History · Vienna

Vienna’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Vienna. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1old images & papers
6historic places
2recent photos

The story

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Vienna was founded in 1826 as the seat of Dooly County as Berrien. Its name was later changed to Drayton and in 1836 it became the county seat. Renamed in 1841, Vienna was incorporated as a town in 1854 and as a city in 1901.

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Timeline

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1940Florida [Sarasota County (part) - Washington Co…Commons
1950–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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By decade

Vienna, decade by decade

1950s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

6 historic places in Vienna

Vienna has 6 listings on the National Register, and they protect 192 historic buildings, because Vienna Historic District alone counts 182.

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In Georgiaby listings · the typical town has 1
6places listed5 buildings · 1 district
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
192historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1979first listedStovall-George-Woodward House · newest: Vienna High and Industrial School, 2012

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966. Vienna’s busiest decade was the 2010s.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Florida [Sarasota County (part) - Washington County] -- Georgia [Appling County - Effingham County (part)] (1940) and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history

From Wikimedia Commons (3) and the National Register (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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