Carroll County, Georgia

Carroll County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Carrollton
Year Organized: 1826
Square Miles: 499

Court House:

P.O. Box 338
County Courthouse
Carrollton, GA 30112-0006

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Georgia's 66th county was named for Charles Carroll of Maryland, at that time the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence. (Carroll died in 1832 at the age of 95.)

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Georgia's 66th county was named for Charles Carroll of Maryland, at that time the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence. (Carroll died in 1832 at the age of 95.)

Carrollton, the county seat, was named for Charles Carroll's Maryland plantation.

Points of Interest

The Italian Renaissance Revival county courthouse, built in 1928 and enlarged in 1976, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

On the Chattahoochee River near Whitesburg, the county operates an unusual park known as the McIntosh Reserve. This 480-acre passive recreation site was once the plantation of Creek Indian Chief William McIntosh, who was murdered in 1825 by a group of Upper Creek Indians angry at his transfer of Creek lands to white settlers.

John Tanner State Park is a major recreational attraction of the county. This park includes nature trails, canoeing and paddle boating, fishing and camping.

Notable Citizens

Famous actress Susan Hayward lived in Carroll County during the height of her career and is now buried there.

Higher Education

Carroll County is home to the State University of West Georgia, a public four-year institution.

Neighboring Counties:

Northeast: Paulding County; Douglas County; Fulton County
Southeast: Coweta County
South: Heard County
Southwest: Randolph County, Ala.
West: Cleburne County, Ala.
Northwest: Haralson County

Cities and Towns:

- Bowdon	city	Incorporated Area
- Carrollton (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Ephesus	town	Incorporated Area
- Mount Zion	city	Incorporated Area
- Roopville	town	Incorporated Area
- Temple	city	Incorporated Area
- Villa Rica	city	Incorporated Area
- Whitesburg	town	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

County

Chamber of Commerce http://www.carroll-ga.org/

Additional County Info http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp?FIPS=13045

County Resource Guide

Counties: US Map

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