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Paulding County, Georgia
Paulding County is a county in the Northwest region of the U.S. state of Georgia. Part of Metro Atlanta, it had an estimated population of 168,661 in 2020.US 2020 Census Bureau report, Paulding County, Georgia The county seat is Dallas. History Paulding County was created from Cherokee County by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 3, 1832. In 1851, a portion of Paulding County was used to help create Polk County. Other portions of Paulding County were annexed to neighboring counties ( Campbell, Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson, and Polk) between 1832 and 1874. Between 1850 and 1874, Paulding County was expanded through annexation of parts of Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, and Polk counties. The county is named after John Paulding (October 16, 1758 – February 18, 1818), who was famous for the capture of the British spy Major John André in 1780 during the American Revolution. André was on a mission carrying secret papers from Benedict Arnold when he was capt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Paulding County Courthouse
The Old Paulding County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in the courthouse square of Dallas, Georgia, county seat of Paulding County, Georgia. It was built in 1892 and has been renovated several times since. An annex was added. The original building was designed by Bruce & Morgan and is Queen Anne style architecture in the United States, Queen Anne in style. Georgia Info It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Paulding County, GeorgiaReferences {{coord, 33.9240, -84.8413, type:landmark_region:US-GA, display=title Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Buildi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haralson County, Georgia
Haralson County is a county in the Northwest region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,919,US 2020 Census Bureau report, Haralson County, Georgia up from 28,780 in 2010. The county seat is Buchanan. The county was created on January 26, 1856, and was named for Hugh A. Haralson, a former Georgia congressman. Haralson County is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan statistical area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.4%) is water. Much of the county is located within the upper Piedmont region of the state, with a few mountains in the county that are considered part of the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The vast majority of Haralson County is located in the upper Tallapoosa River sub-basin of the ACT River Basin (Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin). Just the very northwestern corner of the county is located in the Upper Coosa River sub-bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Harding
Lake Harding, also known as ''Bartlett's Ferry Lake,'' is a reservoir on the Chattahoochee River. The lake is formed by Bartlett's Ferry Dam, and the border between Georgia and Alabama traverses the main channel along the western side of the lake. The Georgia side lies entirely within Harris County while the Alabama shoreline's entirety is in Lee County. Lake Harding is a deep lake with a depth of over at the dam itself. The lake was originally built by the Columbus Power Company in 1926 to generate hydroelectric power. The lake was named after R.M. Harding, a power company official. The dam and lake were bought by Georgia Power in 1930. Over the years, Lake Harding has become a popular recreational area with local residents from the Columbus metro area, many of whom have built lake homes along the well-developed shoreline on both the Alabama and Georgia sides of the lake. Three major tributaries flow into the lake. On the Alabama side, Osanippa Creek rises near Cusseta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chattahoochee River
The Chattahoochee River () is a river in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern United States. It forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida and Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee and Flint River (Georgia), Flint rivers and emptying from Florida into Apalachicola Bay in the Gulf of Mexico. The Chattahoochee River is about long. The Chattahoochee, Flint, and Apalachicola rivers together make up the Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin (ACF River Basin). The Chattahoochee makes up the largest part of the ACF's drainage basin. Course The River source, source of the Chattahoochee River is located in Jacks Gap at the southeastern foot of Jacks Knob, in the very southeastern corner of Union County, Georgia, Union County, in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains, a subrange of the Appalachian Mountai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Rica, Georgia
Villa Rica (Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese translation: Rich Village) is a city in Carroll and Douglas counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. Villa Rica is placed in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Additionally, there are unincorporated areas in Paulding County with Villa Rica postal addresses. History The location which was to become Villa Rica was originally settled in 1826 along what is now Dallas Highway. This land was ceded by the Creek people in 1825 with the second Treaty of Indian Springs signed by Chief William McIntosh. In 1826, farmers and gold miners arrived in the area from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware to what was then known as "Hixtown" (named after a local tavern operator, incorporated in 1830). One mile south was Chevestown, owned by Allison Cheeves. Hixtown and Cheevestown moved to Villa Rica's present location in 1882 when the railroad was built. Many of the original structures were physically moved to the new site (now known as the North Villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiram, Georgia
