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Bibb County was the 54th county formed and was created by act of the Georgia Legislature.  It was carved out of Jones, Monroe, Houston and Twiggs counties.  Bibb County was named for Dr. William Wyatt Bibb, a physician from Elbert County who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate before becoming the first elected Governor of Alabama.
 

Incorporated: 

December 9, 1852

Population:

 153,887

Total Area:

 250 square miles

Cities & Towns:

 Macon (county seat)
  Payne

Attractions:

 Ambrose Baber House*
  Cannonball House*
  Capt. R. J. Anderson House*
  Central City Park Bandstand*
  Cherokee Brick and Tile Company*
  Cherokee Heights District*
  Christ Episcopal Church*
  Collins - Odom - Strickland House*
  Cowles House*
  Dasher - Stevens Hosue*
  Davis - Guttenberger - Rankin House*
  Domingos House*
  East Macon Historic District*
  Emerson - Holmes House*
  Fort Hawkins Archeological Site*
  Fort Hill Historic District*
  Goodall House*
  Grand Opera House*
  Green - Poe House*
  Hatcher - Groover - Schwartz House*
  Holt - Peeler - Snow House*
  Jerry Cowles Cottage*
  Johnston - Hay House*
  Judge Clifford Anderson House*
  Lassiter House*
  Leroy Napier House*
  Lustron House at 3498 McKenzie Drive
  Macon Historic District*
  Macon Railroad Industrial District*
  McCrary - Dewitt House*
  Mechanics Engine House No. 4*
  Mercer University Administration Building*
  Militia Headquarters Building*
  Monroe Street Apartments*
  Munroe - Dunlap - Snow House*
  North Highlands Historic District*
  Ocmulgee National Monument*
  Old Macon Library*
  Old U.S. Post Office & Federal Building*
  Pleasant Hill Historic District*
  Raines - Carmichael House*
  Railroad Overpass at Ocmulgee*
  Randolph - Whittle House*
  Riverside Cemetery*
  Robert Findlay House*
  Rock Rogers House*
  Rose Hill Cemetery*
  Shirley Hills Historic District*
  Sidney Lanier Cottage*
  Slate House*
  Small House*
  Solomon - Curd House*
  Solomon - Smith - Martin House*
  St. Joseph's Catholic Church*
  Thomas C. Burke House*
  Tindall Heights Historic District*
  Villa Albicini*
  Vineville Historic District*
  W. G. Lee Alumni House*
  Willingham - Hill - O'Neal Cottage*
   
*Georgia's National Register of Historic Places
 
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