Population by County in the United States There are 3,143 counties in the United States. This section compares Sherman County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 929,214.
So it appears that what we long anticipated has come to pass at last, namely, that the gold region of North and South Carolina, would be found to extend into Georgia. The Great Intrusion By late 1829 north Georgia, known at the time as the Cherokee Nation, was flooded by thousands of prospectors lusting for gold.
The Western Australian gold rush began with the first discovery of gold in the late 1890s. News of the gold spread as fast as the regionâs wildfires and soon gold prospectors were arriving to seek their fortune and set up gold rush towns in the dusty landscapes of the Kalgoorlie, Goldfields and Murchison regions.he Western Australian gold rush began with the first discovery of gold in the late 1890s. News of the gold spread as fast as the regionâs wildfires and soon gold prospectors were arriving to seek their fortune and set up gold rush towns in the dusty landscapes of the Kalgoorlie, Goldfields and Murchison regions.