11-490: Bryan County is the name of two counties in the United States: Bryan County, Georgia Bryan County, Oklahoma [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
22-649: Is a 108-mile-long (174 km) river in southeastern Georgia in the United States . It is a tributary of the Ogeechee River , which flows to the Atlantic Ocean . In 1738 the Trustees of the colony mentioned the proposed house and ferry boat over the 'Cooanoochi River'. The Canoochee River is formed about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Swainsboro in southwestern Emanuel County by
33-547: Is home to the earthen Civil War installation Fort McAllister (now Fort McAllister Historic Park ) which Gen. William Sherman captured on his March to the Sea . The colonial town of Hardwick , laid out in 1755, served as the initial county seat. In 1797, the Georgia General Assembly moved the county seat to Cross Roads near modern Richmond Hil . On November 18, 1814, the county seat was moved to Mansford on
44-530: Is the designated school district for grades K-12 for the county, except parts in Fort Stewart . Fort Stewart has the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) as its local school district, for the elementary level. Students at the secondary level on Fort Stewart attend public schools operated by county school districts. Canoochee River The Canoochee River (pronounced kuh-NOO-chee )
55-432: Is unique in that it is totally divided by the military installation at Ft. Stewart. Pembroke is in more rural north Bryan, while Richmond Hill in south Bryan County is a suburb of Savannah. To travel between the two on public roads, it is necessary to leave the county. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 44,738 people, 13,048 households, and 10,140 families residing in the county. Bryan County School District
66-532: The Canoochee River . In 1860, the seat was known as Eden. By the 1880s the county seat was known as Bryan. By 1895 it was in Clyde , which may have been the same location formerly known as Eden and Mansford. Clyde served as the seat to 1935; in 1937 Pembroke took on that role. The only remaining sign of Clyde is a cemetery on the Fort Stewart U.S. Army installation. According to the U.S. Census Bureau ,
77-564: The U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2020 census , the population was 44,738. The county seat is Pembroke . Bryan County is part of the Savannah, Georgia metropolitan statistical area . The Bryan County Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Bryan County was created on December 19, 1793, named after Jonathan Bryan (1708–1788), an American Revolutionary War partisan. South Bryan County
88-673: The confluence of Canoochee Creek and Little Canoochee Creek, and flows generally southeastwardly through or along the boundaries of Candler , Evans , Bryan , and Liberty counties, through Fort Stewart . It joins the Ogeechee River from the west in Bryan County, 15 miles (24 km) south-southwest of Savannah . "Canoochee" may be a name derived from the Muscogee language , meaning "little ground". The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Canoochee River" as
99-481: The county has a total area of 454 square miles (1,180 km ), of which 436 square miles (1,130 km ) is land and 18 square miles (47 km ) (4.1%) is water. A triangular area in the northeast of Bryan County, from northwest of Pembroke to north of Richmond Hill , is located in the Lower Ogeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin, as is the northern half of the remaining area in
110-556: The county south of Richmond Hill. The northwestern portion of the county, from east of Daisy to Richmond Hill, is located in the Canoochee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin. The rest of Bryan County is located in the Ogeechee Coastal sub-basin of the same Ogeechee River basin. The Ogeechee River forms the northeastern border of the country, while the Jerico River forms the southeast border. Bryan County
121-410: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bryan_County&oldid=932737881 " Category : United States county name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bryan County, Georgia Bryan County is a county located in
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