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Ware CountyGeorgia

Ware County is in Georgia and was created in 1824 from Appling County, with its seat at Waycross.

  • Founded1824
  • County seatWaycross
  • Named forNicholas Ware
  • Land area899 sq mi + 8.8 sq mi water
  • Population36,251 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped23,139 checked 14 October 2026
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Where it is

Ware on the map of Georgia

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History

Formed in 1824 from Appling County

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

Ware County was formed in 1824 from Appling County, and named after Nicholas Ware. Waycross is the county seat.

Deeds and plats from before 1824 for land now in Ware County may have been recorded in Appling County.

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

  1. 1824
    Ware County created Ware created from Appling.
    from Appling
    · Ga. Laws 1824, 44; Dawson's Compilation, 127
  2. 1825
    Lost territory Ware lost to Telfair (6th dist.).
    to Telfair
    · Ga. Laws 1825, p. 61; Dawson's Compilation, 130
  3. 1850
    Lost territory Ware lost to creation of Clinch.
    to Clinch
    · Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 126-127
  4. 1851
    Lost territory Ware lost to Wayne.
    to Wayne
    · Ga. Laws 1851, no. 37/p. 70
  5. 1854
    Lost territory Ware lost to creation of Coffee.
    to Coffee
    · Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 222/pp. 294-296
Show all 28 changes (23 more, mostly small adjustments)
  1. 1824
    Ware County created Ware created from Appling.
    from Appling
    · Ga. Laws 1824, 44; Dawson's Compilation, 127
  2. 1825
    Lost territory Ware lost to Telfair (6th dist.).
    to Telfair
    · Ga. Laws 1825, p. 61; Dawson's Compilation, 130
  3. 1843
    Changed Legislation authorized Ware to lose small areas to Wayne (lots 415, 469; 4th dist. & lots 383, 387; 9th dist.) to accommodate private individuals; would have created non-contiguous enclaves of Wayne within Ware, no evidence change took effect.
    Wayne
    · Ga. Laws 1843, pp. 29-30
  4. 1850
    Lost territory Ware lost small area to Telfair to accommodate private individuals.
    to Telfair
    · Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 127-128
  5. 1850
    Lost territory Ware lost small areas to Wayne to accommodate private individuals.
    to Wayne
    · Ga. Laws 1849, p. 132
  6. 1850
    Gained territory Ware gained small areas from Appling and Telfair to accommodate private individuals.
    from Applingfrom Telfair
    · Ga. Laws 1849, p. 136
  7. 1850
    Lost territory Ware lost to creation of Clinch.
    to Clinch
    · Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 126-127
  8. 1851
    Gained territory Ware gained small areas from Telfair to accommodate private individuals.
    from Telfair
    · Ga. Laws 1851, no. 38/p. 71
  9. 1851
    Lost territory Ware lost to Wayne.
    to Wayne
    · Ga. Laws 1851, no. 37/p. 70
  10. 1852
    Lost territory Ware lost small areas to Wayne to accommodate private individuals.
    to Wayne
    · Ga. Laws 1851, no. 35/pp. 68-69
  11. 1854
    Lost territory Ware lost small areas to Wayne to accommodate private individuals.
    to Wayne
    · Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 236/p. 314
  12. 1854
    Lost territory Ware lost to creation of Coffee.
    to Coffee
    · Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 222/pp. 294-296
  13. 1855
    Lost territory Ware lost to Charlton.
    to Charlton
    · Ga. Laws 1855, no. 75/p. 135
  14. 1857
    Lost territory Ware lost to creation of Pierce.
    to Pierce
    · Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 23/pp. 40-42
  15. 1858
    Lost territory Ware lost to Pierce.
    to Pierce
    · Ga. Laws 1858, pub., no. 29/pp. 42-43
  16. 1859
    Gained territory Ware gained small area from Pierce (lot 157; 5th dist.) to accommodate private individual.
    from Pierce
    · Ga. Laws 1859, loc. & priv., no. 258/p. 274
  17. 1860
    Lost territory Ware lost small area to Appling (lot 172; 5th dist.).
    to Appling
    · Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 138/p. 143
  18. 1870
    Lost territory Ware lost to Pierce (lots 167, 168, 169, 170, 200, 202; 5th dist.).
    to Pierce
    · Ga. Laws 1870, no. 14/p. 24
  19. 1872
    Gained territory Ware gained from Coffee (lots 53, 54, 85, 86; 7th dist.) (later repealed).
    from Coffee
    · Ga. Laws 1872, July adj. sess., loc. & priv., no. 283/p. 403
  20. 1874
    Gained territory Ware gained from Pierce.
    from Pierce
    · Ga. Laws 1874, no. 332/p. 376
  21. 1875
    Gained territory Ware gained from Appling (lots 220, 221, 241, 266, 287; 5th dist.).
    from Appling
    · Ga. Laws 1875, no. 244/p. 268
  22. 1875
    Lost territory Ware lost small area to Pierce (lots 166, 157; 5th dist.). Ware lost to Coffee (lots 53, 54, 85, 86; 7th dist.) when act of 24 August 1872 was repealed.
    to Pierceto Coffee
    · Ga. Laws 1875, nos. 243, 249/pp. 268, 270
  23. 1876
    Lost territory Ware lost small area to Pierce (lot 171; 5th dist.).
    to Pierce
    · Ga. Laws 1876, no. 344/p. 309
  24. 1876
    Lost territory Ware lost small area to Clinch to accommodate private individual.
    to Clinch
    · Ga. Laws 1876, no. 328/p. 304
  25. 1876
    Lost territory Ware lost small area to Coffee (lot 87; 7th dist.).
    to Coffee
    · Ga. Laws 1876, no. 330/p. 305
  26. 1877
    Exchanged territory Ware exchanged with Coffee.
    with Coffee
    · Ga. Laws 1877, no. 286/p. 280
  27. 1914
    Lost territory Ware lost to creation of Bacon. Act passed 27 July 1914; took effect 3 November 1914.
    to Bacon
    · Ga. Laws 1914, no. 298/pp. 23-27
  28. 1952
    Exchanged territory By 31 December 1952, Ware exchanged with Clinch.
    with Clinch
    · Ga. St. Hwy. Dept., "Official 1952 Ga. Hwy. Map"

Land and parcels

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People and land

Ware by the Census

Population
36,251 2020 Census count
Housing units
15,858 2020 Census count
Land area
899 square miles
Water area
8.8 square miles
People per sq mi
40 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 Ware County

When was Ware County founded?
Ware County was founded in 1824, formed from Appling County, and named after Nicholas Ware.
What is the county seat of Ware County?
The county seat of Ware County is Waycross.
Is there an online parcel map for Ware County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 23,139 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Ware County's boundary or name changed?
Ware County was created in 1824 from Appling County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 27 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Pierce County, Coffee County and Wayne County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Ware 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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