Editing Mitchell County, Georgia (section)

== Etymology ==
Sources conflict as to whether Mitchell County was named for [[David Brydie Mitchell]], the 27th Governor of Georgia, or for Henry Mitchell, a general in the Revolutionary War.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/mitchell-county|title=New Georgia Encyclopedia|quote=It was named either for Henry Mitchell, a general in the Revolutionary War (1775-83), or for David B. Mitchell, who served twice as Georgia's governor in the early 1800s; historical sources differ.}}</ref> However, it is most likely that the county was named for General Henry Mitchell, as a [[Georgia historical markers|marker]] outside of the Mitchell County Courthouse says, "However, the Georgia Laws of 1857 (pages 38-40), creating Mitchell County, say the county was named in honor of Gen. Henry Mitchell...."<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/5081/|title=University of North Florida Digital Commons|journal=George Lansing Taylor Collection Main Gallery |date=March 18, 2010 |quote=Some historians say that the county was named for David B. Mitchell, Governor of Georgia in 1809-13 and again in 1815-17, and that Camilla was named for daughter. However, the Georgia Laws of 1857 (pages 38-40), creating Mitchell County, say the county was named in honor of Gen. Henry Mitchell, who was born in 1760 and died in 1839|last1=Taylor |first1=George }}</ref>