Taliaferro County, Georgia
Taliaferro County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the population is 2,077. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 1,826. The county seat is Crawfordville, Georgia. Taliaferro County is the smallest county in Georgia in regards to population.
The county's name is not spelled phonetically, being properly pronounced like "toliver", rhyming with the given name "Oliver" (which in turn sounds like "olive").

History
Taliaferro County was formed by an act of the Georgia Legislature meeting in Milledgeville on December 24th, 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.