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:: Carroll County :: 
 
County June 9, 1825 Formed 
County Seat Carrollton 
Incorporated Bowdon, Carrollton, Mount Zion, Roopville, Temple, Villa Rica and Cities Whitesburg 
Total Area 499.3 square miles 
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 The Italian Renaissance Revival county courthouse, built in 1928 and Interest 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 Famous actress Susan Hayward lived in Carroll County during the height Citizens of her career and is now buried there. 
 
Higher Carroll County is home to the State University of West Georgia, a public Education four-year institution. 
 
Annual Festivals in the county include Mayfest in Carrollton, Goldrush Days in Events Villa Rica, and Founders Day in Bowdon. 
County http://carrollcountyga.com 
Chamber of http://www.carroll-ga.org/ Commerce 
Additional http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp? County Info FIPS=13045 
 
Downtown Carrollton 
 
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