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Blakely is located at (31.376728, -84.933873 The city is located in southwestern Georgia along U.S. Route 27, Georgia State Route 62, and Georgia State Route 39.Blakely is located approximately 75 mi (121 km) south of Columbus, 48 mi (77 km) southwest of Albany, and 76 mi (122 km) northwest of Tallahassee, Florida and 24 miles northeast of Dothan, Alabama.
Early County is a county located on the southwest border of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,854. [1] The county seat is Blakely, where the Early County Courthouse is located. [2] Created on December 15, 1818, it was named for Peter Early, 28th Governor of Georgia. [3]
The Blakely Court Square Historic District is a 30 acres (12 ha) historic district in Blakely in Early County, Georgia which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1] The district is centered around the Early County Courthouse and is bounded by Powell St., Smith Ave., and Church and Bay Sts.
The Early County Courthouse (also known as the Grand Ole Lady) [2] is the historic county courthouse of Early County, Georgia, located on Courthouse Square in Blakely, Georgia, the county seat. [2] It was built in 1904 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980.
Map of Blakely on a map of Early County (left) and Georgia (right). Wilbur Little (also William [1] [2] or Wilbert [3] in some sources) was a black American veteran of World War I, lynched in April 1919 in his hometown of Blakely, Georgia, for refusing to remove his military uniform.
After it re-emerges into Early County, it enters Blakely. In Blakely, SR 39 passes southwest of the Town & Country Golf Course and turns right onto Cedar Springs Road (part of former SR 363). One block later, it intersects US 27 Business/SR 1 Business (South Main Street). The three highways travel concurrently to the north through downtown.
Maintained by Georgia Department of Transportation: Length: 62.1 mi [1] (99.9 km) Major junctions; West end: SR 52 at the Alabama state line in Columbia: US 27 Bus. / SR 1 Bus. / SR 39 in Blakely US 27 / SR 1 in Blakely: East end: SR 234 in Albany: Location; Country: United States: State: Georgia: Counties: Early, Calhoun, Dougherty: Highway system
Pages in category "People from Blakely, Georgia" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Tay Cody; D.