 County
Profile
Incorporated: July 27, 1917
Population: 10,103
Total Area: 285 Square miles
Cities and Towns
• Alma (County Seat)
• Rockingham
• Sessoms
Georgia's 149th county was named for Senator Augustus O.
Bacon, a four-term U.S. Senator who died in office.
Alma's name is an acronym composed from the first letters in the
names of Georgia's four state capitals: Augusta, Louisville,
Milledgeville, and Atlanta. Alma is the only incorporated
municipality in Bacon County.
There are three buildings on the National Register of
Historic Places in Bacon County: the Bacon County Courthouse,
the Alma Depot, and the Rabinowitz Building.
Alma and Bacon County share a 110-acre recreational area for
team sports, swimming and picnicking. Additionally, four
city-owned parks and six privately owned facilities provide many
recreational opportunities.
There are two wildlife management areas in the county, the Bacon
Area and the Whitehead Creek Area, both which allow hunting. |
