Welcome to Tifton, Georgia, "The Friendly City!" Tifton is located in Tift County in southern Georgia.  The town and county were named after lumber magnate Henry Harding Tift who established the mill town that ultimately became Tifton.  The Georgia Museum of Agriculture is located in the area.  It is a 95 acre site consisting of the museum, two 19th century farms, a town and and industrial site.  The museum also has the only steam-powered train in regular operation in the state. We hope you enjoy our visit to Tifton! Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov