Bacon County Georgia map | Alma and Blueberry Country

The Bacon County Georgia map centers on Alma, the place where the county’s government, historic rail corridor, and principal highways come together. U.S. Routes 1 and 23 form the north–south spine through town, while State Route 32 runs east toward Rockingham and west toward Coffee County. Beyond that crossroads, pine land, blueberry farms, wetlands, and small communities occupy a lightly settled part of Georgia’s southeastern Coastal Plain.

Quick Facts

What the Map Shows

Alma’s label supplies more than a city location. It marks the county seat, the only incorporated municipality, and the intersection that organizes travel across the county. Following Georgia 32 east from Alma leads to Rockingham, a census-designated place with 230 residents in 2020; following U.S. 1/23 north or south connects the seat to the Appling and Ware county directions.

The selected labeling leaves room for a clean boundary, but it should not be read as a complete settlement inventory. Sessoms and scattered rural addresses belong to Bacon County even when they are absent from the image. Parcel ownership, city limits, flood zones, and turn-by-turn travel each require their corresponding current GIS or agency layer.

County Layout and Location

Five counties frame Bacon County: Appling to the northeast, Pierce to the southeast, Ware to the south, Coffee to the west, and Jeff Davis to the northwest. Alma occupies the interior rather than an outer corner. From that position, Georgia 32 ties the western and eastern sides together, and the paired U.S. 1/23 corridor supplies the main north–south connection.

This is low-relief Coastal Plain country within Georgia’s wiregrass region. Pine forest, cultivated fields, shallow drainage corridors, and wet ground matter more to the landscape than sharp elevation changes. The Census Bureau reports 284.08 square miles of land and a 2020 density of 39.2 residents per square mile, a combination that explains why the county seat is compact while most of the mapped area remains rural.

All of the county belongs to the broader St. Marys–Satilla drainage system, yet its surface water does not follow one local route. The western and larger share lies in the Satilla River subbasin. The eastern side and part of the southeastern edge fall in the Little Satilla River subbasin. That internal divide is relevant when a classroom map is expanded into a watershed, wetland, or agricultural-drainage study.

Local Context

Georgia created Bacon County in 1914 from parts of Appling, Pierce, and Ware counties and named it for U.S. senator Augustus Octavius Bacon. It became the state’s 151st county. Because voters had previously capped Georgia at 145 counties, establishing this jurisdiction required a constitutional amendment—a political decision now embodied by the line surrounding the map.

Alma had incorporated in 1906, eight years before the county existed. The courthouse built in 1919 remains in service, and both the Alma Depot and the Rabinowitz Building are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Their concentration in Alma records how rail access, commerce, and county administration reinforced the same center.

The rural land around that center has supported distinct industries over time. Longleaf and other pine resources fed turpentine and naval-stores work, with rail service moving products beyond the county. Blueberry production later became so closely identified with the area that the county government calls Bacon County Georgia’s Blueberry Capital. The title therefore describes an agricultural landscape, not merely a festival or promotional nickname.

Ways to Use This Map

A focused overlay will usually communicate more than filling the page with unrelated labels. For transportation, trace the cross formed by U.S. 1/23 and Georgia 32. For settlement geography, add Rockingham east of Alma and Sessoms in the southwestern rural area. For environmental work, divide the county into Satilla and Little Satilla drainage areas; for history, identify the three parent counties whose 1914 boundary changes produced Bacon County.

• Mark Alma as a highway, government, and historic-rail center
• Compare incorporated Alma with Rockingham and Sessoms
• Separate the Satilla and Little Satilla drainage areas
• Connect pine products, rail transport, and blueberry farming to rural land use

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Alma the county’s only incorporated place?

Yes. Alma is both the county seat and the sole incorporated city. Rockingham is a census-designated place, while Sessoms is an unincorporated community; those labels do not represent separate municipal governments.

Which highways meet in Alma?

U.S. Routes 1 and 23 share the north–south corridor through Alma, and Georgia State Route 32 crosses it in town. The junction links the county seat with all four cardinal directions and accounts for its strong visual role on a county map.

Does the whole county drain to the same subbasin?

No. Most of Bacon County is in the Satilla River subbasin, whereas the eastern and southeastern margin drains through the Little Satilla subbasin. Both are parts of the larger St. Marys–Satilla system that reaches the Atlantic.

Sources

• U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
• The New Georgia Encyclopedia county profile
• Georgia Department of Community Affairs planning records
• Official Bacon County website
• Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission regional information

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