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Welcome to Screven County ...

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

The community of Sylvania is the Seat for Screven County.

Screven County was founded in 1793. Screven was created by taking area from Burke and Effingham Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Screven had a population of 13,966 people. This is a decrease of 3.69% since the last Census (which gave a population of 14,501 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Screven represented 0.15% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Screven County:

  • Cameron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cameron is located in Screven County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
  • Hiltonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Newington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oliver
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Oliver is located in Screven County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver <2>
  • Rocky Ford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sylvania
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sylvania is located in Screven County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,450 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <2>
  • Williamson Station
    • Williamson Station is located in Screven County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Station
    • Estimated population in 2019: 514 people

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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.
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