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==Fictional counties== {{More citations needed section|date=December 2015}} '''Film''' *''[[Deliverance]]'' (1972) is set in a north Georgia county marked on the sheriff's car as Aintry. *''[[Diggstown]]'' (1992) takes place in the fictional Olivair County, Georgia. *''[[Gator (film)|Gator]]'' (1976) takes place in the fictional Dunston County, Georgia. *''[[Ghost Fever]]'' (1987) takes place in the fictional Greendale County, Georgia. *''[[Smokey Bites the Dust]]'' (1981) takes place in the fictional Paraquat County, Georgia. *''[[Tank (film)|Tank]]'' (1984) takes place in the fictional Clemmons County, Georgia. (Although Clemmons supposedly borders Tennessee, filming was at or near [[Fort Benning]], across the [[Chattahoochee River]] from Alabama.){{citation needed|date=September 2021}} *''[[The Ugly Dachshund]]'' (1966) takes place in the fictional Paraquat County, Georgia. '''Television''' *''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'' (1979β1985) takes place in Hazzard and Chickasaw counties in Georgia, both fictional.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/burt-reynolds-considered-georgia-his-good-luck-state/EzWEk99r2nlkWoWfPrvSjI/|title=Burt Reynolds considered Georgia his 'good luck state'|last=Brett|first=Jennifer|date=September 6, 2018|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|access-date=November 10, 2018|archive-date=November 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111000349/https://www.ajc.com/news/local/burt-reynolds-considered-georgia-his-good-luck-state/EzWEk99r2nlkWoWfPrvSjI/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.neatorama.com/2011/05/04/23-facts-you-might-not-know-about-the-dukes-of-hazzard/|title=23 Facts You Might Not Know about The Dukes of Hazzard|last=Farrier|first=John|date=May 4, 2011|work=Neatorama|access-date=November 10, 2018|archive-date=November 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111043700/https://www.neatorama.com/2011/05/04/23-facts-you-might-not-know-about-the-dukes-of-hazzard/|url-status=live}}</ref> *''[[Family Guy (TV series)|Family Guy]]'' (2011) names a fictional Dungarees County in Georgia where [[Peter Griffin]] gets arrested. *''[[The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo]]'' (1979β1981) takes place in the fictional Orly County, Georgia. *''[[Rectify]]'' (2013β2016), a [[SundanceTV]] original series, takes place in the fictional Paulie County, Georgia. *''[[Squidbillies]]'' (2005β2021), an animated [[Adult Swim]] series about [[anthropomorphic]] [[cephalopods]], is set in rural, fictional Dougal County (a possible reference to [[Douglas County, Georgia|Douglas County]]) in the hills of north Georgia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://eclipsemagazine.com/creators-dave-willis-and-jim-fortier-chat-about-adult-swims-squidbillies/|title=Creators Dave Willis and Jim Fortier chat about Adult Swim's Squidbillies|last=Bofill|first=Lora|date=September 29, 2014|work=Eclipse Magazine|access-date=November 10, 2018|archive-date=September 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907111956/http://eclipsemagazine.com/creators-dave-willis-and-jim-fortier-chat-about-adult-swims-squidbillies/|url-status=live}}</ref> *''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'' (2010β2022) names three fictional counties in Georgia: King, Linden and Mert.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/tv-lust/bal-the-walking-dead-recap-episode-210-18-miles-out-20120226-story.html|title='The Walking Dead' recap, episode 210: '18 Miles Out'|last=Conrad|first=Andrew|date=February 26, 2012|work=The Baltimore Sun|access-date=November 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111000255/https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/tv-lust/bal-the-walking-dead-recap-episode-210-18-miles-out-20120226-story.html|archive-date=November 11, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://cinemarchaeologist.blogspot.com/2013/03/walking-dead-23.html|title=The Geography of The Walking Dead|last=Riddle|first=J|date=March 7, 2013|work=Cinema Archaeologist|access-date=November 10, 2018|archive-date=November 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111000335/http://cinemarchaeologist.blogspot.com/2013/03/walking-dead-23.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[The Resident (TV series)|''The Resident'']] (2018β2023) makes reference to "Battle County Fire" and "Battle County Search and Rescue," though does not state whether this is where the show is taking place or if main character Conrad Hawkins, M.D., is a member of the services in a nearby county. *The first season of [[Amazon Prime Video|Amazon Prime]] streaming series ''[[Reacher (TV series)|Reacher]]'' (2022βpresent), an adaptation of [[Lee Child]]'s 1997 novel ''[[Killing Floor (novel)|Killing Floor]]'', takes place in the fictional Lawton County and its town of Margrave, somewhere near the [[Alabama]] state line. '''Theater''' *''[[The Foreigner (play)|The Foreigner]]'' (1983), a play by [[Larry Shue]], takes place in the fictional Tilghman County, Georgia. '''Books''' *[[Karin Slaughter]]'s novels are often set in the fictional [[Grant County, Georgia]]. *In [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[The Green Mile (novel)|The Green Mile]]'', John Coffey is wrongfully arrested in the fictional Trapingus County, Georgia. *[[John Birmingham]] includes a fictional Buttecracke (pronounced Beau-cray) County, Georgia, in his ''Dave vs. the Monsters'' series of novels. *''We Deserve Monuments'', by Jas Hammonds, takes place in the fictional Bardell County, Georgia.
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