Appling County, Georgia
| Appling County, Georgia | |
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Appling County Courthouse in Baxley
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 Location in the U.S. state of Georgia |
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 Georgia's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | December 15, 1818 |
| Named for | Daniel Appling |
| Seat | Baxley |
| Largest city | Baxley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 512 sq mi (1,326 km2) |
| • Land | 507 sq mi (1,313 km2) |
| • Water | 5.2 sq mi (13 km2), 1.0% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 18,236 |
| • Density | 36/sq mi (14/km²) |
| Congressional district | 12th |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Appling County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,236. The county seat is Baxley.
Appling County is named for Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Appling, a soldier in the War of 1812. Appling County, the 42nd county created in Georgia, was established by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 15, 1818. The original county consisted of Creek lands ceded in the 1814 Treaty of Fort Jackson and the 1818 Treaty of the Creek Agency.
On December 15, 1824, Ware County was formed by the Georgia General Assembly from roughly the southern half of Appling land districts 4, 5, and 6, and all of land districts 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13. On December 24, 1825, Appling County land district 6 was added to Telfair County by an act of the Georgia General Assembly. This created an ambiguity of the border between Telfair County and Ware County that was later solved by additional legislation.
On December 8, 1828, Holmesville, Georgia was declared the county seat by the General Assembly. Previously, court was held at residence of William Carter Jr. In 1836, the General Assembly appointed a seven-member commission to find a location for a more centrally located county seat than Holmesville, but were not able to come to a conclusion. The need for a more central county seat would remain a point of contention in county politics for several decades.
On December 18, 1857, the part of Appling County that was south of Lightsey's Ford on Big Creek downstream to the Little Satilla River was taken from Appling County for the creation of Pierce County.
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