Peach County - Georgia

County Courthhouse

County Seat: Fort Valley
Incorporated: July 8, 1924
Population: 23,668
Total Area: 151.1 Square miles

Peach County was the last county formed in Georgia. Created from Houston and Macon counties, it is named after the area's most famous crop.

Byron was named for the English writer and poet, Lord Byron. It was the site of the South's largest "pop festival" held on the Fourth of July weekend in 1970.

Some interesting historical sites include the McArthur-Saxon House (1850), the Thweat-Brown Home (1863), and the Everett-Culpepper-Grady Home (1834).