Editing Lanier County, Georgia (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has an area of {{convert|200|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|185|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|15|sqmi}} (7.3%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

The vast majority of Lanier County is in the [[Alapaha River]] sub-basin of the [[Suwannee River]] basin. Just a narrow section of the western border of the county, northeast and southeast of [[Ray City, Georgia|Ray City]], is in the [[Withlacoochee River (Suwannee River)|Withlacoochee River]] sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin, and a very narrow section of the eastern border of Lanier County is in the Upper Suwannee River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission |access-date=November 27, 2015}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[File:US 84.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 84 in Georgia|U.S. Route 84]]
* [[File:US 129.svg|23px]] [[U.S. Route 129 in Georgia|U.S. Route 129]]
* [[File:US 221.svg|23px]] [[U.S. Route 221 in Georgia|U.S. Route 221]]
* [[File:Georgia 11.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 11|State Route 11]]
* [[File:Georgia 11 Bypass.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 11 Bypass (Lakeland)|State Route 11 Bypass]]
* [[File:Georgia 31.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 31|State Route 31]]
* [[File:Georgia 31 Connector.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 31 Connector (Lakeland)|State Route 31 Connector]]
* [[File:Georgia 37.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 37|State Route 37]]
* [[File:Georgia 38.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 38|State Route 38]]
* [[File:Georgia 64.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 64|State Route 64]]
* [[File:Georgia 122.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 122|State Route 122]]
* [[File:Georgia 122 Connector.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 122 Connector (Lakeland)|State Route 122 Connector]]
* [[File:Georgia 125.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 125|State Route 125]]
* [[File:Georgia 135.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 135|State Route 135]]
* [[File:Georgia 135 Bypass.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 135 Bypass (Lakeland)|State Route 135 Bypass]]
* [[File:Georgia 168.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 168|State Route 168]]
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===Major waterways===
* [[Alapaha River]]
* [[Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge|Banks Lake]]

===Railways===
====Previous====
* [[CSX Transportation]]

====Defunct====
* [[Atlantic and Gulf Railroad (1856–79)|Atlantic and Gulf Railroad]]
* [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]]
* Lakeland Railroad (Defunct, it was used from 1929 to 1957. It ran along the same path as the Milltown Air Line Railroad)
* Milltown Air Line Railroad (Defunct, it was used from 1904 to 1928. It ran from Lakeland to [[Naylor, Georgia]])
* [[Plant System]]
* Waycross and Western Railroad (Defunct, it was used from 1912 to 1925 from [[Waycross, Georgia]] to Lakeland, Georgia. It roughly followed current [[Georgia State Route 122]])

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Berrien County, Georgia|Berrien County]] - northwest
* [[Atkinson County, Georgia|Atkinson County]] - north
* [[Clinch County, Georgia|Clinch County]] - east
* [[Echols County, Georgia|Echols County]] - south
* [[Lowndes County, Georgia|Lowndes County]] - southwest

===National protected area===
[[File:Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge Sign.jpg|thumb|upright|Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge sign]]
The [[Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge]], established in 1985, hosts approximately 20,000 visitors annually. It provides hiking, fishing, and boating opportunities on more than {{convert|4000|acre|km2}} of water, Banks Lake marsh, and swamp. The Robert Simpson III Nature Trail, dedicated in August 2001, is in the [[Lakeland, Georgia]] city limits on {{convert|75|acre|m2}} of pine and hardwood forests. The county is known for its excellent fishing in the [[Alapaha River]], [[Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge]] as well as in its many small lakes.

=== Communities ===

==== Cities ====
* [[Lakeland, Georgia|Lakeland]]
* [[Ray City]]

==== Census-designated place ====
* [[Stockton, Georgia|Stockton]]