Ben Hill County, Georgia
Ben Hill County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 31, 1906 and ratified November 6, 1906. As of 2000, the population is 17,484. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 17,316. The county seat is Fitzgerald, Georgia.

History
The county is named after Benjamin Harvey Hill, a former Confederate and United States Senator.