Coffee County, Georgia

Coffee County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Douglas
Year Organized: 1854
Square Miles: 599

Court House:

101 South Peterson Avenue
County Courthouse
Douglas, GA 31533-5259

Etymology - Origin of County Name

named for General John Coffee, who fought in the region's Indian wars and was a hero of the War of 1812.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Coffee County, was created in 1854 from parts of Clinch, Irwin, Telfair, and Ware counties. Georgia's 107th county was named for General John Coffee, who fought in the region's Indian wars and was a hero of the War of 1812.

DeSoto's Spanish soldiers were probably the first Europeans to set foot in this area.

Douglas was named for Stephen A. Douglas, Lincoln's opponent in the 1860 Presidential race.

Points of Interest

Coffee County is home to Broxton Rocks. These leopard-colored cliffs offer a botanist's dream of rare and endangered flora along with the largest and most dramatic outcrop of ancient sandstone anywhere on the coastal plain of the Southeastern US

General Coffee State Park is 1,490 acres of swimming, fishing, hiking, and camping. The park also features Pioneer Village, a 19th-century village complete with log cabins, chicken coop, smoke house, corn crib, and other exhibits.

The county is part of the Wiregrass Region. This area encompasses the southern third of the state and is named for the "wiregrass" which grows among the tall Georgia pines.

Higher Education

South Georgia College, the state's first publicly supported junior college.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Telfair County
Northeast: Jeff Davis County
East: Bacon County
Southeast: Ware County
South: Atkinson County
Southwest: Berrien County
West: Irwin County
Northwest: Ben Hill County

Cities and Towns:

- Ambrose	city	Incorporated Area
- Broxton	city	Incorporated Area
- Douglas (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Nicholls	city	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

Chamber of Commerce http://www.douglasga.org/

Additional County Info http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp?FIPS=13069

County Resource Guide

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