Lakes / Georgia / Atkinson County / Butchers Pond
Butchers Pond, Georgia
36 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
31.19 degrees N, 83.01 degrees W - Atkinson County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Butchers Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 40% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 120 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaskins Lake | Berrien | 7.5 mi | 34 acres |
| Long Bay | Atkinson | 7.8 mi | 29 acres |
| Guest Millpond | Atkinson | 8.6 mi | 670 acres |
| Gaskins Pond | Berrien | 10 mi | 46 acres |
| Rays Millpond | Lanier | 11 mi | 48 acres |
| Rays Millpond | Lanier | 11 mi | 171 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Butchers Pond
How Big Is Butchers Pond?
Butchers Pond covers 36 acres in Atkinson County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Atkinson County?
Guest Millpond is the largest lake in Atkinson County, at 670 acres.
Largest Lakes in Georgia
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir | Lincoln | 40,816 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Sidney Lanier | Forsyth | 38,293 acres | - |
| 3 | Walter F George Reservoir | Quitman | 34,919 acres | - |
| 4 | J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir | Columbia | 25,660 acres | - |
| 5 | West Point Lake | Troup | 22,313 acres | - |
All 728 Georgia lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 133568098). Verified October 30, 2026.