 County
Profile
Incorporated: February 9, 1854
Population: 37,413
Total Area: 599.1 Square miles
Cities and Towns
• Douglas (County Seat)
• Ambrose
• Broxton
• Bushnell
• Lax• Mora
• Nicholls
• Pridgen
• Upton
• West Green
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.
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 U.S.
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.
The second Saturday in November, Coffee County hosts Mule Day, a
fall festival event including mule pulls, wagon rides, plow
competitions, and more. |
