County · code 13265
Taliaferro CountyGeorgia
Taliaferro County is a county in Georgia with its seat in Crawfordville, formed on December 24, 1825. It was named after Benjamin Taliaferro.
- Founded1825
- County seatCrawfordville
- Named forBenjamin Taliaferro
- Land area195 sq mi + 0.7 sq mi water
- Population1,559 2020 Census
Where it is
Taliaferro on the map of Georgia
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History
Formed in 1825 from Greene County, Hancock County, Oglethorpe County, Warren County and Wilkes County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Taliaferro County was created from Greene, Hancock, Oglethorpe, Warren, and Wilkes counties. Over the following decades, the county gained and lost small areas through boundary adjustments with neighboring counties, particularly Warren, Wilkes, Greene, and Hancock.
- 1825Taliaferro County created Taliaferro created from Greene, Hancock, Oglethorpe, Warren, and Wilkes. · Ga. Laws 1825, p. 58; Dawson's Compilation, 129-130
- 1828Gained territory Taliaferro gained from Hancock. · Ga. Laws 1828, p. 52; Dawson's Compilation, 137-138
- 1828Gained territory Taliaferro gained from Wilkes. · Ga. Laws 1828, p. 52; Dawson's Compilation, 138
- 1835
- 1854Lost territory Taliaferro lost to Wilkes. · Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 232/p. 311
Show all 14 changes
- 1825Taliaferro County created Taliaferro created from Greene, Hancock, Oglethorpe, Warren, and Wilkes. · Ga. Laws 1825, p. 58; Dawson's Compilation, 129-130
- 1828Gained territory Taliaferro gained from Hancock. · Ga. Laws 1828, p. 52; Dawson's Compilation, 137-138
- 1828Gained territory Taliaferro gained from Wilkes. · Ga. Laws 1828, p. 52; Dawson's Compilation, 138
- 1835
- 1841Gained territory Taliaferro gained small area from Warren to accommodate private individual. · Ga. Laws 1841, pp. 69-70
- 1850Gained territory Taliaferro gained small area from Warren to accommodate private individual. Taliaferro boundary with Hancock was clarified to accommodate private individuals. · Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 134-135
- 1854Lost territory Taliaferro lost to Wilkes. · Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 232/p. 311
- 1854Exchanged territory Taliaferro exchanged with Warren. · Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 251/pp. 321-322
- 1854Exchanged territory Taliferro exchanged small areas with Greene to accommodate private individuals.with Taliferrowith Greene· Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 241/p. 317
- 1856Gained territory Taliaferro gained small area from Warren to accommodate private individual. · Ga. Laws 1855, no. 67/p. 132
- 1872Lost territory Taliaferro lost small area to Wilkes to accommodate private individual. · Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., Loc. & Priv., no. 363/p. 481
- 1876Gained territory Taliaferro gained small area from Greene to accommodate private individual. · Ga. Laws 1876, no. 343/p. 309
- 1877Gained territory Taliaferro gained small areas from Greene to accommodate private individuals. · Ga. Laws 1877, no. 284/p. 279
- 1952Gained territory By 31 December 1952, Taliaferro gained from Greene. · Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map"
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Taliaferro
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Missing
No public parcel map found for Taliaferro County yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the assessor's office.
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Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Taliaferro County yet.
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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
Taliaferro 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.
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Taliaferro County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Taliaferro 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 Taliaferro County
- When was Taliaferro County founded?
- Taliaferro County was founded in 1825, formed from Greene County, Hancock County, Oglethorpe County, Warren County and Wilkes County, and named after Benjamin Taliaferro.
- What is the county seat of Taliaferro County?
- The county seat of Taliaferro County is Crawfordville.
- Is there an online parcel map for Taliaferro County?
- Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
- Has Taliaferro County's boundary or name changed?
- Taliaferro County was created in 1825 from Greene County, Hancock County, Oglethorpe County, Warren County and Wilkes County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 13 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Greene County, Warren County and Wilkes County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Taliaferro 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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