Selling Timber in Toombs County, GA

18 businesses work this county · 3 registered consulting foresters

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There are 18 timber businesses listed for Toombs County, Georgia: 3 consulting foresters and 15 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 16 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.

Timber prices for Toombs County

No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Georgia's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Toombs County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.

Pine sawtimber$22–$28 per ton
Pine chip-n-saw$17–$23.5 per ton
Pine pulpwood$6–$9.5 per ton
Mixed hardwood sawtimber$26–$32 per ton
Hardwood pulpwood$6–$8 per ton

Source: University of Georgia Extension, Q3 2025. All Georgia timber prices

Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth

Most landowners in Toombs 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 Toombs County (3)

These 3 foresters have offices right here in Toombs County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.

Vidalia, GA

American Forest Management appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Vidalia, in Toombs 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 Prescribed Burner.

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Vidalia, GA
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Ohoopee Land and Timber, LLC is a timber buyer based in Vidalia, Georgia, at 155 Green Tippett Rd. It buys pine and hardwood timber and also buys land. It does logging and forestry consulting too. The work covers southeast Georgia, and Toombs County is among the counties it serves. The main phone number is 912-293-0679. Shane Harrelson is the owner and manager. The firm has more than 23 years in timber and land management. Harrelson holds Georgia Registered Forester, Certified Burn Manager, Georgia Master Timber Harvester, and Carbon Sequestration Forester credentials. The company is a dealer for Rayonier, Georgia Pacific, and Interfor. It runs pine thinning and clearcut crews, plus swamp hardwood crews for low ground pressure logging. Other services include timber inventory cruising, which shows the value per acre of a stand, and reforestation with all three species of pines. It also does prescribed burning, boundary marking with "pinpoint GPS accuracy," and wildlife work such as bush hogging, mowing, and food plots. A landowner who wants one firm to buy the timber, cut it, and then handle replanting, burning, or boundary work may find this one fits. From ohoopeelt.com, read 17 October 2026.

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Lyons, GA

Snow Forest Management, Inc. appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Lyons, in Toombs 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 Prescribed Burner.

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Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Toombs County (13)

These 13 are based in Toombs County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.

Vidalia, GA

AW Timber Co.,LLC is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Vidalia, Toombs 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.

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Vidalia, GA

Beasley Group is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Vidalia, Toombs 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.

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Vidalia, GA

Beasley Timber Co Inc is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Vidalia, Toombs 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.

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Lyons, GA

Braddocks Timber Harvesting is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Lyons, Toombs 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.

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Lyons, GA

Kls Logging is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Lyons, Toombs 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.

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Vidalia, GA

Koppers United Industrial Products - Vidalia is listed in the Georgia Forestry Commission's Wood-Using Industries directory as a pole facility in Toombs County, taking yellow pine. The Commission publishes the directory; it does not rate or endorse the facilities in it.

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Vidalia, GA

KS Harvesters Inc is a timber buying and logging firm in Vidalia, Georgia, with its office on Buckhorn Creek Road. Its listed county is Toombs. It also does independent logging, land clearing and forestry consulting, so one firm can take a job from the first walk-through through to the mill. The work starts with the timber. The company contacts local forest owners and asks permission to inventory the type, amount and location of standing timber on the property. Its foresters then appraise what the timber is worth, negotiate the purchase and draw up the contract. KS Harvesters also subcontracts loggers or pulpwood cutters for tree removal and road layout. Its harvesting covers complete tree harvesting, clearing, clear cutting and thinning, and its own fleet of trucks hauls wood to specific mills. Foresters and crew foremen hold the Master Timber Harvester's Certification. The company employs on-site mechanical engineers and keeps a fully stocked shop. It also writes short and long term management plans for forest land and gives advice to private woodlot owners. The office is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at (912) 537-0566. This suits a landowner in Toombs who wants a forester's inventory, a purchase contract drawn up by that same forester, and the cutting and hauling handled by one firm. From ksharvesters.com, read 17 October 2026.

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Lyons, GA

NeeSmith Timber Co., Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Lyons, Toombs 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.

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Lyons, GA

New Branch Logging LLC is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Lyons, Toombs 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.

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Lyons, GA

Open Creek Timber is a mill in Lyons, Georgia. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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Lyons, GA

TAR Land & Timber Inc appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's timber buyers directory, based in Lyons. 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. TAR Land &Timber, Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Lyons, Toombs 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.

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Lyons, GA

Truax Veneer Company is listed in the Georgia Forestry Commission's Wood-Using Industries directory as a veneer & plywood facility in Toombs County, taking yellow-poplar, sweetgum, blackgum, soft maple. The Commission publishes the directory; it does not rate or endorse the facilities in it.

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Lyons, GA

Williford Forestry is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Lyons, Toombs 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.

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Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (2)

Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Toombs County, working from a nearby town.

Hazlehurst, GA

Beasley Timber is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis 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.

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Ailey, GA

McLendon Enterprises, Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Ailey, Toombs 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.

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Questions landowners ask

How many timber buyers and foresters serve Toombs County?

18 businesses are listed for Toombs County: 3 consulting foresters and 15 buyers, loggers and mills. 16 of them have offices in the county.

How much is my timber worth in Toombs 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.

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Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Toombs 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.

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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.

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What is timber worth in Toombs County?

No price series is published for Toombs County on its own. Georgia's latest published stumpage figures (University of Georgia Extension, Q3 2025) put mixed hardwood sawtimber at $26–$32 per ton. What your own timber brings depends on the species, the size and amount of it, and how far it is from a mill. A timber cruise by a forester settles it.