Walker County (Georgia)

Walker County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,756. The county seat is LaFayette. The county was created on December 18, 1833, from land formerly belonging to the Cherokee Indian Nation.Walker County is part of the Chattanooga, TN - GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.Walker County is one of only nine counties in the United States still employing the sole commissioner form of government.HistoryWalker County was named after Georgia'a U.S. Senator, Freeman Walker (1780-1827).Civil War battles fought in Walker County were part of the Chickamauga Campaign fought between August 21 and September 20, 1863: Second Battle of Chattanooga, August 21. Battle of Davis's Cross Roads, September 10–11. Battle of Chickamauga, September 19–20.