁B anks ▁County ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Drag way , ▁located ▁near ▁B anks ▁Cross ing . ▁B anks ▁County ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁E aster ▁E gg ▁H unt . ▁( The ▁ 5 0 th ▁annual ▁egg ▁h unt ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁in ▁the ▁series .) ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁county ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁( 0 . 8 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁B anks ▁County ▁is ▁entirely ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Broad ▁River ▁sub - bas in ▁of ▁the ▁Sav ann ah ▁River ▁bas in . ▁ ▁Major ▁high ways ▁▁▁ ▁Inter state ▁ 8 5 ▁▁ ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 4