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My name is Patricia Jameson May and I am the person responsible for Lanier County. If you would like to contribute your information to this page, or have books, cemetery surveys, vital records, census records or any other genealogical information for Lanier County, GA, please let me know. You may also contact Ed Gordon, State Coordinator.

Lanier County, Georgia History

Created by an Act of the Georgia State Legislature in 1920 Lanier County, Georgia was created from the parent counties Lowndes, Berrien and Clinch. It is named for Georgia Poet, Sidney Lanier. The county is composed of 167 square miles. There are two towns in the county, Lakeland, which is the county seat and Stockton. Lakeland was first known as Alapaha Station and later as Milltown. Banks Lake is now owned by the United States Government, but years ago the lake generated power for mills. Settlers came to get their corn grounded into grits, meal and flour. This led to the Milltown name which later was changed to Lakeland.

U.S. Census reports are available for this county for 1920. The Probate Judge has marriage, probate, birth and some death records. County Clerk has divorce records from 1920, Civil Court, Indian, and Criminal records from 1919.

Cities/Communities of Lanier Co., GA: 
| Greenwood | Lakeland | Stockton | Teeterville |

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