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Twiggs County
Twiggs County is a County (United States), county located in the Central Georgia, central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 8,022. The county seat is Jeffersonville, Georgia, Jeffersonville. The county was created on December 14, 1809, and named for American Revolutionary War general John Twiggs. Twiggs County is included in the Macon, Georgia, Macon, GA Macon, Georgia metropolitan area, metropolitan statistical area. The Twiggs County Courthouse is located in Jeffersonville. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.2%) is water. Due to its location on the Atlantic Seaboard Fall Line, fall line, the county boasts a diverse geography. Northern parts of the county tend to be hillier, being part of the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region, and southern parts of the county tend to be flatter, being part of the upper At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffersonville, Georgia
The city of Jeffersonville is the largest city and county seat of Twiggs County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,035 at the 2010 census, down from 1,209 in 2000. Jeffersonville is part of the Macon metropolitan statistical area. History The city was named after the Jefferson family of settlers. Jeffersonville was named county seat in 1868, when the seat was transferred from Marion. Geography Jeffersonville is located at (32.683982, -83.339683). The city is located in the central part of the state, very close to the geographic center of the state. Interstate 16 runs northwest to southeast just south of the city, leading southeast 148 mi (238 km) to Savannah and northwest 25 mi (40 km) to Macon. U.S. Route 80 travels through the city, as well as state routes 18 and 96. According to the United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danville, Georgia
Danville is a town in Twiggs and Wilkinson counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 238 at the 2010 census, down from 373 in 2000. The Twiggs County portion of Danville is part of the Macon metropolitan statistical area. History Danville was originally called "Hughes", and under that name had its start about 1891 when the railroad was extended to that point. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1905 as the "Town of Danville". The town was named for Daniel G. Hughes, father of U.S. Representative Dudley Mays Hughes. Geography Danville is located at (32.605607, -83.244762). Interstate 16 runs northwest to southeast just south of town, leading southeast 137 mi (220 km) to Savannah and northwest 31 mi (50 km) to Macon. The town is also traversed by U.S. Route 80 and Georgia State Route 358. According to the United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Twiggs
General John Twiggs (June 5, 1750 – March 29, 1816) served as a leader in the Georgia Militia during the American Revolutionary War. Twiggs County, Georgia was named after him. Biography Twiggs was born in Maryland in 1750, and his family moved to St. George's Parish in Georgia in 1751. His parents' names are unknown, and his antecedents and early life are shrouded in obscurity. Unsubstantiated family history records show that he was descended from a Jamestown, Virginia settler. Biographical sketches placed him in Georgia in the 1760s accompanying the family of David Emanuel Sr., who had emigrated from Maryland, Pennsylvania, or Virginia to St. George's Parish (later Burke County). He married Ruth Emanuel, the sister of David Emanuel, who served under Twiggs in his unit and later became Governor of Georgia. Twiggs had six children with the most notable being American Civil War General David Emanuel Twiggs. Another son was USMC Major Levi Twiggs. A great-grandson of Genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dry Branch, Georgia
Dry Branch (also Drybranch, Pikes Peak) is an unincorporated community located in Twiggs and Bibb counties, Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ..., United States. Its ZIP code is 31020. The area covered by the ZIP code has a population of 3,198 and contains 100.81 square miles of land and is 0.4% water. History The first permanent settlement at Dry Branch was made in 1808. A post office has been in operation at Dry Branch since 1879. According to tradition, the community was so named on account of it being a dry area. References Macon metropolitan area, Georgia Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) Unincorporated communities in Bibb County, Georgia Unincorporated communities in Twiggs County, Georgia {{TwiggsCountyGA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, located south of Macon, Georgia, United States, was established in 1989 to protect, maintain and enhance the forested wetland ecosystem of the Ocmulgee River floodplain. It opened to the public in 2000 and consists of situated along the fall line separating the Piedmont and Coastal Plains. The acquisition boundary established in 1999 includes around 17,000 acres, though the Fish and Wildlife service has been unable to acquire much private land. The refuge has a diversity of vegetation communities, including mixed hardwood-pine, bottomland hardwoods, tupelo gum swamp forests, creeks, tributaries, beaver swamps and oxbow lakes. The refuge is rich in wildlife diversity including white-tailed deer, wood ducks, black bears, alligators, wild turkey, a nesting pair of bald eagles and excellent wintering habitat for waterfowl. Extensive bottomland hardwoods provide critical habitat for neotropical songbirds of concern, such as Swainson's warbler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jones County, Georgia
Jones County is a county in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,347. The county seat is Gray. The county was created on December 10, 1807, and named after U.S. Representative James Jones. History Jones County, along with Morgan County, Putnam County, and Old Randolph, were established by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 10, 1807, from land that had originally been part Baldwin County in 1803 and, earlier, part of the Creek Nation. Jones County was originally bounded by a line running north 56° east to Commissioners Creek, then north 15° west to Cedar Creek, then up the creek to corner Randolph County and Putnam County, then along a line to Ocmulgee River, then down the river to where the old county line between Wilkinson County and Baldwin County was. It excluded parts of what is now Bibb County east of the Ocmulgee River, including the location of Fort Benjamin Hawkins, as they were part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibb County, Georgia
