They were among the Five Civilized Tribes who were forcibly removed to Indian Territory in the 1830s during the administration of President Andrew Jackson.

European Americans moved into their former areas, in some cases acquiring land through lotteries run by the state.

The original courthouse, built in 1854 by enslaved African Americans, is preserved at the tourist attraction of Westville in Columbus, Georgia.

The very small southeastern corner of the county is located in the Kinchafoonee-Muckalee subbasin of the same larger ACF Basin.

Fort Moore children are zoned to Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools for grades K-8.