Moniac, Georgia

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Moniac, an unincorporated settlement situated along the St. Mary's river in southern Charlton County, is the southernmost named settlement in the U.S. state of Georgia. Part of the Georgia Bend (the 'tail' of Georgia that sticks further south than the rest of the state), the area was an early trading post in the 1820s as the 'last outpost' before crossing into the Florida territory. It was named after Fort Moniac, a fort in Florida (across the river) used to fight the Seminole in the Indian Wars (ironically, Fort Moniac was named after a Creek Indian). The population in 1904 was estimated to be 400. Located in the Okefenokee Swamp, the area was evacuated in May 2007 during Georgia's largest wildfire in state history.