Chatham County, Georgia

E51338

Chatham County, Georgia is a coastal county in southeastern Georgia that includes the historic city of Savannah and serves as a regional economic, cultural, and military hub.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (2)


Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf county of Georgia
borderedBy Beaufort County, South Carolina
Bryan County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Effingham County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Jasper County, South Carolina
Liberty County, Georgia NERFINISHED
bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Savannah River
climate humid subtropical climate
contains Fort Pulaski National Monument
Hunter Army Airfield
Interstate 16
surface form: Interstate 16 (eastern terminus)

Interstate 95
surface form: Interstate 95 (Georgia portion)

Savannah National Wildlife Refuge (part)
Savannah River
surface form: Savannah River (portion)

Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport
Skidaway Island
Tybee Island, Georgia
surface form: Tybee Island

U.S. Route 17 in Georgia
U.S. Route 80
surface form: U.S. Route 80 in Georgia

Wilmington Island
country United States of America
countySeat Savannah
surface form: Savannah, Georgia
dateEstablished February 5, 1777
fipsCode 13-051
gnisID 00322087
governingBody Chatham County Board of Commissioners
hasHistoricCity Savannah
surface form: Savannah, Georgia
hasMunicipality Bloomingdale, Georgia
Garden City, Georgia
Pooler, Georgia
Port Wentworth, Georgia
Savannah
surface form: Savannah, Georgia

Thunderbolt, Georgia
Tybee Island, Georgia
Vernonburg, Georgia
hasPort Port of Savannah
isPartOf Coastal Empire region
largestCity Savannah
surface form: Savannah, Georgia
locatedIn coastal Georgia
southeastern Georgia
namedAfter William Pitt the Elder
surface form: William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
partOfMetropolitanArea Savannah metropolitan area
regionalRole cultural center for coastal Georgia
economic hub for coastal Georgia and South Carolina Lowcountry
military hub due to nearby installations
seatType county seat
state Georgia
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Savannah metropolitan area contains Chatham County, Georgia
this entity surface form: Chatham County–Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission
Savannah isCountySeatOf Chatham County, Georgia
this entity surface form: Chatham County
Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia locatedIn Chatham County, Georgia
subject surface form: Hunter Army Airfield
Savannah locatedIn Chatham County, Georgia
this entity surface form: Chatham County
Georgia State Route 26 passesThrough Chatham County, Georgia
this entity surface form: Chatham County