Burke County, Georgia

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Burke County, Georgia is a largely rural county in eastern Georgia known for its agricultural economy and historic communities near the city of Augusta.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
county in Georgia
adjacentTo Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area
areaCode 706
762
borderedBy Allendale County, South Carolina
Barnwell County, South Carolina
Emanuel County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Jefferson County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Jenkins County, Georgia
Richmond County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Screven County, Georgia NERFINISHED
congressionalDistrict Georgia's 12th congressional district
contains Plant Vogtle
country United States
countySeat Waynesboro, Georgia
crossedBy Savannah River
economy agriculture-based economy
federalDistrict Southern District of Georgia
FIPSCode 13-033
GNISID 0312384
hasCity Waynesboro, Georgia
hasHistoricSite Burke County Courthouse
Old Burke County Courthouse
Waynesboro Commercial Historic District
hasNuclearPowerPlant Plant Vogtle
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.burkecounty-ga.gov/
hasTown Girard, Georgia
Midville, Georgia
Sardis, Georgia
hasUnincorporatedCommunity Alexander, Georgia
Keysville, Georgia
Perkins, Georgia
Vidette, Georgia
isRural true
knownFor agriculture
historic communities
locatedIn eastern Georgia
majorIndustry livestock farming
row crop farming
timber production
namedAfter Edmund Burke
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOf Central Savannah River Area
region American South
seat Waynesboro, Georgia
state Georgia
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Richmond County, Georgia
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