Bulloch County, Georgia, USA

Bulloch County is in eastern Georgia, with Statesboro as its county seat. It was created in 1796 from parts of Bryan and Screven counties and named for Archibald Bulloch, Georgia’s first provisional governor. Farming and timber production shaped much of its settlement and economy. The agricultural school established in Statesboro later developed into Georgia Southern University. The county includes the university city and surrounding rural communities.