Crime Scene & Biohazard Cleanup Near Comer Historic District Comer, GA

Comer is a city in Madison County in northeast Georgia and is the largest city in the county by both population and total land area, even though the county seat is Danielsville.

Comer was incorporated by an act of the Georgia Legislature on January 1, 1893.

The community was named for James Thomas Comer, Sr. (1849-1911), one of its founding settlers.

The 2020 census counted 1,512 residents of Comer living in 513 households, a jump of about 34 percent from 1,126 residents in 2010.

Comer covers about 3.3 square miles and sits at an elevation of about 702 feet in the Broad River sub-basin of the Savannah River basin.

The city's motto is "Make Our Town Your Town."

The Comer Historic District, encompassing much of the old town center along North Avenue, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Comer is part of the Athens-Clarke County metropolitan area, and Madison County — created in 1811 and named for President James Madison — counted 30,120 residents in the 2020 census.

Just outside Comer is Jubilee Partners, a 258-acre Christian service community founded in 1979 that has hosted refugee families and volunteers from around the world.

Public education in Comer is administered by Madison County Schools, and Comer Elementary School is located in the city.