Sumter County - Georgia

County Courthhouse

 County Profile information from Georgia.gov

County Seat: Americus
Incorporated: December 26, 1831
Population: 33,200
Total Area: 485.3 Square miles

Sumter County was created in 1831 from a portion of Lee County and was named for General Thomas Sumter of South Carolina, a soldier of the French and Indian Wars as well as the American Revolution.

The town of Andersonville has won a Phoenix Award for Preservation, Conservation and Beautification. The site of the infamous Civil War prison camp that bore the community's name is in nearby Macon County.

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