Selling Timber in Jefferson County, GA
Quick answer
There are 19 timber businesses listed for Jefferson County, Georgia: 1 consulting forester and 18 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 17 of them have offices in the county. The rest are registered to work here and travel in, and every listing shows how far its office is from the county seat.
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Jefferson County have no idea what their standing timber is worth, which is exactly the position a buyer wants you in. Four questions gets you a ballpark range before the first offer lands.
Consulting Foresters in Jefferson County (1)
This forester has an office right here in Jefferson County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.
Riverland Inc appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Louisville, in Jefferson County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The Commission's record marks the firm as: Certified Forester.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Jefferson County (16)
These 16 are based in Jefferson County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Battle Lumber Company appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's timber buyers directory, based in Wadley. The Commission compiles that directory from buyers and harvesters who submit their own information to it, and states that inclusion is not an endorsement. Georgia does not license or register timber buyers. The directory carries no county, so this listing is placed by its town only. Battle Lumber Company appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's timber buyers directory, based in Wadley. The Commission compiles that directory from buyers and harvesters who submit their own information to it, and states that inclusion is not an endorsement. Georgia does not license or register timber buyers. The directory carries no county, so this listing is placed by its town only. Battle Lumber Company is listed in the Georgia Forestry Commission's Wood-Using Industries directory as a sawmill-hardwood&softwood facility in Jefferson County, taking yellow pine, ash, blackgum, cypress. The Commission publishes the directory; it does not rate or endorse the facilities in it. Battle Lumber Company is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Wadley, Jefferson County. 6 people at this address hold the designation. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Brushy Creek Logging LLC is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Avera, Jefferson County. 2 people at this address hold the designation. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
D & D Timber Products, Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Bartow, Jefferson County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Dollar Timber Harvesting, LLC is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Louisville, Jefferson County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Gilmore Consulting Services is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Louisville, Jefferson County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Grey Bomber Outdoors, Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Bartow, Jefferson County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Lamb Brothers Lumber Company is listed in the Georgia Forestry Commission's Wood-Using Industries directory as a sawmill-hardwood facility in Jefferson County, taking blackgum, cypress, sweetgum, yellow-poplar. The Commission publishes the directory; it does not rate or endorse the facilities in it.
Lamb Logging is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Louisville, Jefferson County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Livingston Land And Timber is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Louisville, Jefferson County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Mike Cowart Trucking is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Wadley, Jefferson County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Pinetucky Land & Timber is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Wrens, Jefferson County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Rocky Comfort Forest Products appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's timber buyers directory, based in Louisville. The Commission compiles that directory from buyers and harvesters who submit their own information to it, and states that inclusion is not an endorsement. Georgia does not license or register timber buyers. The directory carries no county, so this listing is placed by its town only. Rocky Comfort Forest Products appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's timber buyers directory, based in Louisville. The Commission compiles that directory from buyers and harvesters who submit their own information to it, and states that inclusion is not an endorsement. Georgia does not license or register timber buyers. The directory carries no county, so this listing is placed by its town only. Rocky Comfort Forest Products is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Louisville, Jefferson County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Rocky Comfort Forest Products, Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Louisville, Jefferson County. 2 people at this address hold the designation. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Smith Timber Harvesting is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Wrens, Jefferson County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Smith Timber Harvesting, Inc is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Wrens, Jefferson County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Wayne Smith Logging, Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Wrens, Jefferson County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (2)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Jefferson County, working from a nearby town.
Battle Lumber Company is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Statesboro, Jefferson County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Smith Timber Harvesting, Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Thomson, Jefferson County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Jefferson County?
19 businesses are listed for Jefferson County: 1 consulting forester and 18 buyers, loggers and mills. 17 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Jefferson County?
Nobody can tell you what your timber is worth without walking it. Value depends on the species, the size and grade of the trees, how thickly they stand, the ground conditions and how easily a logger can reach them. University of Georgia Extension publishes an annual timber situation and outlook report with recent quarterly figures, which tells you what the market is doing, not what your tract holds. Anyone who quotes you a figure without seeing the land is guessing, and a guess in that direction is rarely in your favour.
What stumpage value means →Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Jefferson County?
You do not have to use one. A consulting forester works for you rather than the buyer, marks the timber, runs a sealed-bid sale and typically charges a percentage of the sale. Research from several state extension services has found that timber sold through a consultant often returns enough more to cover the fee, though results vary by tract and by market. The decision usually turns on the size of the sale and whether you have sold timber before.
Do I need a forestry consultant? →Do I need a permit to cut timber in Georgia?
Georgia has no statewide permit for cutting timber on your own land, and state law forbids a county to require one or to charge a fee for a timber harvest notification. What a county may require is the notification itself: where its ordinance calls for one, the harvester files it before entering the property if possible and no later than 24 hours after entering, and the county may ask for a bond of up to $5,000 against damage to its roads. Not every county has an ordinance, so check with yours before work starts. Georgia's Best Management Practices are not a permit programme, but following them is how a harvest stays clear of the water-quality law that is enforceable.
Permit rules in Georgia →