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Bibb County, Georgia

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
78historic places
—earliest paper
1822formed
157,346pop. 2020
16cemeteries
1CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 78 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 2 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Macon.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Georgia is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Bibb titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

52 of 78 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

78 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Anderson, Capt. R. J., HouseMaconBuilding1971
Anderson, Judge Clifford, HouseMaconBuilding1971
Baber, Ambrose, HouseMaconBuilding1973
Bowden, Charles L., Golf CourseMaconSite2015
Burke, Thomas C., HouseMaconBuilding1971
Cannonball HouseMaconBuilding1971
Central City Park BandstandMaconStructure1972
Cherokee Brick and Tile CompanyMaconDistrict2002
Cherokee Heights DistrictMaconDistrict1982
Christ Episcopal ChurchMaconBuilding1971
Collins-Odom-Strickland HouseMaconBuilding1979
Cowles HouseMaconBuilding1971
Cowles, Jerry, CottageMaconBuilding1971
Dasher-Stevens HouseMaconBuilding1972
Davis-Guttenberger-Rankin HouseMaconBuilding1973
Domingos HouseMaconBuilding1971
East Macon Historic DistrictMaconDistrict1993
Emerson-Holmes BuildingMaconBuilding1971
Findlay, Robert, HouseMaconBuilding1972
First Presbyterian ChurchMaconBuilding1972
Fort Hawkins Archeological SiteMaconSite1977
Fort Hill Historic DistrictMaconDistrict1993
Georgia Industrial HomeMaconDistrict2019
Goodall HouseMaconBuilding1971
Grand Opera HouseMaconBuilding1970
Green-Poe HouseMaconBuilding1971
Hatcher-Groover-Schwartz HouseMaconBuilding1971
Holt, Walter R., HouseMaconBuilding2005
Holt-Peeler-Snow HouseMaconBuilding1971
Ingleside Historic DistrictMaconDistrict2016
Johnston-Hay House NHLMaconBuilding1971
Lanier, Sidney, CottageMaconBuilding1972
Lassiter HouseMaconBuilding1972
League, Ellamae Ellis, HouseMaconBuilding2005
League, Joseph and Mary Jane, HouseMaconBuilding2009
Lee, W. G., Alumni HouseMaconBuilding1971
Levitt, William and Jane, HouseMaconBuilding2016
Lustron House at 3498 McKenzie DriveMaconBuilding1996
Macon Historic DistrictMaconDistrict1974
Macon Historic District (Boundary Increase)MaconDistrict1995
Macon Railroad Industrial DistrictMaconDistrict1987
Macon Railway and Light Company SubstationMaconBuilding2006
McCrary, DeWitt, HouseMaconBuilding1974
Mechanics Engine House No. 4MaconBuilding1990
Mercer University Administration BuildingMaconBuilding1971
Militia Headquarters BuildingMaconBuilding1972
Miller, A.L., High School and A.L. Miller Junior High SchoolMaconBuilding2014
Monroe Street ApartmentsMaconBuilding1972
Municipal AuditoriumMaconBuilding1971
Munroe-Dunlap-Snow HouseMaconBuilding1971
Munroe-Goolsby HouseMaconBuilding1972
Napier Heights Historic DistrictMaconDistrict2020
Napier, Leroy, HouseMaconBuilding1971
North Highlands Historic DistrictMaconDistrict1993
Ocmulgee National MonumentMaconDistrict1966
Old Macon LibraryMaconBuilding1973
Old U.S. Post Office and Federal BuildingMaconBuilding1972
Pleasant Hill Historic DistrictMaconDistrict1986
Porter, James and Olive, HouseMaconBuilding2019
Railroad Overpass at OcmulgeeMaconStructure1979
Raines-Carmichael House NHLMaconBuilding1971
Randolph-Whittle HouseMaconBuilding1972
Riverside CemeteryMaconSite1983
Rogers, Rock, HouseMaconBuilding1972
Rose Hill CemeteryMaconDistrict1973
Shirley Hills Historic DistrictMaconDistrict1989
Shirley Hills Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation)MaconDistrict2014
Slate HouseMaconBuilding1974
Small HouseMaconBuilding1971
Solomon-Curd HouseMaconBuilding1971
Solomon-Smith-Martin HouseMaconBuilding1971
St. Joseph's Catholic ChurchMaconBuilding1971
Tindall Heights Historic DistrictMaconDistrict1993
Villa AlbiciniMaconBuilding1974
Vineville Historic DistrictMaconDistrict1980
Wesleyan College Historic DistrictMaconDistrict2004
Williams, Luther, FieldMaconBuilding2004
Willingham-Hill-O'Neal CottageMaconBuilding1971

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Bibb was formed in 1822 (1822-12-09) from Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs.

BIBB created from HOUSTON, JONES, MONROE, and TWIGGS.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Bibb County population from 1830 to 2020 (Census historical series).

157k82k7,15418301840188019201930196020002020
183018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
7,1549,80216,29127,14750,47371,30483,783114,079141,249150,256153,887157,346

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

National Park Service sites nearby

NPS

Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).

SiteTypeDist.
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical ParkPark unit9.0 km

Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

16 cemeteries and 4 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 16 of 16 listed
NameLatLon
Andrews Cemetery32.76974-83.55474
Davis Cemetery32.8643-83.86351
Evergreen Cemetery32.80808-83.65202
Fort Hill Cemetery32.85292-83.60796
Glen Haven Memorial Garden32.70541-83.69601
Jones Chapel Cemetery32.81787-83.64492
Linwood Cemetery32.84945-83.64446
Macon Memorial Park32.82722-83.70466
Oak Ridge Cemetery32.84897-83.63544
Riverside Cemetery32.85098-83.6386
Rose Hill Cemetery32.84794-83.63308
Saint Dennis Cemetery32.84046-83.86994
Saints Rest Cemetery32.8128-83.65051
Stone Creek Cemetery32.79495-83.51059
Tucker Cemetery32.84518-83.73572
Waldron Cemetery32.73097-83.76601
Historical populated places — 4 of 4
NameLatLon
Coal Neck Settlement32.7632-83.74407
Montpelier32.84375-83.88907
Rivoli32.87681-83.71463
Rockmill32.86347-83.83602

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Civil War battlefields nearby

ABPP

American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.

BattlefieldStudy acresDist.Site ID
Griswoldville2,35722.8 kmGA025

Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).

Historical markers

HMdb link

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