THE BULLOCH COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Atlantic Southern Loam Plains setting.
Bulloch County has 676 square miles of land in Georgia. 4 mapped landscape regions meet across Bulloch County: Atlantic Southern Loam Plains, Sea Island Flatwoods, Floodplains and Low Terraces, among others.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
Bulloch County intersects 4 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Atlantic Southern Loam Plains65.2%
- Sea Island Flatwoods30.3%
- Floodplains and Low Terraces2.9%
- Southeastern Floodplains and Low Terraces1.7%
Southern Coastal Plain in Bulloch County
Low plains mingle with barrier islands, lagoons, marshes and inland lake districts. Coastal and inland settings vary substantially within this warm southeastern landscape.
Read the regional source ↗Finding your parcel within Bulloch County
The atlas lists 4 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Bulloch County, including Statesboro, Brooklet, Portal. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Bulloch County by land and water
The Census records 12.7 square miles of water within Bulloch County, or 1.8% of its total area. That share is close to Bulloch County’s 1.8%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bulloch County has 43.4 times the land area of nearby Statesboro city (15.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Bryan County, Candler County, Effingham County, Emanuel County, Evans County, Jenkins County, Screven County within Georgia. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

