About Lanier County…

 ·        Lanier County was created from Berrien, Lowndes and Clinch counties on August 7,1920. 

·        Lanier County was named in honor of Sydney Clopton Lanier, poet from Macon, Georgia, whose work explored man's faith and his relationship to the world around him. 

·        Lanier County is located in the south central section of Georgia approximately 30 miles north of the Florida state line and 25 miles east of Interstate Highway 75. 

·        Lanier County’s 2003 estimated population was 7,361 according to the U S Census Bureau. 

·        Lanier County’s population is approximately 71.6% Caucasian and 25.6% African American. 

·        Lanier County’s 1999 median household income was $29,171. 

·        Lanier County boasts the annual Flatlanders’ Fall Frolic, a Labor Day festival and Arts and Crafts Show. 

·        Lanier County was home to a Georgia governor, Eurith Dickinson Rivers, Governor 1937-1941. 

·        Lanier County is home to Lakeland’s Milltown Murals depicting the 1925 era when Milltown was re-named Lakeland. 

·        Lanier County is home to Patten Seed Company, a 50 year old company who has become the nation’s production leader in warm-season turf grass seed and sod. 

·        Lanier County is home to the Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge with opportunities for fishing, boating and wildlife observation. 

·        Lanier County is home to the Robert Simpson Nature Trail.  The trail is a pristine environment with abundant plant life, natural bogs, and fishing opportunities on Lake Irma. 

·        Lanier County has canoeing and fishing opportunities on the Alapaha River.