Editing Charlton County, Georgia (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|782|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|774|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|8.8|sqmi}} (1.1%) 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> It is the fifth-largest county by area in Georgia. It is the southernmost county in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. A large portion of the county lies within the [[Okefenokee Swamp]] and its [[Protected areas of the United States|federally protected areas]].

The entire central and southern portion of Charlton County is located in the [[St. Marys River (Florida–Georgia)|St. Marys]] sub-basin of the St. Marys-[[Satilla River|Satilla]] basin. The county's northeastern portion, north of [[Homeland, Georgia|Homeland]], is located in the Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla basin. The western portion of Charlton County is located in the Upper [[Suwannee River]] sub-basin of the larger 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 |archive-date=October 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003004639/http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The country's southern region is level with the northernmost part of the central and eastern Panhandle of the Florida peninsula.

===Major highways===
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===Adjacent counties===
* [[Brantley County, Georgia|Brantley County]] - north
* [[Nassau County, Florida|Nassau County]], [[Florida]] - south and east
* [[Camden County, Georgia|Camden County]] - east
* [[Baker County, Florida|Baker County]], [[Florida]] - south
* [[Ware County, Georgia|Ware County]] - north and west

===National protected area===
* [[Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)

=== Communities ===

===Cities===
* [[Folkston, Georgia|Folkston]]
* [[Homeland, Georgia|Homeland]]

===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Moniac, Georgia|Moniac]]
* [[Racepond, Georgia|Racepond]]
* [[Saint George, Georgia|Saint George]]
* [[Toledo, Georgia|Toledo]]
* [[Trader's Hill, Georgia|Trader's Hill]]
* [[Uptonville, Georgia|Uptonville]]