Welcome to Oglethorpe County ...
Time Zone: Oglethorpe County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Lexington is the Seat for Oglethorpe County.
Oglethorpe County was founded in 1793 and was created by taking area from Wilkes County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Oglethorpe had a population of 15,222 people. This is an increase of 2.17% since the last Census (which gave a population of 14,899 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Oglethorpe represented 0.15% of the total population of Georgia.
Below are some of the communities located in Oglethorpe County:
- Arnoldsville
- Carlton
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Estimated population in 2019: 235 people
- Comers Mill
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comers Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,178 people
- Crawford
- Lexington
- Maxeys
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxeys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxeys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Maxeys
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxeys<2>
- Veribest
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veribest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Veribest
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Websites specific to Oglethorpe County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Elbert County
- Greene County
- Madison County
- Taliaferro County
- Wilkes County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |