Dooly County, Georgia

Dooly County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,208. The county seat is Vienna. The county was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on May 15, 1821, and named for Colonel John Dooly, a Georgia American Revolutionary War fighter. It was one of the original landlot counties created from land ceded from the Creek Nation.

The entire county of Crisp and parts of Macon, Pulaski, Turner, Wilcox and Worth counties were formed from Dooly's original borders.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 397 sqmi, of which 392 sqmi is land and 5.3 sqmi (1.3%) is water. The county is located in the upper Atlantic coastal plain region of the state.

The western two-thirds of Dooly County, from west of Unadilla south to Pinehurst, then to the southeastern corner of the county, is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The northeastern and eastern portion of Dooly County is located in the Lower Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The very southeastern corner of the county is located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin.

Major highways

 * I-75.svg Interstate 75
 * US 41.svg U.S. Route 41
 * Georgia 7.svg State Route 7
 * Georgia 27.svg State Route 27
 * Georgia 90.svg State Route 90
 * Georgia 215.svg State Route 215
 * Georgia 230.svg State Route 230
 * Georgia 230 Connector.svg State Route 230 Connector
 * Georgia 257.svg State Route 257
 * Georgia 329.svg State Route 329
 * Georgia 401.svg State Route 401 (unsigned designation for I-75)

Adjacent counties

 * Houston County - northeast
 * Pulaski County - east
 * Wilcox County - southeast
 * Crisp County - south
 * Sumter County - west
 * Macon County - northwest

Cities

 * Lilly
 * Pinehurst
 * Unadilla
 * Vienna (county seat)

Towns

 * Byromville
 * Dooling

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 11,208 people, 5,020 households, and 3,350 families residing in the county.

Economy
The Big Pig Jig, Georgia's official State Barbecue Cooking Championship, is held annually in Fall in Dooly County and attracts a national audience. The county is also notable for cotton and peanut production.

Notable people

 * John Dooly after whom the county was named
 * Rooney L. Bowen, Georgia businessman and politician
 * George Busbee, governor of Georgia
 * Walter F. George, U.S. Senator
 * Jody Powell, press secretary and aide to Jimmy Carter
 * Roger Kingdom, Olympic gold medalist in track and field
 * David Ragan, NASCAR driver
 * Keith Mumphery, NFL player
 * Julian Webb, judge on the Georgia Court of Appeals and member of the Georgia State Senate.