County · code 13277
Tift CountyGeorgia
Tift County is a county in Georgia with its seat in Tifton, formed in 1905 from parts of Berrien, Irwin, and Worth counties.
- Founded1905
- County seatTifton
- Named forHenry Harding Tift and Nelson Tift
- Land area261 sq mi + 7.9 sq mi water
- Population41,344 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped19,194 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Tift 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 1905 from Berrien County, Irwin County and Worth County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Tift County was created on August 17, 1905, from Berrien, Irwin, and Worth counties. It was named after Henry Harding Tift and Nelson Tift.
- 1905Tift County created Tift created from Berrien, Irwin, and Worth. · Ga. Laws 1905, no. 3/pp. 60-62
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Tift
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 19,194 parcels from Tift County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
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Address points Good enough
One point per address, 17,603 in all from Tift County.
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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
Tift 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 Tift County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Tift 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 Tift County
- When was Tift County founded?
- Tift County was founded in 1905, formed from Berrien County, Irwin County and Worth County, and named after Henry Harding Tift and Nelson Tift.
- What is the county seat of Tift County?
- The county seat of Tift County is Tifton.
- Is there an online parcel map for Tift County?
- Yes. Tift County publishes a parcel map of 19,194 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Tift County's boundary or name changed?
- Tift County was created in 1905 from Berrien County, Irwin County and Worth 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 Tift 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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