Jeff Davis County, Georgia History

Jeff Davis County was created in 1905 from parts of Appling and Coffee counties.  Georgia's 140th county was named for Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy. Davis had served as the U.S. Secretary of War prior to the Civil War.
The county has two municipalities: Hazlehurst, the largest and the countyseat, and Denton.  Hazlehurst was named for Colonel George Hazlehurst, a civil engineer who surveyed the Macon &Brunswick Railroad. In August of 1995, Hazlehurst celebrated its "Censilver,"150 years of existence.
There are many festivalsand special events in the county including the Pilot Club's Antique Car and Truck Show, the Altamaha River Races, the Golden Leaf Arts and Crafts Festival, and the Annual Cotton Arts & Crafts Harvest Festival.
U.S. Census reports are available for this county from 1910 to 1990.

Events Calendar If you have a family reunion or an event with genealogical or
historical significance besure and post them here. If you have any trouble with
posting, email me, John Ellis.

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