Town file

Riceboro, Georgia

Riceboro, Georgia (Liberty County, Georgia) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 639, "My Imaginary Murder Friend" (16 October 2025).

Town: Riceboro
County: Liberty County
State: Georgia
Country: USA
Episodes: 639
Approximate location: 31.724, -81.442

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Episode 639 / 16 October 2025 / 183 min / full

My Imaginary Murder Friend

"We are going down to Georgia this week. We're going to Riceborough. It's in Liberty County." about 0:05:22

The case: Murder of Mindy Casodis (November 2022). Read the case file.

The figures, as told in 2025

Population: 977
Median age: 52.3
Median household income: $40,911 a year
Median home value: $119,500
Two-bedroom rent: $910
Cost of living: 79
Religious: 27%
Property crime: ▲ slightly above
Violent crime: ▼ just under

History, in brief

The community was named for the rice industry that was there. about 0:06:17
Riceboro was the second county seat of Liberty County, holding that role for about forty years, from the late 1700s to about 1835. about 0:06:38
It was first incorporated as the Village of Riceborough, with the GH, which was later dropped. about 0:06:45

The reviews read out

5 stars

"A very small but growing community, beautiful, with festivals and so many activities, where everyone is one big family."

about 0:06:58

5 stars

"Crystal West calls it a small rural town with a lot of history and great-loving people, southern hospitality, more of a senior and retirement area, with nightlife fifteen minutes away in Hainesville and the best seafood at Captain Joe's."

about 0:07:36

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