Arabi, Georgia
town in Crisp County, Georgia, United States
Arabi is a town in Crisp County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 Census, its population was 447.
History
The first permanent settlement at Arabi was made in 1888. According to tradition, the name "Arabi" was coined after a local surname. The town was chartered in 1891.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, 456 people, 185 households, and 120 families resided in the town. By the 2020 census, its population was 447.
Geography
Arabi is located in southern Crisp County at 31°50′1″N 83°44′6″W (31.833473, -83.734912). U.S. Route 41 passes through the center of the town as Bedgood Avenue, leading north 9 miles (14 km) to Cordele, the county seat, and south 10 miles (16 km) to Ashburn. Interstate 75 passes through the eastern side of the town, with access from Exit 92, and leads north 73 miles (117 km) to Macon and south 75 miles (121 km) to Valdosta.
“Arabi, Georgia” enters the record as town in Crisp County, Georgia, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Arabi, Georgia and town can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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“Arabi, Georgia” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Arabi, Georgia and town provides the most credible route into that argument.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2291075. Authority coordinates are 31.832, -83.738. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1888, 1891 and 2000.
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This entry incorporates text from “Arabi, Georgia” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.