Category: Georgia

Forsyth was incorporated and listed as the county seat of Monroe County, on December 10, 1823. Forsyth was named in honor of John Forsyth, who, as minister to Spain, negotiated the purchase of Florida...

Population: 11,737 Males: 7,735 (65.9%), Females: 4,002 (34.1%) Zip code: 31905 Demographics Median resident age: 22.5 years Median household income: $41,483 Median house value: $412,500 Population by Race Races in Fort Benning South: White...

Fort Gaines, established in 1814, is the county seat for Clay County. The city grew up around a fort on the Chattahoochee River established to protect settlers during the Creek Indian Wars. Fort Gaines...

Population: 6,940. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,964 (+29.2% change) Males: 3,131 (45.1%), Females: 3,809 (54.9%) Catoosa County Zip code: 30742 Demographics Median resident age: 38.3 years Median household income: $32,095 Median house value:...

Population: 11,205 Males: 7,432 (66.3%), Females: 3,773 (33.7%) Tattnall County Zip codes: 31314, 31315. Demographics Median resident age: 21.7 years Median household income: $30,441 Median house value: $0 Population by Race Races in Fort...

Fort Valley, the county seat for Peach County, was incorporated March 3, 1856. Nicknamed “The Peach Center”, Fort Valley was settled by James Abingdon Everett who founded the city as an Indian trading post....

The city of Franklin began as a village around 1770, but did not become a city, and county seat of Heard County, until December 26, 1831. The Heard County Historical Center and Museum, built...

Population: 762. Estimated population in July 2024: 781 (+2.5% change) Males: 329 (43.2%), Females: 433 (56.8%) Franklin County Zip code: 30639 Demographics Median resident age: 22.5 years Median household income: $45,714 Median house value:...

Population: 426. Estimated population in July 2024: 426 (0.0% change) Males: 213 (50.0%), Females: 213 (50.0%) Colquitt County Demographics Median resident age: 33.2 years Median household income: $25,625 Median house value: $50,000 Population by...

Gainesville, the county seat of Hall County, was incorporated on November 30, 1821. It was named for Virginia-born General Edmund Pendleton Gaines, a hero of the War of 1812. Mule Camp Springs was the...

Gibson, the county seat of Glascock County, was incorporated August 20, 1913. The city was named in honor of Judge William Gibson who donated $500 for Glascock’s County first public buildings (the courthouse). The...

Population: 227. Estimated population in July 2024: 234 (+3.1% change) Males: 113 (49.8%), Females: 114 (50.2%) Burke County Zip code: 30426 Demographics Median resident age: 29.3 years Median household income: $22,857 Median house value:...

Population: 3,641 Males: 1,602 (44.0%), Females: 2,039 (56.0%) Tattnall County Zip code: 30427 Demographics Median resident age: 37.7 years Median household income: $24,309 Median house value: $67,100 Population by Race Races in Glennville: White...

Population: 884. Estimated population in July 2024: 850 (-3.8% change) Males: 394 (44.6%), Females: 490 (55.4%) Zip code: 30428 Demographics Median resident age: 38.3 years Median household income: $16,900 Median house value: $50,000 Population...

Population: 210. Estimated population in July 2024: 232 (+10.5% change) Males: 105 (50.0%), Females: 105 (50.0%) Walton County Zip code: 30641 Demographics Median resident age: 41.0 years Median household income: $43,250 Median house value:...

Population: 2,152. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,119 (-1.5% change) Males: 1,002 (46.6%), Females: 1,150 (53.4%) Wilkinson County Zip code: 31031 Demographics Median resident age: 34.9 years Median household income: $32,891 Median house value:...

Population: 1,309. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,407 (+83.9% change) Males: 616 (47.1%), Females: 693 (52.9%) Coweta County Zip code: 30220 Demographics Median resident age: 34.4 years Median household income: $28,929 Median house value:...

Gray, the county seat of Jones County, was incorporated August 22, 1911. The town was first named James, in honor of U.S. Congressman James Henderson who owned property. Later the name was changed to...

Population: 765 Males: 382 (49.9%), Females: 383 (50.1%) Gwinnett County Zip code: 30017 Demographics Median resident age: 35.4 years Median household income: $51,750 Median house value: $110,300 Population by Race Races in Grayson: White...

Greensboro, the county seat of Greene County, was first chartered in 1786. The city, spelled Greensborough at the time, was the first town in America to be burned to the ground and its residents...

Greenville, the county seat of Meriwether County, became a city on December 20, 1828. The city is named in honor of Revolutionary war hero General Nathaniel Greene. The Meriwether County courthouse in Greenville was...

Griffin, the county seat of Spalding County, is named for General Lewis Lawrence Griffin, the first president of the Monroe Railroad. Griffin was incorporated on December 24, 1843 when the city was within Pike...

Population: 6,089. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,483 (+22.9% change) Males: 3,035 (49.8%), Females: 3,054 (50.2%) Columbia County Zip code: 30813 Demographics Median resident age: 28.3 years Median household income: $33,382 Median house value:...

Population: 917 Males: 450 (49.1%), Females: 467 (50.9%) Effingham County Zip code: 31312 Demographics Median resident age: 30.2 years Median household income: $27,679 Median house value: $79,600 Population by Race Races in Guyton: White...

Population: 2,484. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,711 (+9.1% change) Males: 1,131 (45.5%), Females: 1,353 (54.5%) Laurens County Zip code: 31027 Demographics Median resident age: 33.7 years Median household income: $24,412 Median house value:...

Population: 707. Estimated population in July 2024: 706 (-0.1% change) Males: 387 (54.7%), Females: 320 (45.3%) Gilmer County Zip code: 30539 Demographics Median resident age: 30.5 years Median household income: $35,875 Median house value:...

Eastman, the county seat for Dodge County, was settled in 1840 and later incorporated in 1905. The city was named for William Pitt Eastman, who donated most of the land for the town. The...

Eatonton, the county seat for Putnam County, was incorporated December 12, 1809. The city was named for diplomat and general, William Eaton of Connecticut. During the civil war, the city served as a haven...

Population: 1,340. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,236 (-7.8% change) Males: 570 (42.5%), Females: 770 (57.5%) Calhoun County Zip code: 31746 Demographics Median resident age: 38.1 years Median household income: $19,191 Median house value:...

Elberton, the county seat of Elbert County, was incorporated on December 10, 1803. The city was first called “Elbertville” and named for General Samuel Elbert of South Carolina who fought in the Revolutionary War....