Local Wiki
Sumter County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 6, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- Work Sessions 2nd Tuesday at 6:00 PM; Regular Board Meetings 3rd Tuesday at 6:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Commissioners' Meeting Room, Sumter County Courthouse, 500 West Lamar Street, Americus, GA 31709.
- Clerk of Superior Court
- CORTISA BARTHELL · 500 West Lamar St., Americus, GA 31709 · (229) 928-4537 (FAX (229) 928-4539) · tisa.barthell@gsccca.org
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.sumtercountyga.gov/AgendaCenter
- Board of Commissioners
- 5-member Board of Commissioners representing five districts (1-5); the Board selects its Chairman/Vice-Chairman from within its membership. Chairman: David Baldwin (District 4).
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.
- Sumter County · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Americus (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
- Andersonville · City
- De Soto · City
- Leslie · City
- Plains (official website, opens in a new tab) · 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
- Middle Flint Bhc Community Service Board · Special District · Health
- Americus Sumter County Hospital Authority · Special District · Hospital
- Americus City Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab) · Special District · Housing & Community Development
- Schley Sumter Macon Webster Joint Development Authority · Special District · Multi-Purpose
- Lower Chattahoochee Regional Transportation Authority · Special District · Public Transit
- Roosevelt Soil Conservation District · Special District · Soil & Water Conservation
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026