Ben Hill (GA)

Welcome to Ben Hill County ...

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

The community of Fitzgerald is the Seat for Ben Hill County.

Ben Hill County was founded in 1906. Ben Hill was created by taking area from Irwin and Wilcox Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Ben Hill had a population of 16,700 people. This is a decrease of 5.36% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,645 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ben Hill represented 0.18% 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 Ben Hill County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Coffee County
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- Irwin County
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- Telfair County
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- Turner County
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- Wilcox County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Georgia
- Cemeteries of Ben Hill County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Georgia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Georgia
- Cemeteries of Ben Hill County

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.