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Gordon County
Overview:
Where once cattle grazed peacefully in rural Gordon County pastures and farmers planted rows of corn and
soybeans on fertile river-bottom lands, change has happened. Carpentry crews have replaced the tractors
and lot lines and buildings have sprung up in place of crops. Housed in every style and price range make
it easy for newcomers to make this place their home to settle in this area we now call northwest Georgia.
The building boom in Gordon County isn't new. It's been here for a while. The county was still establishing
itself, and new houses meant new citizens, a larger, more progressive community, and increased levels of
economic prosperity.
From its location along Interstate 75, an hour or less away from both Atlanta and Chattanooga, Gordon
County is the only non-metropolitan county between the two cities.
Regardless of what your choice is for a home in Gordon County, you'll find convenient access to quality
educational outlets, shopping and community services only minutes away from the your front door.
Many newcomers choose to locate in our safe and quiet residential areas because of the wide range of
employment opportunities in Calhoun and Gordon County, and in neighboring towns.
Another aspect of community life that newcomers find appealing is the wide availability of houses of
worship. From small county churches with a handful of faithful members to congregations, which number
into the hundreds, the message is clear: spiritual matters are important to those who call Gordon
County home.
Whether you're looking for an affordable rental property or the home of your dreams, you'll find it is
Gordon County.
Gordon County is one of Georgia's 159 counties and is rich in natural and historic resources. From its
beginnings in 1850 to today, Gordon County offers its current and new residents many opportunities for
work and play. Gordon County is strategically located on I-75 in Northwest Georgia, 45 minutes from
both Atlanta and Chattanooga. This enviable location has attracted and continues to attract commercial
and industrial enterprises such as major carpet and floor covering manufacturers, food processors,
heavy machinery assembly companies, and distribution firms. Gordon County and its environs possesses
a vast array of quality-of-life resources including civil war historic sites, state parks, quality
health care, excellent public and higher educational opportunities, a cultural arts center, a regional
outlet mall, and the nearby fast pace urban life of Georgia's capital city of Atlanta. Welcome to
Gordon County. We have what you need.
History:
The Cherokee Indians originally occupied all lands that would become Gordon County. The Gordon County area was home to New Echota, capital of the Cherokee Nation from 1825 to 1835. New Echota was the birthplace of the written Cherokee language and newspaper, the Cherokee Phoenix. Even while Cherokees remained on their homeland, the Georgia General Assembly enacted legislation in December 1830 that provided for surveying the Cherokee Nation and dividing it into sections, districts, and land lots. Subsequently, the Georgia legislature identified this entire area as "Cherokee County" (even though it never functioned as a county). An act of the General Assembly on December 3, 1832 divided the Cherokee lands into ten new counties - Cass (later renamed Bartow), Cherokee, Cobb, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, and Union. Cherokee lands were distributed to whites in a land lottery, but the Georgia legislature temporarily prohibited whites from taking possession of lots on which Cherokees still lived.
It was not until December 29, 1835 that Georgia had an official basis for claiming the unceded Cherokee lands that included the future location of Gordon County. In the Treaty of New Echota, a faction of the Cherokees agreed to give up all Cherokee claims to land in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and North Carolina and move west in return for $5,000,000. Though a majority of Cherokees opposed the treaty and refused to leave, the United States and Georgia governments considered it binding. In 1838, U.S. Army troops rounded up the last of the 15,000 Cherokees in Georgia and forced them to march west in what came to be known as the infamous "Trail of Tears." Make sure to visit the final capital of the Cherokee Indian Nation at New Echota state historical site located off Hwy 225 in Calhoun.
Gordon County was created on February 13, 1850 by an act of the Georgia General Assembly. Gordon County was formed from portions of Cass County (later renamed Bartow County) and Floyd County. Gordon County's original 1850 boundaries were changed numerous times between 1852 and 1877 during which time the Georgia legislature transferred portions of Cass (later Bartow), Floyd, Murray, Pickens, and Walker counties to Gordon County while transferring land from Gordon to Floyd and Murray counties.
Georgia's 94th county was named for William Washington Gordon (1796-1842), the first Georgian to graduate from West Point Military Academy and the founder and president of Georgia's first railroad, the Central Railroad and Banking Company, later known as the Central of Georgia Railroad. A monument that commemorates William Washington Gordon is located on Wright Square in Savannah. The monument was designed by architects Henry Van Brunt and Frank M. Howe and was completed in 1883.
The act creating Gordon County provided that an election of county officers would be held on the first Monday in February 1851, after which the new justices of the inferior court would be authorized to select a site for the county seat, purchase land, and contract for construction of county buildings. In the late 1840s a settlement, known as Dawsonville (named for the owner of an early general store), developed along the Western & Atlantic Railroad that was located in the area that would become Gordon County. Dawsonville was renamed Calhoun following the death of U.S. Senator John Caldwell Calhoun in 1850. Rather than designate the location of the county seat, Gordon County's inferior court called an election to allow the voters to choose between Calhoun as the county seat or a site more centrally located in the county. Voters chose Calhoun so the inferior court designated Calhoun as the county seat in 1851. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Calhoun as a city on January 12, 1852.
Gordon County constructed its first courthouse in 1852. The two story brick courthouse was destroyed by a severe storm in 1888. A new two story brick courthouse with a clock tower was built in 1889 and it lasted until it was torn down in 1961. The present courthouse was built in 1961.
Gordon County has several cities, towns, & communities such as Calhoun, Resaca, Fairmount, Red Bud, Plainville, Ranger, as well as Adairsville which is shared with Bartow County.
Contact Information:
(This can include county website, main office address and phone number.)
Gordon County
http://gordoncounty.org/
County Board of Commissioners
201 North Wall Street
P.O. Box 580
Calhoun, Georgia 30701 / 30703
Phone (706) 629-3795
Fax (706) 629-9516
City of Calhoun
http://www.cityofcalhoun-ga.com/site/
P.O. Box 248
Calhoun, GA 30703
Phone (706) 629-0151
Gordon County Chamber of Commerce
http://www.gordonchamber.org/
Gordon County Chamber of Commerce
300 S Wall Street
Calhoun, GA 30701
Phone (706) 625-3200
Fax (706) 625-5062
Email contact@gordonchamber.org
Area Attractions:
New Echota Cherokee Capital Historic Site
Resaca Confederate Cemetery
Prime Outlet Mall
Fields Ferry Golf Club
Gordon County Chamber of Commerce
Harris Arts Center
Pocket Campground
Hidden Creek Campground
Gordon County Library
Utilities:
City of Calhoun Electric & Water http://www.cityofcalhoun-ga.com/site/page5413.html
Georgia Power www.georgiapower.com/grc/home.asp
North GA EMC http://www.ngemc.com/
Education
Gordon County Board of Education
City of Calhoun Board of Education
Coosa Valley Technical College
Communications
Calhoun Times
WEBS 1030 AM and Cable Channel 3
WJTH 900 AM
Healthcare
Gordon Hospital
Gordon County Health Department
Highland Rivers Mental Health Center
Quick Facts
Gordon County, GA Quick Facts from the U.S. Census Bureau
Gordon County, GA Historical Atlas
Calhoun's Community Profile from the Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs
Local Weather
Local Weather Forecast
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