Unless otherwise noted, use the Courthouse address for correspondence. The area code is 229. 

Worth County Courthouse
www.worthcountyboc.com
201 N. Main Street
Sylvester, GA 31791

Board of Tax Assessors - 229-776-8203

Clerk of Court - 229-776-8205

Commissioners Office - 229-776-8200

District Attorney - 229-776-8214

Economic Development Authority

Emergency Management Agency - 229-776-8223

Family and Children's Services
N. Henderson St.
Sylvester, GA 31791
229-777-2000

Fire Department (non-emergency) - 229-776-8223

Georgia Forestry Commission
128 Firetower Road
Sylvester, GA 31791
229-777-2114

Health Department
1012 W. Franklin Street
Sylvester, GA 31791
229-777-2150

Judge's Phone - 229-776-8209

Landfill - 229-776-8234

Magistrate Court - 229-776-8210

Mental Health Skills Enhancement Center - 229-776-7738

Mental Health Outpatient and Substance Abuse
125 Front St.
Sylvester, GA 31791
229-777-2141

4-H Office
E. Franklin St.
Sylvester, GA 31791
229-776-8216

Probate Court - 229-776-8207

Probation Office - 229-776-8215

Public Works Dept.
Isabella Road
776-8220

Registrars Office - 229-776-8208

Sheriff's Office - 229-776-8211

Sylvester Public Library
205 E. Pope St.
Sylvester, GA 31791
229-776-2096

Tax Collector - 229-776-8204

The Connecting Point - 229-776-8236

Zoning - 229-776-8202

Worth County Schools
504 E. Price St.
Sylvester, GA 31791
229-776-8600

The Peanut Capital of the World

Sylvester, the county seat of government in Worth County, Georgia, was incorporated as a city on December 21, 1898. The city began life as "Isabella Station", a depot on the Brunswick and Albany railroad. On July 17, 1882, a post office was created here and named "Sylvester". Eventually, a village of people began to grow around this stop along the railroad.

In 1904, the seat of county government was moved from Isabella to Sylvester.

In 1996, Sylvester had a population of approximately 6400. Sylvester is serviced by U.S. 82 and Georgia Highways 520, 33, 313, 256, and 112.

Home of Possum Poke

Poulan, settled about 1877, was also located along the Brunswick and Albany railroad. The city was named for Judge W.A. Poulan.

Poulan is also known as being the home of ex-Michigan Governor Chase S. Osborn. He came to South Georgia in the late 1890s and established a hunting lodge known as Possum Poke on Possum Lane in Poulan.

Known world-wide, Governor Osborn studied and wrote on subjects ranging from geography and the social sciences to birds and other wildlife. He gave of himself when and wherever he could. He has truly been a gift to Worth County.

In 1996, Poulan had approximately 955 residents.

The Oldest City between Albany and Waycross

Established around 1870, Sumner was developed on land belonging to John C. Sumner and was named for him.

Once the largest city in the county, Sumner had a large number of businesses. Mercantile establishments, doctors offices, sawmills, and turpentine stills called Sumner home.

Sumner had 240 residents in 1996.

"The Most Historic Town in Worth County"

Although records do not give a date for the original settlement for Warwick, Andrew Jackson camped near here in 1818. (Jackson, who fought the Seminoles in Southern Georgia, would later become President of the United States.)

A village grew up on the old site of Warwick around 1825 when the stage coach road was put through from Milledgeville to Tallahassee. (This road eventually became Georgia Highway 300 that now passes through Warwick from Cordele to Albany.)

Warwick had about 522 people in 1996.

* Historical information was taken from The History of Worth County, Georgia, 1854-1934 by L. Grubbs.

* Population data was taken from The 1998 Georgia County Guide, produced by the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. Phone numbers and address from the August 2001-2002 Tifton Regional Phone Book from Plant Telecommunications.

**Please note: in order to be considered a community on this website (worthcounty.com), the area is not incorporated as a city, but is designated by a green and white sign by the Georgia Department of Transportation.**

Anderson City | Bridgeboro | Doles | Gordy | Isabella | Oakfield | Shingler | Scooterville

Anderson City is located along Georgia Highway 33 about 10 miles south of Sylvester in the south central part of Worth County. Zip Code: Sylvester, 31791 / Doerun, 31744

Bridgeboro is located 13 miles southwest of Sylvester on Georgia Highway 112 in the southwestern corner of Worth. Zip Code: Albany, 31705 / Doerun, 31744

Doles is a community located about 13 miles north/northwest of Sylvester at the intersection of Georgia Highways 32 and 313 in north central Worth. Zip Code: Sylvester, 31791 / Oakfield, 31772 / Warwick, 31796

Gordy is about five miles southwest of Sylvester on Georgia Highway 112.
Zip Code: Sylvester, 31791

Isabella was settled around 1854 and was Worth County's seat of government from 1854 to 1904. (Sylvester became county seat in 1904.) The first county seat was San Barnard and was located about a mile and a half west of where Isabella is now. Zip Code: Sylvester, 31791

Oakfield is located along Georgia Highway 300 in northwestern Worth County. It is about 20 miles northwest of Sylvester.
Zip Code: Oakfield, 31772

Shingler is located five miles northeast of Sylvester on Georgia Highway 112.
Zip Code: Sylvester, 31791

Although the sign has been stolen, this is what it might look like. Scooterville is located 15 miles southeast of Sylvester on Georgia Highway 256 in the southeastern part of Worth County. Zip Code: Sylvester, 31791 / Norman Park, 31771