Milner, Georgia
city in Lamar County, Georgia, United States
Milner is a city in Lamar County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Milner had a population of 772. Milner is part of Metro Atlanta.
History
The community founded in 1842 and was named after Willis R Milner, a pioneer citizen.
Geography
Milner is located in northwestern Lamar County at 33°6′47″N 84°11′42″W (33.112941, -84.195017). U.S. Route 41 passes through the southwest side of the city, leading southeast 5 miles (8 km) to Barnesville, the Lamar county seat, and northwest 11 miles (18 km) to Griffin.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), all land. The city sits on the Eastern Continental Divide, with the east side draining via Prairie Creek and Edie Creek to the Little Towaliga River, the Towaliga River, the Ocmulgee River, and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean, while the west side drains via Grape Creek to Potato Creek, the Flint River, and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico.
Demographics
Milner first appeared in the 1880 U.S. census and was part of Pike County until Lamar County was formed in 1920.
As of the census of 2000, there were 522 people, 189 households, and 145 families residing in the city.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Milner, Georgia” is city in Lamar County, Georgia, United States. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Milner, Georgia and city, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “city in Lamar County, Georgia, United States” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2677564. VIAF identifies the subject as 138528810. The Library of Congress control number is n94023120. Authority coordinates are 33.113, -84.195. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1842, 1880 and 1920.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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