Crisp County

Crisp County Crisp County was created in 1905 from territory formerly belonging to Dooly County. It was named for Charles Frederick Crisp, a jurist and Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives between 1891 and 1893. Cordele, the county seat, was a "child of the railroad" having built up at a junction of Savannah, Americus, and Montgomery Railroads. It was named for the daughter of the railroad's president. Crisp County became the first county in the nation to own and operate its own electrical power plant. It was started in 1930 with Lake Blackshear on the Flint River providing its power source.	Crisp County Courthouse Crisp County Website Cordele-Crisp Chamber of Commerce Crisp County Demographic Profile

Comprehensive Plan
Greater Crisp County Comprehensive Plan 2020-2024 Greater Crisp County Comprehensive Plan 2014-2019
Economic Development
Gillespie-Selden Urban Redevelopment Plan

Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan
Crisp County 2011-2015

Historic Preservation
Gillespie-Selden Design Guidelines

Developments of Regional Impact
Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores DRI #2974
Georgia Top Choice Peanuts, LLC DRI #2514
Helena Industries, Inc., Warehouse "E" DRI #2515
Recycle USA, Inc./U.S. Ethanol, LLC DRI #1484
Pinehurst Estates Subdivision DRI #1179
Lake Blackshear Plantation DRI #920
Lake Blackshear Plantation DRI #894