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Screven CountyGeorgia

Screven County is a county in Georgia with its county seat in Sylvania. It was formed on December 14, 1793.

  • Founded1793
  • County seatSylvania
  • Land area646 sq mi + 10 sq mi water
  • Population14,067 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped10,979 checked 15 October 2026
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Allendale, SCJenkinsBullochEffinghamHampton, SCBurke Sylvania Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Screven on the map of Georgia

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History

Formed in 1793 from Burke County, Effingham County and Liberty County

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

Screven County was created from Burke, Effingham, and Liberty counties. Five days after its creation, Screven County lost territory to the creation of Bryan County, and in 1796 it lost more territory to the creation of Bulloch County. In 1905, Screven County lost additional territory to the creation of Jenkins County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1793
    Screven County created Screven created from Burke, Effingham, and Liberty.
    from Burkefrom Effinghamfrom Liberty
    · Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 165
  2. 1793
    Lost territory Screven lost to creation of Bryan.
    to Bryan
    · Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 166-168
  3. 1796
    Lost territory Screven lost to creation of Bulloch.
    to Bulloch
    · Marbury and Crawford's Digest, p. 169
  4. 1905
    Lost territory Screven lost to creation of Jenkins.
    to Jenkins
    · Ga. Laws 1905, no. 142/pp. 57-58; Ga. Laws 1906, p. 83

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Screven

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from the office that keeps the record
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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Screven by the Census

Population
14,067 2020 Census count
Housing units
6,500 2020 Census count
Land area
646 square miles
Water area
10 square miles
People per sq mi
22 population ÷ land area

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

Rules and offices

Screven County's official site

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County government

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Questions

Common questions about Screven County

When was Screven County founded?
Screven County was founded in 1793, formed from Burke County, Effingham County and Liberty County.
What is the county seat of Screven County?
The county seat of Screven County is Sylvania.
Is there an online parcel map for Screven County?
Yes. Screven County publishes a parcel map of 10,979 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Screven County's boundary or name changed?
Screven County was created in 1793 from Burke County, Effingham County and Liberty County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Bryan County, Bulloch County and Jenkins County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Screven 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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