County · code 13301
Warren CountyGeorgia
Warren County is a county in Georgia with its seat in Warrenton. It was created on December 19, 1793, from parts of Burke, Columbia, Richmond, and Wilkes counties and named after Joseph Warren.
- Founded1793
- County seatWarrenton
- Named forJoseph Warren
- Land area284 sq mi + 2.3 sq mi water
- Population5,215 2020 Census
Where it is
Warren 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 1793 from Burke County, Columbia County, Richmond County and Wilkes County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Warren County was created in 1793 from Burke, Columbia, Richmond, and Wilkes counties. The county lost land to the creation of Jefferson in 1796, Taliaferro in 1825, Glascock in 1857, and McDuffie in 1870.
- 1793Warren County created Warren created from Burke, Columbia, Richmond and Wilkes. · Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 166-168
- 1796Lost territory Warren lost to creation of Jefferson. · Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 169-172
- 1825Lost territory Warren lost to creation of Taliaferro. · Ga. Laws 1825, p. 58; Dawson's Compilation, 129-130
- 1854Exchanged territory Warren exchanged with Taliaferro. · Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 251/pp. 321-322
- 1857Lost territory Warren lost to creation of Glascock. · Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 20/pp. 35-36
Show all 13 changes
- 1793Warren County created Warren created from Burke, Columbia, Richmond and Wilkes. · Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 166-168
- 1796Lost territory Warren lost to creation of Jefferson. · Marbury and Crawford's Digest, pp. 169-172
- 1813Changed Boundary between Warren and Columbia adjusted to accommodate private individual. · Lamar's Compilation, 208
- 1825Lost territory Warren lost to creation of Taliaferro. · Ga. Laws 1825, p. 58; Dawson's Compilation, 129-130
- 1841Lost territory Warren lost small area to Taliaferro to accommodate private individual. · Ga. Laws 1841, pp. 69-70
- 1842Gained territory Warren gained small area from Columbia to accommodate private individual. · Ga. Laws 1842, p. 67
- 1850Lost territory Warren lost small area to Taliaferro to accommodate private individual. · Ga. Laws 1849, pp. 134-135
- 1854Exchanged territory Warren exchanged with Taliaferro. · Ga. Laws 1853-1854, priv. & local, no. 251/pp. 321-322
- 1856Lost territory Warren lost small area to Taliaferro to accommodate private individual. · Ga. Laws 1855, no. 67/p. 132
- 1857Lost territory Warren lost to creation of Glascock. · Ga. Laws 1857, pub., no. 20/pp. 35-36
- 1865Changed Boundary between Warren and Glascock adjusted to accommodate private individual. · Ga. Laws 1865, Feb. called sess., no. 78/p. 80
- 1870
- 1870Lost territory Warren lost small area to Glascock to accommodate private individual. · Ga. Laws 1870, Omitted Laws, no. 3/p. 7
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Warren
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 Warren 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 Warren 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
Warren 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 Warren County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Warren 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 Warren County
- When was Warren County founded?
- Warren County was founded in 1793, formed from Burke County, Columbia County, Richmond County and Wilkes County, and named after Joseph Warren.
- What is the county seat of Warren County?
- The county seat of Warren County is Warrenton.
- Is there an online parcel map for Warren 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 Warren County's boundary or name changed?
- Warren County was created in 1793 from Burke County, Columbia County, Richmond County and Wilkes County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 12 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Taliaferro County, Glascock County and Columbia County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Warren 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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