Lakes / Georgia / Sumter County / John James Lake
John James Lake, Georgia
41 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Georgia
32.14 degrees N, 84.16 degrees W - Sumter 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 John James Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 49% of the 728 lakes counted in Georgia.
- About 57 miles from Macon, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Reeves Lake | Sumter | 1.1 mi | 39 acres |
| Tharpe Lake | Sumter | 1.4 mi | 41 acres |
| Statham Lake | Sumter | 5.6 mi | 36 acres |
| Lake Collins | Sumter | 5.9 mi | 99 acres |
| Browns Millpond | Sumter | 6.9 mi | 59 acres |
| McMath Millpond | Sumter | 8.8 mi | 32 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About John James Lake
How Big Is John James Lake?
John James Lake covers 41 acres in Sumter County, Georgia.
What Is the Largest Lake in Sumter County?
Lake Blackshear is the largest lake in Sumter County, at 7,984 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 72193588). Verified October 30, 2026.