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==Geography== According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|395|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|391|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.4|sqmi}} (0.9%) 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 county straddles the [[Atlantic Seaboard fall line|fall line]] of the Eastern U.S., and thus northern areas of the county are hillier compared to southern areas of the county. The [[Fall Line Freeway]] runs across the southern portion of the county, following [[Georgia State Route 96]] from Geneva to Junction City. The far northern portion of the county is part of the [[Pine Mountain Range]], with elevations in this areas exceeding 1,000 ft on the highest peaks of the mountains. The northeastern three-quarters of Talbot County is located in the Upper [[Flint River (Georgia)|Flint River]] sub-basin of the [[ACF River Basin|Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin]]. The southwestern quarter, west of [[Junction City, Georgia|Junction City]], is located in the Middle [[Chattahoochee River]]-[[Walter F. George Lake]] sub-basin, while a narrow sliver of the western border, east of [[Waverly Hall, Georgia|Waverly Hall]], is located in the Middle [[Chattahoochee River]]-[[Lake Harding]] sub-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 20, 2015}}</ref> ===Major highways=== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * [[File:Alternate plate.svg|20px]]<br />[[File:US 27.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 27 Alternate (Georgia)|U.S. Route 27 Alternate]] * [[File:US 80.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 80 in Georgia|U.S. Route 80]] * [[File:Georgia 22.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 22|State Route 22]] * [[File:Georgia 36.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 36|State Route 36]] * [[File:Georgia 41.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 41|State Route 41]] * [[File:Georgia 85.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 85|State Route 85]] * [[File:Georgia 85 Alternate.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 85 Alternate|State Route 85 Alternate]] * [[File:Georgia 96.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 96|State Route 96]] * [[File:Georgia 116.svg|23px]] [[Georgia State Route 116|State Route 116]] * [[File:Georgia 190.svg|23px]] [[Georgia State Route 190|State Route 190]] * [[File:Georgia 208.svg|23px]] [[Georgia State Route 208|State Route 208]] * [[File:Georgia 240.svg|23px]] [[Georgia State Route 240|State Route 240]] * [[File:Georgia 315.svg|23px]] [[Georgia State Route 315|State Route 315]] * [[File:Georgia 540.svg|23px]] [[Fall Line Freeway|State Route 540 (Fall Line Freeway)]] {{div col end}} ===Adjacent counties=== * [[Upson County, Georgia|Upson County]] - northeast * [[Taylor County, Georgia|Taylor County]] - southeast * [[Marion County, Georgia|Marion County]] - south * [[Chattahoochee County, Georgia|Chattahoochee County]] - southwest * [[Muscogee County, Georgia|Muscogee County]] - west-southwest * [[Harris County, Georgia|Harris County]] - west * [[Meriwether County, Georgia|Meriwether County]] - north ===Railroads=== * [[CSX]] [[Fitzgerald Subdivision]] * [[Norfolk Southern]] [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]] District
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