Lakeland is a city in Lanier County, Georgia, United States. The city is the county seat of Lanier County. It is allowance of the Valdosta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,366 at the 2010 census.

Originally called Alapaha and then Milltown or Mill Town, Lakeland standard its current name in 1925 in praise of its proximity to Grand Bay Lake, Lake Irma, and Banks Lake. For many years, Lakeland owned and operated its own railroad.

Numerous festivals are held in the county throughout each year, one of which is the Flatlanders Frolic Arts and Crafts Show. This issue features bluegrass music, a road race and various supplementary Labor Day weekend events. Also held in Lanier County is the Living Murals Celebration, held in the spring, and most recently the Georgia Deep Woods Deerfest, a festival featuring wild game suppers and firearms giveaways.

By the late 1830s, a community known as Alapaha had come into existence along the road from Waresboro, Georgia to Troupville, Georgia close the mill expected by Joshua Lee on what is now Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge. In 1838, a say office was received and was officially named Alapaha after the open Alapaha River. In 1848, Joshua Lee sold his mill to William Lastinger. In the 1850s, additional mills were normal in the Place and the population of the community continued to grow. In 1857, Alapaha was renamed Milltown. During the American Civil, William Lastinger sold his mill to Henry Banks. Milltown was incorporated in 1901. In 1919, Milltown was designated seat of the newly formed Lanier County. In 1928, the city was incorporated and renamed to its present form of Lakeland.