Burke County, Georgia, United States

Overview of Burke County

• Name:
  Burke County
• Place Type:
  County
• Located In:
  Georgia, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Located in eastern Georgia along the boundary with South Carolina, just south of Augusta; County Seat: Waynesboro.
• History (GNIS):
  On of the "original counties" established on 5 February 1777; named for English political writer Edmund Burke (1729-1797). (GA-T21/p29)
• County Seat:
  Waynesboro
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:33.066818633° 04' 00.5"N

  Longitude:-82.000395782° 00' 01.4"W
• Population:
  20,579
• Elevation:
  85 m
• Surrounding Counties:
  • Aiken (South Carolina) NE
  • Barnwell (South Carolina) NE
  • Allendale (South Carolina) E
  • Screven SE
  • Jenkins S
  • Emanuel SW
  • Jefferson W
  • Richmond N
• Histopolis Place ID:
  764662175
• Updated Apr 22, 2020