Baxley is a city in Appling County, Georgia, United States.[4] Baxley was first settled as a result of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad being built through Appling County in 1870.[7] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,942 people, 1,436 households, and 1,068 families residing in the city.The Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Power Plant is located north of the city along U.S. Route 1, on the banks of the Altamaha River.International Forest Products Limited operates a sawmill employing over 50 people.