Welcome to Lanier County ...

Time Zone: Lanier County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Lakeland is the Seat for Lanier County.

Lanier County was founded in 1920. Lanier was created by taking area from Berrien, Clinch and Lowndes Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lanier had a population of 10,581 people. This is an increase of 4.99% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,078 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lanier represented 0.1% of the total population of Georgia.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Georgia
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  • Website for the Georgia Archives

• Websites specific to Lanier County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Atkinson County
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  • Berrien County
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  • Clinch County
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  • Echols County
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  • Lowndes County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Georgia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Georgia
  • Cemeteries of Lanier County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Georgia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Georgia