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Taliaferro County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2010 census , the population was 1,717, making it the least populous county east of the Mississippi River. The county seat is Crawfordville . The spelling of the county's name is not phonetic. The pronunciation is in keeping with how many families with the name " Taliaferro " traditionally pronounce it. The pronunciation is "Tolliver" .
Taliaferro County was formed by an act of the Georgia Legislature meeting in Milledgeville on December 24, 1825. It was formed by taking portions of five other counties: Wilkes , Greene , Hancock , Oglethorpe , and Warren Counties. The county was named for Colonel Benjamin Taliaferro of Virginia , who was an officer in the American Revolution . The county is most famous for being the home of Alexander H. Stephens , who served as a senator from Georgia in the antelbellum south, the Vice President of the Confederate States of America , and the governor of Georgia until his death. A state park near his home in Crawfordville , Georgia bears his name.
