Clinch County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,749. The county seat is Homerville. The county was created on February 14, 1850, named in honor of Duncan Lamont Clinch.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.9%) is water. It is the fourth-largest county in Georgia by land area and third-largest by total area. Eastern and southeastern portions of the county lie within the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected areas.
The vast majority of Clinch County is located in the Upper Suwannee River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin, with just a portion of the western and northwestern edge of the county, southwest and well northwest of Du Pont, located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin.
Major highways
- 20px U.S. Route 84
- 25px U.S. Route 221
- 25px U.S. Route 441
- 20px State Route 31
- 20px State Route 37
- 20px State Route 38
- 20px State Route 89
- 20px State Route 94
- 25px State Route 122
- 25px State Route 168
- 20px State Route 177
- 25px State Route 187
Adjacent counties
- Atkinson County (north)
- Ware County (east)
- Columbia County, Florida (south)
- Baker County, Florida (south)
- Echols County (southwest)
- Lanier County (west)
National protected area
- Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (part)
Communities
Cities
- Fargo
- Homerville
Towns
- Argyle
- Du Pont
Census-designated place
- Cogdell
Unincorporated communities
- Travisville
- Fivemile Still
- Edith
- Council