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CHEROKEE COUNTY REAL ESTATE
"Where Metro Meets the Mountains"
Just 30 minutes north of Atlanta, Cherokee County is one of the fastest growing counties in Georgia. With I-75 and I-575 cutting through the county its a good place to live and still be convenient to Atlanta. The estimated population in 2004 was 174,680, a 23.10% increase from the 2000 census. By 2030 the population is expected to grow to 417,600!
The climate here is mild, we average 56 inches of rain per year with March being the wettest month.
Cherokee County temperatures range from an average high of 89 degrees (F) in July to an average low of 29 degrees (F) in January. Historically, tornado activity is slightly above the Georgia state average, and it is 90% higher than the overall United States average. On November 22, 1992 a category F4 tornado hit Cherokee County injured 12 people.
New to Cherokee? Here's a bit of history:
Both the Creek and the Cherokee (or Tsalagi) Indians called the land west of the Chatahoochee River their home. These two tribes battled for control of the area at both Blood Mountain and at Ball Ground.
The oral history of the two tribes describe "Taliwa" as a ball game similar to La Cross, and/or as a battle that took place in the mid 18th century, possibly 1755. The Cherokee won this battle/ ball game and gained control of North West Georgia. The old Federal Highway was completed in 1805 and ran in the northeast part of the Cherokee nation.The original mill at Sixes was built and probably in operation by 1824. Sometime around 1828 gold was discovered, and the trickle of white men encroaching on Native American land became a flood. The Original Cherokee County was created on December 26th, 1831 as a stopgap measure to hold the territory together under Georgia law while a survey was being made.The original county was about 6,900 square miles.
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On December 3rd, 1832 Cherokee county was divided into ten counties: Cass (which is now Bartow County) Cherokee, Cobb,Floyd, Forsyth,Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Palding, and Union.
Later these were divided yet again into 22 counties.
Cherokee County went from 6,900 square miles to its present 429. | |
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Militia Districts in Cherokee County.
Militia districts date from the War of 1812, though they were not legalized in Cherokee County until after 1833. Each county was divided by law into Georgia Military districts and able bodied men in each district were organized into a company by a "captain" who was elected by the district.This system lasted until the civil war. The interesting thing about the districts is that they still exist today as voting precincts and in many legal descriptions on todays deeds. The Communities of Canton, Sixes, Hickory Flat, Ball Ground, Clayton and Conns Creek and Woodstock all derive their names from these Militia Districts. While the communities of Holly Springs, Sutallee, Free Home, Towne Lake, and Waleska are later additions. | | | |
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