United States, Georgia, Early County, Blakely, 31.37768, -84.93409Kirkland, W. Michael2005-02-25Encyclopedia article about Blakely, Georgia. Blakely, the seat of Early County and nicknamed the "Peanut Capital of the World," is located in southwest Georgia just east of the Alabama state line and fifty-two miles southwest of Albany. Satellite campuses of Bainbridge College and Albany Technical College serve the area.text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Cities and towns--GeorgiaBlakelyText