Cobb, Georgia
Encyclopedia
Cobb is an unincorporated community in Sumter County
, Georgia
, United States
. It is the home of the largest pecan orchard in the world. Cobb is connected with the residents of Lake Blackshear
and is the location of the Lake Blackshear Volunteer Fire Department.
The community is part of the Americus
Micropolitan Statistical Area
.
Sumter County, Georgia
Sumter County is a county located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 26, 1831. As of 2000, the population was 33,200. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 32,532...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is the home of the largest pecan orchard in the world. Cobb is connected with the residents of Lake Blackshear
Lake Blackshear
Lake Blackshear is a man-made lake on the Flint River in Georgia created by a dam that was constructed in the late 1920s. It is approximately long and varies in width but is rarely more than one mile wide; it covers approximately . Interestingly, when the dam was constructed, little to no...
and is the location of the Lake Blackshear Volunteer Fire Department.
The community is part of the Americus
Americus, Georgia
-Early years:Americus, Georgia was named and chartered by Sen. Lovett B. Smith in 1832.For its first two decades, Americus was a small courthouse town. The arrival of the railroad in 1854 and, three decades later, local attorney Samuel H. Hawkins' construction of the only privately financed...
Micropolitan Statistical Area
Americus micropolitan area
The Americus Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Georgia, anchored by the city of Americus....
.