Talbot County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The 2020 census showed a population of 5,733. The county seat and largest city is Talbotton.

History

Talbot County was created from a portion of Muscogee County by a December 14, 1827, act of the Georgia General Assembly. It was named after the late Georgia governor Matthew Talbot. Taylor County was created from a portion of Talbot County in 1852.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.9%) is water.

The county straddles the fall line of the Eastern U.S., and thus northern areas of the county are hillier compared to southern areas of the county. The Fall Line Freeway runs across the southern portion of the county, following Georgia State Route 96 from Geneva to Junction City. The far northern portion of the county is part of the Pine Mountain Range, with elevations in this areas exceeding 1,000 ft on the highest peaks of the mountains.

The northeastern three-quarters of Talbot County is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin. The southwestern quarter, west of Junction City, is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Walter F. George Lake sub-basin, while a narrow sliver of the western border, east of Waverly Hall, is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Lake Harding sub-basin.

Major highways

  • 20px<br />20px U.S. Route 27 Alternate
  • 20px U.S. Route 80
  • 20px State Route 22
  • 20px State Route 36
  • 20px State Route 41
  • 20px State Route 85
  • 20px State Route 85 Alternate
  • 20px State Route 96
  • 23px State Route 116
  • 23px State Route 190
  • 23px State Route 208
  • 23px State Route 240
  • 23px State Route 315
  • 23px State Route 540 (Fall Line Freeway)

Adjacent counties

  • Upson County - northeast
  • Taylor County - southeast
  • Marion County - south
  • Chattahoochee County - southwest
  • Muscogee County - west-southwest
  • Harris County - west
  • Meriwether County - north

Railroads

  • CSX Fitzgerald Subdivision
  • Norfolk Southern Columbus District

Communities

Cities

  • Talbotton (county seat)
  • Woodland
  • Manchester (part)

Towns

  • Geneva
  • Junction City

Census-designated place

  • Box Springs

Unincorporated communities

  • Centerville
  • Po Biddy Crossroads
  • Tax Crossroads

Demographics