Historic South
Historic South is an area in central and east-central Georgia, United States. The region carries a strong cultural and architectural heritage. It contains three chief areas: Historic Heartland, Classic South, and Magnolia Midlands.Geography
The Historic South covers the central and east-central portions of the state. It contains the counties of:
- Appling
- Bacon
- Baldwin
- Bibb
- Bleckley
- Butts
- Candler
- Coffee
- Columbia
- Crawford
- Dodge
- Emanuel
- Evans
- Hancock
- Henry
- Houston
- Jasper
- Jefferson
- Jenkins
- Johnson
- Jones
- Laurens
- Lincoln
- Long
- McDuffie
- Monroe
- Montgomery
- Morgan
- Newton
- Oconee
- Oglethorpe
- Peach
- Pulaski
- Richmond
- Rockdale
- Taliaferro
- Tattnall
- Telfair
- Toombs
- Treutlen
- Twiggs
- Walton
- Washington
- Wayne
- Wheeler
- Wilkes
Major cities include Augusta and Macon. Some of the suburban areas of Atlanta, especially those of the Southern Crescent, are also included in the region.
