Editing Grady County, Georgia (section)

== Geography ==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|460|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|455|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5.7|sqmi}} (1.2%) 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 bulk of Grady County, centered on [[Cairo, Georgia|Cairo]], is located on the Upper [[Ochlockonee River]] sub-basin of the larger Ochlockonee River basin. The county's northwestern corner is located in the Lower [[Flint River (Georgia)|Flint River]] sub-basin of the [[ACF River Basin]] (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). Grady County's western border, from [[Whigham, Georgia|Whigham]] south, and all of its southern border, is located in the Lower [[Ochlockonee River]] sub-basin of the same Ochlockonee River basin. Finally, a very small chunk of the county's southeastern portion, bisected by [[U.S. Route 319 in Georgia|U.S. Route 319]], is located in the [[Apalachee Bay]]-[[St. Marks River|St. Marks]] sub-basin of the Ochlockonee 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 24, 2015 |archive-date=October 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003004639/http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Grady County includes part of the [[Red Hills Region]].

=== Major highways ===
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* [[File:US 84.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 84 in Georgia|U.S. Route 84]]
* [[File:US 319.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 319 in Georgia|U.S. Route 319]]
* [[File:Georgia 35.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 35|State Route 35]]
* [[File:Georgia 38.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 38|State Route 38]]
* [[File:Georgia 38 Spur.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 38 Spur (Cairo)|State Route 38 Spur]]
* [[File:Georgia 93.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 93|State Route 93]]
* [[File:Georgia 111.svg|25px]] [[Georgia State Route 111|State Route 111]]
* [[File:Georgia 112.svg|25px]] [[Georgia State Route 112|State Route 112]]
* [[File:Georgia 188.svg|25px]] [[Georgia State Route 188|State Route 188]]
* [[File:Georgia 262.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 262|State Route 262]]
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=== Adjacent counties ===
* [[Mitchell County, Georgia|Mitchell County]] - north
* [[Thomas County, Georgia|Thomas County]] - east
* [[Leon County, Florida|Leon County]], [[Florida]] - south
* [[Gadsden County, Florida|Gadsden County]], [[Florida]] - southwest
* [[Decatur County, Georgia|Decatur County]] - west