Georgia is bordered on the south by Florida; on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and South Carolina; on the west by Alabama and by Florida in the extreme southwest; and on the north by Tennessee and North Carolina.  Nicknames include: Peach State, Cracker State, Empire State of the South, Yankee-land of the South, and Goober State..  It was admitted as the 4th state on January 2, 1788.  Georgia has Populated Places in 159 counties...