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Jesup is a city in Wayne County, Georgia, United States. The population was 9,809 at the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Wayne County.

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History

By February 1869, Willis Clary had begun building a two-story hotel near the junction of Macon and Brunswick Railroad and the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad and four stores had sprung up in the area. Clary became a driving force for the establishment of what would become Jesup and was its first mayor.

By September 1869, the town included five stores, a sawmill, and a railroad eating house in addition to Clary’s hotel. By December 1869 the community had become known as Jesup.

Jesup was named for Thomas Jesup, a general during the Second Seminole War.

The area was then part of Appling County, Georgia. On August 27, 1872, eastern sections of Appling land districts 3 and 4 were added to Wayne County. In 1873, the seat of Wayne County was transferred to Jesup from Waynesville.

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Geography

Jesup is located at 31°36′7″N 81°53′6″W / 31.60194°N 81.88500°W / 31.60194; -81.88500 (31.601866, -81.885070).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.6 square miles (43 km), of which, 16.5 square miles (43 km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) of it (0.30%) is water. It is 35 miles west of Hinesville and 12 miles southwest of Ludowici, Georgia.

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