Bibb County is located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, its population was 157,346. Bibb County is geographically located in the Central Georgia (Middle Georgia) region, and is the largest county in the Macon metropolitan area ( metropolitan statistical area). Bibb County has a consolidated city-county government following a merger of the county with its county seat and largest city, Macon, in 2014. They were later joined in this consolidated government in 2015 by the county's only other municipality, Payne City. History This area was inhabited for thousands of years by successive indigenous peoples. The Ocmulgee National Monument is a national park and historic site incorporating two major mound and town complexes: Lamar Mounds and Village Site and Ocmulgee Mound Site, both located along the Ocmulgee River. They were built by indigenous peoples during the Mississippian culture era. The detailed chronicles of the Hernando de Soto expedition recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston County, Georgia
Houston County ( ) is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 163,633 at the 2020 census. Its county seat is Perry; the city of Warner Robins is substantially larger in both area and population. The county was created on May 15, 1821, along with four other counties in the state, and later reduced in size with the formation of Bibb, Crawford, Pulaski, Macon, and Peach counties. It was named after Georgia governor John Houstoun, with the spelling being a common 19th-century variation that later evolved to "Houston". The pronunciation, however, remains to this day "howston." The geographic center of the county was given the name Wattsville, which was later changed to Perry. Houston County is included in the Warner Robins, GA metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley combined statistical area. Flat Creek Public Fishing Area is in Houston County, south west of Perry. G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bleckley County, Georgia
Bleckley County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,583. The county seat is Cochran. History The county was named for Logan Edwin Bleckley, a soldier and Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. The state constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed by the Georgia General Assembly on July 30, 1912, and ratified November 5, 1912. Bleckley County was formerly home to Middle Georgia College, the oldest two-year public college in the nation. In 2013 it merged with Macon State College to become Middle Georgia State University. Bleckley County High School made news in March 2010 for allowing a same-sex couple to attend its senior prom, after another same-sex couple in Mississippi were denied attendance at another senior prom. Government Bleckley County is one of eight remaining counties in Georgia that operates under a sole commissioner form of government, with a single coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurens County, Georgia
Laurens County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 49,570, up from 48,434 in 2010. The county seat is Dublin. The county was founded on December 10, 1807, and named after Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens, an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War. Laurens County is part of the Dublin micropolitan statistical area. History Laurens County was formed on December 10, 1807, from portions of Wilkinson and Washington Counties. During the Red Summer of 1919, racial tensions increased in the area, leading to the Laurens County, Georgia race riot of 1919. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.4%) is water. It is the third-largest county in Georgia by land area and fourth-largest by total area. The majority of Laurens County is located in the Lower Oconee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilkinson County, Georgia
Wilkinson County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,877.US 2020 Census Bureau report, Wilkinson County, Georgia The county seat is Irwinton. The county was created on May 11, 1803, and named for General James Wilkinson (1757–1825). Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.0%) is water. The county is located mainly in the upper Atlantic coastal plain region of the state, but does have some rolling hills due to its close proximity to the fall line. The entirety of Wilkinson County is located in the Lower Oconee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. Major highways * U.S. Route 80 * U.S. Route 441 * State Route 18 * State Route 18 Spur * State Route 19 * State Route 29 * State Route 57 * State Route 96 * State Route 112 * State Route 243 * State Route 540 (Fall Line Freeway) Adjacent counties * Bald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fall Line Freeway
The Fall Line Freeway (FLF), also signed as State Route 540 (SR 540), is a highway designed to span the width of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia from Columbus, Georgia, Columbus at the Alabama state line to Augusta, Georgia, Augusta, travelling through several cities including Macon, Georgia, Macon, Fort Valley, Georgia, Fort Valley, Sandersville, Georgia, Sandersville, and Wrens, Georgia, Wrens. Though it is called a freeway, it is composed of both Limited-access road, limited-access and high-speed Dual carriageway, divided highway portions. There are also two segments of the highway that are Single carriageway, two lanes, separated by a center turn lane: a brief portion in west-central Washington County, Georgia, Washington County (west of Sandersville) and another brief portion in northern Jefferson County, Georgia, Jefferson County (completely within the city limits of Wrens). As of August 2018, the Fall Line Freeway is 100% open to traffic. Betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
