Bogart, Georgia

Bogart is a town in Clarke and Oconee counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The town is mostly in Oconee County, with a portion extending into Clarke County. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 1,326. The 30622 ZIP code extends outside the boundary of Bogart into the western portion of Athens, giving some of Athens' citizens Bogart mailing addresses. For the Oconee County area of Bogart, the high school is North Oconee High School and the middle school is Dove Creek Middle School. For the Clarke County area of Bogart, the high school is Clarke Central High School and the middle school is Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School.

History
The town was originally named for the influential Creek-Seminole leader Osceola. In 1892, the city was renamed Bogart in honor of a locally respected railroad agent after learning that another Georgia community, in Terrell County, was also called Osceola. Bogart was once part of Franklin County, then Jackson County, and now sits in Oconee County with a small portion located in Clarke County. Many of the settlers who came to Bogart, came in during the Land Lottery of 1820. When the train from Athens to Atlanta was built in the 1890s, life flourished in Bogart. The city of Bogart was incorporated in 1905. The thriving city had a bank, a mercantile store, a boarding house, a drug store, a railroad depot, three cotton gins, a post office, blacksmith shops, a school, several churches, and gristmills.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.4 sqmi, of which 2.4 sqmi is land and 0.42% is water.

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,326 people, 574 households, and 429 families residing in the town.

Entertainment
From 2005 to 2009, the Nationwide Tour, a second tier professional golf tour in the United States, visited Bogart at Jennings Mill Country Club. However, that venue is only in the Bogart ZIP code and not actually within Bogart city limits. The 2009 version was won by Patrick Sheehan.