County · code 13173
Lanier CountyGeorgia
Lanier County, Georgia, is a county established in 1920 with its seat in Lakeland.
- Founded1920
- County seatLakeland
- Land area197 sq mi + 3.3 sq mi water
- Population9,877 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped5,968 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Lanier on the map of Georgia
Georgia has 159 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1920 from Berrien County, Clinch County and Lowndes County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Lanier County was created on November 2, 1920, from parts of Berrien, Clinch, and Lowndes counties, following an act passed on August 11, 1919.
- 1920Lanier County created Lanier created from Berrien, Clinch, and Lowndes. Act passed 11 August 1919; took effect 2 November 1920. · Ga. Laws 1919, no. 78/pp. 68-70; Ga. Laws 1920, no. 505/pp. 45-48
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Lanier
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 5,968 parcels from Lanier County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 1 December 2025 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Good enough
One point per address, 7,660 in all from Lanier County.
checked 13 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Lanier by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Records
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Lanier County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Lanier County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Lanier County
- When was Lanier County founded?
- Lanier County was founded in 1920, formed from Berrien County, Clinch County and Lowndes County.
- What is the county seat of Lanier County?
- The county seat of Lanier County is Lakeland.
- Is there an online parcel map for Lanier County?
- Yes. Lanier County publishes a parcel map of 5,968 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Lanier County's boundary or name changed?
- Lanier County was created in 1920 from Berrien County, Clinch County and Lowndes County. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Lanier County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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