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Rabun County administrative offices are located at 25 Courthouse Square, Clayton, GA 30525; phone: 706-782-5271.
The first white settlers in the area were members of the John Dillard family, who came for a land grant awarded for John's service in the Revolutionary War. Rabun was established in 1819 as Georgia's 47th county. It is named for William Rabun [1771-1819], who served from 1817 to 1819 as Georgia's 11th governor.