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Floyd County
Overview:
Just a short drive from Atlanta, Birmingham, and Chattanooga - Georgia's Floyd County will make a lasting
impression on you and your family. With three rivers, seven hills, quaint restaurants, and charming shops:
there's something fun for everyone!
History:
Historians theorize that in 1540, Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto and his band of six hundred soldiers were
the first civilized men to visit the area of Northwest Georgia that is now Floyd County. Searching for gold
and pearls, DeSoto camped for about thirty days at Chiaha, the site where the Oostanaula and the Etowah
Rivers meet to form the Coosa River.
In the years that followed, the Cherokee Indians occupied the land they called "The Enchanted Land." Major
Ridge, a prominent Cherokee leader, built a log cabin on the banks of the Oostanaula and called it Chieftains.
Today Major Ridge's house is a museum with exhibits that range from Floyd County's Indian heritage to its
current industrial growth.
When gold was discovered in North Georgia in 1830, the Cherokees were moved to Oklahoma and their land given
to white settlers by means of the Cherokee Land Lottery. Floyd County was formed out of that lottery in 1832
and named for General John Floyd, Indian fighter and Congressman.
In 1833, the first courthouse was a small log cabin on the south bank of the Coosa River in Livingston, which
was then the county seat. Livingston was a small community about twelve miles away from present-day Rome.
The "Cotton Town" of Rome, the current county seat of Floyd County, was formed in 1834, when two weary travelers
stopped to rest beside a spring near the junction where the Etowah and Oostanaula Rivers form the mighty Coosa
River. Impressed with the abundance of water, a heavy growth of timber and obviously fertile soil, the men
enlisted the aid of three other men in developing plans for the new community.
Floyd County's second courthouse was a square, two- story brick building located on the side of City Clock Hill
and faced out over the downtown section. It was located on what was then known as Court Street or about where
Fifth Avenue intersects with East First Street today.
The Historic Courthouse, Floyd County's third, stands proudly at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Tribune Streets.
Constructed in 1892-93, the courthouse has been renovated several times during the last hundred years, most
recently in 1989-90, when renovations to the exterior and interior of the Historic Courthouse returned this
historic building to its former glory. The Historic Courthouse is still in full use for county government functions.
Contact Information:
http://www.floydcountyga.org/
Floyd County Administrative Building
12 East 4th Avenue, Suite 209
P.O. Box 946
Rome, GA 30162
P: 706-291-5110
F: 706-291-5248
Office Hours
8:00am to 5:00pm
Monday through Friday
Area Attractions:
Rome Visitor's Center: www.romegeorgia.org
Berry College: www.berry.edu/oakhill
Chieftains Museum: www.chieftainsmuseum.org
Rome Area History Museum: www.romehistorymuseum.com
Rome Area Council for the Arts: www.romearts.org
Professional Class "A" Baseball: www.romebraves.com
Rome Floyd Parks and Recreation Department: www.rfpra.com
Local Theater Productions: www.romelittletheater.com
Floyd County Library: www.romelibrary.org
Utilities:
City of Rome Water Department: www.romega.us
Floyd County Water Department: www.floydcountyga.org
GA Power: www.southernco.com
Telephone - AT&T: www.bellsouth.com
Natural Gas: www.psc.state.ga.us
North GA EMC http://www.ngemc.com/
Comcast Cable: www.comcast.com
Education
Floyd County Public Schools: www.floydboe.net
Rome City Public Schools: www.rcs.rome.ga.us
Coosa Valley Technical College: www.cvtcollege.org
GA Highlands: www.highlands.edu
Shorter College: www.shorter.edeu
Berry College: www.berry.edu
Communications
Rome News Tribune: www.romenewstribune.com
Q102 Radio Station: www.q102rome.com
South 107 Radio Station: www.south107.com
WRGA Radio Station: www.wrgarome.com
Healthcare
Floyd Hospital: www.floydmed.org
Redmond Regional Medical Center: www.redmondregional.com
Local Weather
Local Weather Forecast
Quick Facts:
Area in Square Miles - 514
Population - 93,368
Per Capita Income - $26,439
School Enrollment - 9,846
Average Unemployment Rate - 4.30%
Registered Voters - 40,295
Number of County Employees - 696
Number of Water Customers - 15,252
Miles of Road:
Paved - 717.16
Unimproved - 7.91
Building Permits:
Issued - 484
Estimated Cost - $87,002,733
Fire Protection:
Number of Stations - 10
Number of Employees - 144
Number of Fire Calls - 4,236
Number of Emergency Medical Calls - 1,180
Police Protection:
Number of Employees - 87
Number of Arrests - 7,572
Recreation:
Number of Parks - 43
Total Acreage of Parks - 831
Number of Tennis Courts - 53
TOTAL PROPERTY RATES - PER $1,000 ASSESSED VALUE
LAST TEN FISCAL YEARS (Unicorporated)
COUNTY SCHOOLS STATE
YEAR GF SW SRF DSF GF DSF ST TOTAL
1996 9.74 .0 1.25 .0 16.85 .55 .25 28.64
1997 10.49 .0 1.15 .0 16.85 .0 .25 28.74
1998 10.99 .0 1.25 .0 16.85 .0 .25 29.34
1999 10.86 .0 1.25 .0 16.85 .0 .25 29.21
2000 9.78 .0 1.163 .0 15.707 .0 .25 26.90
2001 8.505 .858 1.58 .0 15.707 .0 .25 26.90
2002 7.850 .82 2.230 .0 17.691 .0 .25 28.841
2003 8.200 .70 2.000 .0 17.691 .0 .25 28.841
2004 8.2 .685 1.96 .0 17.691 .0 .25 28.786
2005 7.968 .660 1.887 .0 18.996 .0 .25
29.761
GF-General Fund
SW-Solid Waste Fund
SRF-Special Revenue Fund
DSF-Debt Service Fund
ST-State
Links & Resources:
Other Governments:
City of Cave Spring
City of Rome
Local, Economic Development Organizations:
Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce
Rome Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Forum
How to get to Rome:
From Atlanta, GA
Take I75 North to Exit 290 (Rome/Canton). Turn LEFT off of Ramp and follow until it dead ends. Turn LEFT and then an immediate RIGHT onto GA Hwy. 41N. Merge right onto Hwy. 411 South. Follow signs to Rome/Kingston. Rome is approximately 25 miles. Hwy. 411 splits into three ramps. Take middle ramp towards Rome.
From Birmingham, AL
Take I59North to I759 East via Exit 182 (Gadsden). Merge onto US Hwy. 411 North via Exit 4B to Gadsden. Hwy. 411 becomes AL 68, then AL 9 and eventually becomes GA 20 into Rome.
From Chattanooga, TN
Take I75 South to GA Hwy. 53 via Exit 312 (Rome/Fairmount). Take ramp toward Rome/Calhoun and follow Hwy. 53 into Rome (approximately 23 miles).
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