Map of Bleckley County, Georgia

Bleckley County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,583. The county seat is Cochran.

Bleckley County overview:
Name:	Bleckley County
FIPS code:	13-023
State:	Georgia
Founded:	1912
Named for:	Logan Edwin Bleckley
Seat:	Cochran
Largest city:	Cochran
Total Area:	219 sq mi (570 km²)
Land Area:	216 sq mi (560 km²)
Total Population:	12,583
Population Density:	58/sq mi (22/km²)
Time zone:	UTC−5 (Eastern)
Summer Time Zone (DST):	UTC−4 (EDT)
Website:	www.bleckley.org/index.asp

Bleckley County location map. Where is Bleckley County?

Bleckley County location on the U.S. Map. Where is Bleckley County. — Location of Bleckley County in the the United States.

Bleckley County location on the Georgia map. Where is Bleckley County. — Location of Bleckley County in Georgia.

History

The county was named for Logan Edwin Bleckley, a soldier and Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. The state constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed by the Georgia General Assembly on July 30, 1912, and ratified November 5, 1912. Bleckley County was formerly home to Middle Georgia College, the oldest two-year public college in the nation. In 2013 it merged with Macon State College to become Middle Georgia State University.

Bleckley County High School made news in March 2010 for allowing a same-sex couple to attend its senior prom, after another same-sex couple in Mississippi were denied attendance at another senior prom.

Bleckley County Road Map

Bleckley CountyStreet Map. — Street map of Bleckley County, Georgia. Source: OpenStreetMap (OSM)

Bleckley CountyMap — Bleckley Countypolitical map.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 219 square miles (570 km), of which 216 square miles (560 km) is land and 3.3 square miles (8.5 km) (1.5%) is water. The county is located in the upper Atlantic coastal plain region of the state.

The eastern quarter of Bleckley County, roughly in a line from west of Danville running southeast, is located in the Lower Oconee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The central quarter of the county, between Cochran and the previous line, is located in the Little Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the same Altamaha River basin. The western half of the county, west of Cochran, is located in the Lower Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the same larger Altamaha River basin.