Lowndes County, Georgia
Lowndes County (pronounced Lounds) is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 92,115; the 2005 Census estimates show a population of 96,705. The county seat is Valdosta.

History
It was created December 23, 1825. The county was named for William Jones Lowndes, whose father, Rawlins Lowndes, had been a Revolutionary War leader from South Carolina.
The county is a major commercial, educational, and manufacturing center of south Georgia with considerable forest products including pulpwood and naval stores, such as turpentine and rosin. Part of Grand Bay, a 13,000 acre swamp is located in Lowndes County.