Hiram () is a city in Paulding County, Georgia, Paulding County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. It is approximately part of Metro Atlanta. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population is 4,929. History The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the Town of Hiram in 1891. The city was named after Hiram Baggett, the town's first postmaster. Geography Hiram is located at (33.865575, -84.774593). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.66%) is water. At the intersection of US Route 278, US Highway 278 and Georgia State Route 92, Atlanta's tallest buildings can be seen, specifically the Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta), Bank of America Tower, which stands 23 miles away from the junction. Via GA-92, Acworth, Georgia, Acworth is 18 mi (29 km) to the north, and Douglasville, Georgia, Douglasville is 9 mi (14 km) to the south. Via US-278, Dallas, Georgia, Dallas is 8&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinson Mountain (Georgia)
Vinson may refer to: Places * Vinson, Oklahoma, a community in the US * Vinson Massif, the highest mountain in Antarctica People Surname * Vinson (surname), people with the surname ''Vinson'' ** Vinson political family Forename * Vinson "Vince" Champ (born 1961), American serial rapist and former comedian * Vinson Chiu (born 1998), American tennis player * Vinson Cole (born 1950), American tenor * Vinson Filyaw (1969–2021), American sex offender and kidnapper * Vinson Knight (1804–1842), American religious leader of the Latter Day Saint movement * Vinson Smith (born 1965), American football player Other uses * VINSON, a family of voice encryption devices * Vinson, a fictional member of the Stanfield Organization, on ''The Wire'' * USS ''Carl Vinson'' (CVN-70), a US Navy ''Nimitz''-class supercarrier * Vinson & Elkins, an American law firm See also * Vincent (other) Vincent is a masculine given name. Vincent may also refer to: Places Australia * V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorkville, Georgia
Yorkville is an unincorporated area in Paulding County, Georgia Paulding County is a county in the Northwest region of the U.S. state of Georgia. Part of Metro Atlanta, it had an estimated population of 168,661 in 2020.US 2020 Census Bureau report, Paulding County, Georgia The county seat is Dallas. Hist ..., United States, located near the crossroads of Hwy 113 and Gold Mine Road (FIPS: 93462). Its elevation is . Geography Yorkville is located at the coordinates 33.924°N 84.995°W with an elevation of 1362/415ft. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total of 95.86 square miles: 95.494 of which is land and 0.371 of which is water. In comparison, Paulding County has a land mass of 313.43 square miles. This means Yorkville is 1/3 of Paulding's land mass. Demographics As of 2018, the United States Census Bureau ACS 5-year Estimates listed a total population of 18,158, 6,186 households, and 4,450 families. The total housing units total 6,544 with 4, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, are a mountain range in eastern to northeastern North America. The term "Appalachian" refers to several different regions associated with the mountain range, and its surrounding terrain. The general definition used is one followed by the United States Geological Survey and the Geological Survey of Canada to describe the respective countries' Physiographic region, physiographic regions. The U.S. uses the term Appalachian Highlands and Canada uses the term Appalachian Uplands; the Appalachian Mountains are not synonymous with the Appalachian Plateau, which is one of the provinces of the Appalachian Highlands. The Appalachian range runs from the Newfoundland (island), Island of Newfoundland in Canada, southwestward to Central Alabama in the United States; south of Newfoundland, it crosses the 96-square-mile (248.6 km2) archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, an overseas collectivity of France, meaning it is technica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piedmont (United States)
The Piedmont ( ) is a plateau region located in the Eastern United States. It is situated between the Atlantic Plain and the Blue Ridge Mountains, stretching from New York in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont Province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Highlands physiographic division and consists of the Piedmont Upland, and the Piedmont Lowlands sections. The Atlantic Seaboard Fall Line marks the Piedmont's eastern boundary with the Coastal Plain. To the west, it is mostly bounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains, the easternmost range of the Appalachians. The width of the Piedmont varies, being quite narrow above the Delaware River but nearly 300 miles (475 km) wide in North Carolina. The Piedmont's area is approximately . The French word ''Piedmont'' (modern spelling ''Piémont'') comes from the Italian , from Latin , meaning " foothill" or, literally, "at the foot of the mountains"; it is the name of the northwestern Italia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallapoosa River
The Tallapoosa River runs U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 27, 2011 from the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States, southward and westward into the Appalachian foothills in Alabama. It is formed by the confluence of McClendon Creek and Mud Creek in Paulding County, Georgia. Lake Martin at Dadeville, Alabama is a large and popular water recreation area formed by a dam on the river. The Tallapoosa joins the Coosa River about northeast of Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery near Wetumpka, Alabama, Wetumpka (in Elmore County, Alabama, Elmore County) to form the Alabama River. There are four hydroelectric dams on the Tallapoosa: Yates, Thurlow, Martin and Harris dams. They are important sources of electricity generation for Alabama Power (a unit of the Southern Company) and recreation for the public. Description The Tallapoosa River, especially its lower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, economy. The U.S. Census Bureau is part of the United States Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce and its Director of the United States Census Bureau, director is appointed by the president of the United States. Currently, Ron S. Jarmin is the acting director of the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau's primary mission is conducting the United States census, U.S. census every ten years, which allocates the seats of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives to the U.S. state, states based on their population. The bureau's various censuses and surveys help allocate over $675 billion in federal funds every year and it assists states, local communities, and businesses in making informed decisions. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
