The Little Satilla River is a 28.4-mile-long (45.7 km) freshwater tributary of the Satilla River in the U.S. state of Georgia . It should not be confused with the tidal Little Satilla River that is 20 miles (32 km) to the southeast and is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean .
14-501: Baxley is a city in Appling County , Georgia , United States. As of the 2020 census , the city had a population of 4,942. The city is the county seat of Appling County. Baxley was first settled as a result of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad being built through Appling County in 1870. Originally, it was a railroad depot known as Station Number 7, but soon was named Baxley (after one of
28-503: A law giving county commissioners to sell the public lands in Holmesville so that the proceeds can go to the construction of a new courthouse in Holmesville. It amended the law a year later for the new courthouse location to read Baxley, as had originally been intended. On August 18, 1905, Jeff Davis County was created from western portions of Appling County and eastern portions Coffee County . On July 27, 1914, Bacon County
42-757: A line from Graham to Baxley , then running due east from Baxley, is located in the Little Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys River -Satilla River basin. The northern third of the county is located in the Altamaha River sub-basin of the basin by the same name. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 18,444 people, 6,656 households, and 4,875 families residing in the county. 31°45′N 82°17′W / 31.75°N 82.29°W / 31.75; -82.29 Little Satilla River (Satilla River) The freshwater Little Satilla River forms at
56-619: 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 . Throughout
70-481: Is water. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 4,942 people, 1,436 households, and 1,068 families residing in the city. The Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Power Plant is located north of the city along U.S. Route 1 , on the banks of the Altamaha River . It is the area's largest employer. International Forest Products Limited operates a sawmill employing over 50 people. Appling County students in K-12 grades are in
84-487: The Appling County School District , which consists of four elementary schools (three include a pre-school), a middle school and a high school. The district has 210 full-time teachers and over 3,303 students. Appling County, Georgia Appling County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2020 census , the population was 18,444. The county seat
98-645: The Little Satilla River was taken from Appling County for the creation of Pierce County . At the time of the 1850 United States Census , Appling County had a white population of 2,520, a slave population of 404, and 25 free people of color . By the 1860 United States Census , the county had a white population of 3,442, a slave population of 740, and 3 free people of color. On August 27, 1872, eastern sections of Appling land districts 3 and 4 were added to Wayne County . This area included Wayne County's current county seat Jesup, Georgia , which became
112-616: The 1920s, the population of Appling County increased as the county was included in land lotteries by the Georgia General Assembly in 1820, 1821, 1827, and 1832. Large proportions of settlers at this time included South Carolinians and others from Tattnall County, Georgia . 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
126-470: 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
140-493: The community's first settlers, Wilson Baxley of North Carolina ). Baxley incorporated in 1875. Baxley is approximately 42 miles (68 km) east of Douglas , 47 miles (76 km) north of Waycross and 29 miles (47 km) southwest of Glennville . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 8.4 square miles (21.7 km), of which 0.012 square miles (0.03 km), or 0.16%,
154-410: The juncture of Big Satilla Creek and Little Satilla Creek , close to the U.S. Route 84 crossing of the two creeks southwest of Screven . The river flows south as the boundary between Wayne and Pierce counties, then turns more southeast as it becomes the boundary between Pierce and Brantley counties. Turning fully to the east, it enters Brantley County, is crossed by U.S. Route 301 , and joins
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#1732855459101168-507: The new county seat of Wayne County in 1873. Also in August 1872, the General Assembly called for an election in Appling County to vote on the removal of the county seat to a point along the Macon and Brunswick Railroad . The residents voted for removal and the town of Baxley, Georgia was selected as the new county seat after the election. In February 1873, the General Assembly mistakenly passed
182-439: 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, following over ten years of disagreement by local judges. Previously, court was held at residence of William Carter Jr. In 1836,
196-462: Was created from parts of Appling County, Pierce County, and Ware County. The remaining section of Appling County that had been located south of Little Satilla River became part of Bacon County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 512 square miles (1,330 km ), of which 507 square miles (1,310 km ) is land and 5.2 square miles (13 km ) (1.0%) is water. The southern two-thirds of Appling County, south of
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