Oglethorpe County, Georgia places and people

Oglethorpe County, Georgia Basics:

Oglethorpe County Georgia - Government Site

Population: 14,637
Area: 439 square miles
County seat: Lexington
Area code(s) in use: 706
Time zone: EST
High school graduate or higher: 77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Median household income: $42,428
Persons in poverty: 15.4%
Home ownership rate: 80.8%
Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

Adjacent counties:
Athens - Clarke Elbert Greene Madison Oconee Taliaferro Wilkes

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Map of the Oglethorpe County area

Our detail map of Oglethorpe County shows the Oglethorpe County, Georgia boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Airports show all on map

Bobby Maxwell Airstrip

Bridges show all on map

Barbers Bridge, Gunnells Bridge, Howards Covered Bridge, Watts Bridge

Buildings show all on map

Arnoldsville Volunteer Fire Department, Beaverdam Volunteer Fire Department, Crawford Volunteer Fire Department, Devil's Pond Volunteer Fire Department, Glade Volunteer Fire Department, Lexington Volunteer Fire Department, Maxeys Volunteer Fire Department, Oglethorpe County Courthouse, Oglethorpe County Jail, Oglethorpe County Sheriff's Office, Philomath Volunteer Fire Department, Pleasant Hill Volunteer Fire Department, Salem Volunteer Fire Department, Sandy Cross Volunteer Fire Department, Vesta Volunteer Fire Department, Wesley Chapel Volunteer Fire Department, Wolfskin Volunteer Fire Department

Cemeteries show all on map

Atkins Cemetery, Bairdstown Cemetery, Beaverdam Cemetery, Bray Cemetery, Bridges Cemetery, Chafin Cemetery, Clouds Creek Cemetery, Coile Grove Cemetery, County Line Cemetery, Crawford Cemetery, Cunningham Cemetery, Dawson Cemetery, Earl Bolton Cemetery, Faust Cemetery, Hardman Cemetery, Harris Cemetery, Hobbs Cemetery, Jarrell-Howard Cemetery, Lester Cemetery, Lexington Cemetery, Martin Cemetery, Martin Cemetery, Mathews Cemetery, Matthews Cemetery, McCannon Cemetery, McWhorter Cemetery, Milner Cemetery, Moody Cemetery, Nicholson Cemetery, Noell Cemetery, Paul and Lester Cemetery, Philomath Cemetery, Randolph Tucker Cemetery, Reece Cemetery, Rocky Branch Cemetery, Smith Cemetery, Smith-Freeman Cemetery, Thaxton Cemetery, Tiller Cemetery, Trible Cemetery, Watkins Cemetery, Wynne Cemetery

Churches show all on map

Anon Grove Church, Antioch Church, Arnold Grove Church, Arnoldsville Baptist Church, Beaverdam Primitive Baptist Church, Bethany Church, Bethelhem-Brown Church, Bethesda Church, Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church, Burts Church, Center Church, Cherokee Corners Church, Clark Grove Church, Clouds Creek Church, Coiles Grove Baptist Church (historical), Collier Church, County Line Church, Crawford Baptist Church, Crawford Methodist Church, Edwards Church, Faithful Church, Fort Bethel Church, Gholston Church, Glade Church, Glade Church, Grove Chapel Church, Harmonia Church, Lexington Presbyterian Church, Locust Grove Church (historical), Midway Church (historical), Millstone Church, Mount Olive Church, Mount Pleasant Church, Mount Zion Church, New Hope Church, New Spring Hill Church, New Zion Church, Oconee Church, Palmetto Church, Pentecost Church, Philomath Presbyterian Church, Piney Grove Church, Rocky Branch Church, Saint James Church, Saint Pauls Church, Salem Baptist Church, Sandy Cross Baptist Church, Sonlight Church, Spring Hill Church, Stevens Grove Church, Temple Church, Thankful Grove Church, Union Presbyterian Church (historical), Vesta Baptist Church, Watkins Grove Church, Welcome Avenue Church, Wesley Chapel

Crossings show all on map

Armours Ford, Bullards Ferry (historical), Jones Ferry (historical), Martins Ferry (historical), New Ferry (historical)

Dams show all on map

Beaver Dam Lake Dam, Benny Meyers Lake Dam, Big Lake Dam, Brooks Lake Dam, Lake George Dam, Lake Oglethorpe Dam, Oliver Lear Dam, South Fork Broad River Number 65 Dam, South Fork Broad River Number One Dam, South Fork Broad River Number Six Dam, University of Georgia Farm Lake Dam

Locales show all on map

Amos Mill (historical), Andrews Mill (historical), Brightwells Mill (historical), Bunchs Mill (historical), Days Station (historical), Echols Mill, Jefferson Mill, Kennedys Gate, Popes Station (historical)

Mines show all on map

Guarentee Mine, Morgan Mine

Parks show all on map

Lexington Historic District, Philomath Historic District, Scull Shoals Experimental Forest

Populated Places show all on map

Anon (historical), Arnoldsville, Bowling Green (historical), Crawford, Dunlap, Enterprise, Fairview, Goose Pond (historical), Hogan, Hutchins, Lexington, Maxeys, Palmetto, Philomath, Point Peter, Sandy Cross, Saxon, Smithonia, Stephens, Sycorax (historical), Veribest, Vesta, Wise (historical)

Post Offices show all on map

Philomath Post Office

Rapidss show all on map

Cunningham Shoals, Watson Shoals, Witcher Shoals

Reservoirs show all on map

Beaver Dam Lake, Benny Meyers Lake, Big Lake, Brooks Lake, Dam Number 65, Dam Number Six, Devils Pond, Lake George, Lake Oglethorpe, Oliver Lear Lake, Twin Lakes, University of Georgia Farm Lake

Schools show all on map

Arnoldsville School (historical), Center Academy (historical), Crawford Academy (historical), Dogwood School (historical), Meson Academy (historical), Oglethorpe County Elementary School, Oglethorpe County High School, Oglethorpe County Middle School, Oglethorpe County Primary School, Philomath Academy (historical), Presbyterian Theological Seminary (historical), Prospect School (historical), University of Georgia Experimental Farm, Wallis School for Girls (historical)

Springs show all on map

Clarks Mineral Spring

Streams show all on map

Barrow Creek, Beaver Creek, Big Clouds Creek, Brooks Creek, Buffalo Creek, Clouds Creek, Cow Mire Branch, Ellis Creek, Falling Creek, Goosepond Creek, Goulding Creek, Grove Creek, Hawks Creek, Hobb Branch, Indian Creek, Kegles Creek, Little Clouds Creek, Little Indian Creek, Little Macks Creek, Long Branch, Long Branch, Long Creek, Macks Creek, Mill Branch, Mill Creek, Millstone Creek, Milner Brook, Moss Creek, Mule Branch, Odums Branch, Raiden Creek, Rains Branch, Rocky Creek, Shepherds Branch, South Fork Broad River, Sulphur Spring Branch, Syls Fork, Town Creek, Troublesome Creek

Summits show all on map

Towers show all on map

WGMG-FM (Crawford), WUGA-FM (Athens)

Trails show all on map

Falling Camp Trail,

Oglethorpe County, Georgia Population By Race (2012 estimate)
Race	Population
White	11,709
Black	2,532
Mixed	248
Asian	87
American Indian	43
Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0

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