Bogart is a city in

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and Oconee counties in the

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. The city is mostly in Oconee County, with a portion extending into Clarke County. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 1,326. The 30622 ZIP code extends outside the boundary of Bogart into the western portion of

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, giving some of Athens' citizens Bogart mailing addresses. For the Oconee County area of Bogart, the high school is

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and the middle school is Dove Creek Middle School. For the Clarke County area of Bogart, the high school is

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and the middle school is Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School.

History

The town was originally named for the influential Creek-Seminole leader

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.City of Bogart. "About Bogart." Accessed September 27, 2016. http://www.cityofbogart.com/?page_id=103 In 1892, the city was renamed Bogart in honor of a locally respected railroad agent after learning that another Georgia community, in Terrell County, was also called Osceola. Bogart was once part of Franklin County, then Jackson County, and now sits in Oconee County with a small portion located in Clarke County.Luke, Janet. The History of Bogart, Georgia. Bogart: Kinko's, 1982. Many of the settlers who came to Bogart, came in during the Land Lottery of 1820. When the train from Athens to Atlanta was built in the 1890s, life flourished in Bogart. The city of Bogart was incorporated in 1905. The thriving city had a bank, a mercantile store, a boarding house, a drug store, a railroad depot, three cotton gins, a post office, blacksmith shops, a school, several churches, and gristmills.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and 0.42% is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,326 people, 574 households, and 429 families residing in the town.

Entertainment

From 2005 to 2009, the

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, a second tier professional golf tour in the United States, visited Bogart at Jennings Mill Country Club. However, that venue is only in the Bogart ZIP code and not actually within Bogart city limits. The 2009 version was won by Patrick Sheehan.

References

Clarke County, Georgia, "Bogart Schools - Bogart Georgia (GA) School Information - Public & Private." Public Schools & Private Schools - Local School Directory
Web. June 24, 2010 {{authority control Towns in Oconee County, Georgia Towns in Clarke County, Georgia Towns in Georgia (U.S. state) Athens – Clarke County metropolitan area