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Schley CountyGeorgia

Schley County is in Georgia, with its county seat at Ellaville, and was formed on December 22, 1857. The county was named after William Schley and created from Marion and Sumter Counties.

  • Founded1857
  • County seatEllaville
  • Named forWilliam Schley
  • Land area167 sq mi + 0.9 sq mi water
  • Population4,547 2020 Census
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Where it is

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History

Formed in 1857 from Marion County and Sumter County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Schley County was created from Marion and Sumter on December 22, 1857; its southeastern boundary was corrected on December 15, 1859. Over the following years, the county's boundaries shifted through exchanges with neighboring counties Marion and Taylor.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1857
    Schley County created Schley created from Marion and Sumter; southeastern boundary not mappable as described, plotted here according to boundary correction and redefinition of 15 December 1859.
    from Marionfrom Sumter
    · Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 24/pp.42-43
  2. 1859
    Gained territory Schley gained from Taylor (lots 244, 245, part of 236; 3rd dist.).
    from Taylor
    · Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 247/p. 270
  3. 1859
    Lost territory Schley lost to Taylor (lot 170, 183; 3rd dist.).
    to Taylor
    · Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 254/p. 273
  4. 1862
    Gained territory Schley gained from Macon; lost to Taylor (area included lots 158, 159, 160, 162; 3rd dist.).
    from Maconfrom Taylor
    · Ga. Laws 1862, priv. & loc., nos. 76-77/pp. 81-82
  5. 1866
    Schley County created Legislature repealed act of 13 April 1863 that would have created an extreme exclave of Sumter (lot 46; 30th dist., part of Schley).
    from Sumter
    · Ga. Laws 1866, no. 57/p. 34
Show all 12 changes (7 more, mostly small adjustments)
  1. 1857
    Schley County created Schley created from Marion and Sumter; southeastern boundary not mappable as described, plotted here according to boundary correction and redefinition of 15 December 1859.
    from Marionfrom Sumter
    · Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 24/pp.42-43
  2. 1858
    Changed Legislation authorized Schley to lose small area to Marion (lot 383; 3rd dist.) but land lot number did not exist.
    Marion
    · Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 35/p. 45
  3. 1859
    Changed Boundary between Schley and Sumter corrected and refined (see 22 December 1857), no change as mapped.
    Sumter
    · Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 253/pp. 272-273
  4. 1859
    Gained territory Schley gained from Taylor (lots 244, 245, part of 236; 3rd dist.).
    from Taylor
    · Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 247/p. 270
  5. 1859
    Lost territory Schley lost to Taylor (lot 170, 183; 3rd dist.).
    to Taylor
    · Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 254/p. 273
  6. 1861
    Lost territory Schley lost very small area to Sumter (half of lot 10; 27th dist.) when part of act of 15 December 1859 was repealed.
    to Sumter
    · Ga. Laws 1861, priv. & loc., no. 99/p. 102
  7. 1862
    Gained territory Schley gained from Macon; lost to Taylor (area included lots 158, 159, 160, 162; 3rd dist.).
    from Maconfrom Taylor
    · Ga. Laws 1862, priv. & loc., nos. 76-77/pp. 81-82
  8. 1863
    Changed Legislation authorized Schley to lose a single lot to Sumter (lot 46; 30th dist.), but description would have created an exclave too extreme to plot, no change. (later repealed).
    Sumter
    · Ga. Laws 1863, March call sess., loc. & priv., no. 194/p. 209
  9. 1866
    Schley County created Legislature repealed act of 13 April 1863 that would have created an extreme exclave of Sumter (lot 46; 30th dist., part of Schley).
    from Sumter
    · Ga. Laws 1866, no. 57/p. 34
  10. 1871
    Lost territory By 31 December 1871, Schley lost to Taylor.
    to Taylor
    · Phillips, "Map of Schley"
  11. 1872
    Changed Legislation authorized Schley to gain from Macon (lots 155, 356; 2nd dist., and lots 1, 32; 3rd dist.) but part of area already was part of Schley; also, one lot would have been an unreasonably distant exclave, and another lot was identified by a nonexistent number.
    Macon
    · Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., loc. & priv., no. 318/p. 436
  12. 1874
    Exchanged territory Schley exchanged with Marion: Schley lost (lots 209, 240, part of lot 208; 30th dist.), and gained small area to accommodate private individual.
    with Marion
    · Ga. Laws 1874, no. 324/p. 373

Land and parcels

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People and land

Schley by the Census

Population
4,547 2020 Census count
Housing units
1,961 2020 Census count
Land area
167 square miles
Water area
0.9 square miles
People per sq mi
27 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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Questions

Common questions about Schley County

When was Schley County founded?
Schley County was founded in 1857, formed from Marion County and Sumter County, and named after William Schley.
What is the county seat of Schley County?
The county seat of Schley County is Ellaville.
Is there an online parcel map for Schley County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Schley County's boundary or name changed?
Schley County was created in 1857 from Marion County and Sumter County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 11 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Sumter County, Taylor County and Macon County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Schley 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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