Jacksonville, Georgia

About Jacksonville

Set in the southern part of Georgia, Jacksonville is a tiny community counting 104 people who proudly call it home.

Jacksonville holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.09 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 95 residents per square mile.

📰 Jacksonville News Today

• Dolphins Fall in Tight Road Match at Georgia State Jacksonville University Athletics · Oct 6
• ‘All hands on deck’: NE Florida and SE Georgia counties monitor river levels with more rain ahead News4JAX · Oct 8
• Jacksonville State 31-27 Georgia Southern (Sep 19, 2026) Game Recap ESPN · Sep 19
• Eagles Earn 0-0 Draw At Jacksonville On Thursday Georgia Southern University Athletics · Aug 20
• LIVE RADAR: Isaias made landfall last night, and impacts continue for Northeast Florida, Southeast Georgia News4JAX · Oct 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Georgia headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Jacksonville Unique

• One of 15 places in the US named Jacksonville — but the Georgia one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern Georgia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Georgia — one of 675 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 16 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Jacksonville

• Barr's Bluff Landing reviews ★
• Ben Hill County Park reviews ★
• Flat Tub Landing reviews ★
• Flat Tub Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Rocky Hammock Landing reviews ★
• Scuffle Bluff Landing reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Jacksonville

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