Whigham, Georgia

Whigham is a city in Grady County, Georgia, United States. The population was 428 in 2020.

History

The community was named after Robert Whigham, a local merchant. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Whigham as a town in 1896. It was incorporated again as a city in 1970.

Whigham is located in western Grady County at . U.S. [Route 84] passes through the center of town as Broad Avenue; it leads east to Cairo, the county seat, and west to Bainbridge. Valdosta is to the east, and Dothan, Alabama, is to the west. Whigham is located halfway between Memphis, Tennessee, and Miami, Florida.
According to the United [States Census Bureau], the city has a total area of, of which, or 0.98%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 631 people, 179 households, and 134 families residing in the city. In 2020, its population declined to 428.

operates area public schools. Whigham School, a K-12 school, is in Whigham. Cairo High School in Cairo serves Whigham as well.

The electric blues guitarist, songwriter, and singer Johnnie Marshall was born in Whigham in 1961.
Ernest Riles, former infielder for the San Francisco Giants and Milwaukee Brewers lived here during his time with the Giants.
The Plath family from the TLC show "Welcome to Plathville" grew up on a farm in Whigham.