Coffee County, Georgia

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Coffee County was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on February 9, 1854, from portions of Clinch, Irwin, Telfair, and Ware counties. These lands were originally ceded by the Creek in the Treaty of Fort Jackson in (1814) and the Treaty of the Creek Agency (1818) and apportioned to the above counties before becoming Coffee County. Berrien (1856), Jeff Davis (1905), and Atkinson (1917) counties were subsequently formed from sections of Coffee County.

The County is named for General John E. Coffee, a state legislator and a U. S. representative.

Adjacent Counties

• Telfair County
• Jeff Davis County
• Bacon County
• Ware County
• Atkinson County
• Berrien County
• Irwin County
• Ben Hill County

Cities & Communities

• Ambrose
• Bridgetown
• Broxton
• Bushnell
• Douglas (County Seat)
• Lax
• Lehigh
• Mora
• Nicholls
• Pridgen
• Sapps Still
• Upton
• West Green

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Georgia

Links

Wikipedia

Genealogy Trails

National Register of Historic Places

Roots Web

USGW Archives

RAOGK

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