12 Facts About Carrollton Georgia

Carrollton, Georgia is a city in the northwest region of Georgia, about 45 miles west of Atlanta near the Alabama state line.

Carroll County, of which Carrollton Georgia is the county seat, was chartered in 1826, and was governed at the time by the Carroll Inferior Court, which consisted of five elected justices.

At the start of the 20th century, Carrollton Georgia boasted running water and had electric lighting and telephone service.

Carrollton Georgia remained an agricultural and textile manufacturing center throughout the first half of the 20th century, but as the local production of cotton declined and the population became more urban, other industries began to take on a greater prominence.

Carrollton Georgia remains an important market town, with a wide variety of national retail chains and restaurants, serving Carroll County and the surrounding region.

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Carrollton Georgia was mentioned in Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind and in the 1939 movie of the same name.

Carrollton Georgia featured in the 1983 TV movie Murder in Coweta County, although the Carrollton Georgia scenes were not actually filmed there.

Carrollton Georgia has a humid subtropical climate, with mild winters and hot, humid summers.

The Carrollton Georgia area was hit with tropical storm force winds killing one person when a tree came down into a mobile home.

The trail goes all around Carrollton Georgia and has "trailheads" at Laura's Park at Hays Mill, Old-Newnan Road, Lakeshore Park, and more.

Carrollton Georgia is well known for its diverse live music tradition.

Exhibits have featured traditional and contemporary quilts by both solo artists and various regional guilds, and a partnership with the Center for Public History at the University of West Carrollton Georgia has enabled the museum to exhibit highlights of the history of the local textile industry.