Local Wiki
Charlton County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 6, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- 1st Thursday of each month at 6:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Board of Commissioners' Meeting Room, 68 Kingsland Drive, Suite B, Folkston, GA 31537.
- Clerk of Superior Court
- WENDY WHITAKER-LEE · 1520 Third Street, Suite A, Folkston, GA 31537 · (912) 496-2354 (FAX (912) 496-3882) · wendy.whitaker@gsccca.org
- Agendas posted at
- https://charltoncountyga.us/
- Board of Commissioners
- 5-member Board of Commissioners representing five districts (1-5); the Board selects its Chair from among its members. Chairwoman: Alphya Benefield (District 1). Vice-Chairman: Lucas "Luke" Gowen (District 5).
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Charlton County · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Folkston (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
- Homeland · City
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
- Charlton-Folkston-Homeland Airport Authority · Special District · Airport
- Charlton Hospital Authority · Special District · Hospital
- Southeast Georgia Consolidated Housing Authority · Special District · Housing & Community Development
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)