During the initial months of the county's existence, a town known as Albany served as the county seat."Jones County, Georgia." Advisory Council on Historic Preservation website. Retrieved March 30, 2022. The town was renamed ClintonKenneth K. Krakow. "Clinton" entry in Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins. 3rd ed. Winship Press, 1999. p. 46. and was established as the county seat by the Georgia General Assembly on December 22, 1808. Clinton was incorporated as in 1816. During the 1800s Clinton grew as a center of commerce and the cotton trade. Clinton remained one of the most populous cities in Georgia in the mid-1800s.William Bragg. "Jones County." New Georgia Encyclopedia. October 31, 2018.
During the initial months of the county's existence, a town known as Albany served as the county seat."Jones County, Georgia." Advisory Council on Historic Preservation website. Retrieved March 30, 2022. The town was renamed ClintonKenneth K. Krakow. "Clinton" entry in Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins. 3rd ed. Winship Press, 1999 p. 46. and was established as the county seat by the Georgia General Assembly on December 22, 1808. Clinton was incorporated as in 1816. During the 1800s Clinton grew as a center of commerce and the cotton trade. Clinton remained one of the most populous cities in Georgia in the mid-1800s.William Bragg. "Jones County." New Georgia Encyclopedia. October 31, 2018.