Tazewell, Georgia
Tazewell is an unincorporated community in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.History
A post office called Tazewell was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1985. The community was named after Henry Tazewell, a United States Senator from Virginia, state legislator and judge. Tazewell was named the county seat of Marion County in 1838. The Old Marion County Courthouse still stands at Tazewell, and in 1980 this building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
A variant spelling was "Tazwell". The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Tazwell" in 1854. Tazewell today is an unincorporated area.
