Appling, a S. E. county of Georgia, bounded N. and E. by the Altamaha river, and drained by the affluents of the Santilla; area, 1,060 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 5,080, of whom 976 were colored. It has railroad communication with Brunswick and Macon. The surface is level and sandy. In 1870 the county produced 63,003 bushels of corn, 39,508 of oats, 38,100 of sweet potatoes, 48,500 lbs. of rice, 12,509 gallons of molasses, and 152 bales of cotton. Capital, Holmesville.