Communities in Cherokee County, Georgia
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Andersonville
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Avery
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Ball Ground
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The site of the present town was used by the Cherokee Indians for ball-play.
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Batesville
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Beasley Gap
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Buffington
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Fort Buffington was established in the 1830s as a fort for use in rounding up Cherokee Indians for removal to the west in 1838.
Click here for info on the community of Fort Buffington from the 1876-1877 State Directory |
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Burris Crossroads
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Canton
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Originally called Cherokee Courthouse when the post office was established in 1832. In 1833 it was incorporated under the name of Etowahand on 18 December 1834 it was changed to Canton, apparently for China’s great silk center. Judge Donaldson was instrumental in beginning a silk center here, but the industry did not thrive.
Click here for info from the 1876-1877 State Directory |
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Carmichael Crossroads
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Cherokee
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Click here for info on the Cherokee Mills community as related in the 1876-1877 State Directory
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Free Home
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Gober
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Greely
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Harmony
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Hickory Flat
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Located about six miles southeast of Canton on Georgia Highway 14.
Click here for info from the 1876-1877 State Directory |
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Holbrook
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Holly Springs
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Incorporated as a town 14 August 1906
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Laffingal
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Lathemtown
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Lebanon
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Originally named Toonigh”, the community is located seven miles south of Canton
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Macedonia
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Mica
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Named for the gold and mica mines in the vicinity, it is located six miles east of Ball Ground.
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North Canton
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Ophir
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Click here for info from the 1876-1877 State Directory
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Orange
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Located nine miles east of Canton on Goergia higway 20.
Click here for info from the 1876-1877 State Directory |
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Payne
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Salacoa
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According to John Goff, the name is of Cherokee origin, and signifies “Silk Grass Place” or “Bear Grass Place”
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Sharp Top
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South Canton
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Sutallee
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Toonigh
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Probable derivation of the name is from Tooantuh, meaning “spring frog”1
See also Lebanon |
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Union Hill
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Victoria
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Waleska
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Settled by the Reinharadt family, the town was incorporated 13 November 1889 as the town of Walesca.
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White City
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Woodstock
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The town was incorporated on 9 December 1897.
Click here for info from the 1876-1877 State Directory |
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1 Kenneth Krakow, Georgia Place Names (Macon, Whinship Press, 1975). |
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