Vienna is a city in and the county seat of Dooly County, Georgia, set on the Flint River in the south-central part of the state. Its origins reach back to 1826, when the settlement was founded as Berrien; it was later called Drayton before being renamed Vienna in 1841 for the Austrian capital. Vienna became the county seat in 1836, was incorporated as a town in 1854, and as a city in 1901, and it has remained the governmental and commercial center of a rural, agriculture-focused county. Interstate 75 passes about two miles east of the city center, giving Vienna a convenient position roughly midway between Macon to the north and Tifton to the south, while U.S. Route 41 runs through the middle of town as Third Street. The Flint River, which gave the region its early identity as a cotton and farming center, remains a defining geographic feature. Vienna is best known beyond the county for the Big Pig Jig, an annual barbecue contest billed as the oldest official such competition in Georgia and among the largest in the Southeast, and for the Georgia State Cotton Museum, which preserves the area's agricultural heritage. The town has also produced notable figures in state and national life, including a Georgia governor and Olympic athletes. For residents and newcomers, Vienna offers the pace and character of a small south-Georgia county seat, with everyday services centered downtown and along the U.S. 41 and I-75 corridors. Housing is a mix of established single-family homes near the town center, with rural acreage and farmland surrounding the city. The Dooly County School District serves the community, and the Flint River and surrounding countryside provide a quiet, outdoors-oriented backdrop. It suits those seeking a small-town setting with direct interstate access to Macon, Tifton, and points beyond.