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Alpharetta
Alpharetta, located in Fulton County, was incorporated December 11, 1857. Years ago, Alpharetta was the county seat of the former Milton County. In 1932, Milton County was merged into Fulton County. The city's name is a variation of a fictional Indian girl, Alfarata, in a 19th century song, The Blue Juniata. The name of the city is also believed to have been derived from the first letter of the Greek alphabet.


Atlanta
Atlanta is not only the county seat for Fulton County, but it is also the State capital. The city was named Terminus in 1842 and later changed to Marthasville, in honor of Governor Wilson Lumpkin's daughter, and then to Atlanta in 1848. Incorporated as a city December 29, 1845, Atlanta was named the state capital on April 20, 1868.

Several attractions are located in Atlanta, including Underground Atlanta, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, the World of Coca-Cola Museum and Zoo Atlanta. Most recently, Atlanta gained worldwide predominance by hosting the world in the centennial Olympic Games.

Atlanta is the cultural center for the state with a vast array of arts available to the public, including the High Museum of Art, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Atlanta Ballet. Atlanta also offers many sports on both the professional and collegiate levels. Atlanta is the home to the following professional clubs: Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Thrashers and Atlanta Hawks. Collegiate level sports are available through the Georgia Institute of Technology and the hosting of the Peach Bowl during football season.

The city of Atlanta hosts a number of festivals, celebrations and parades. Some of the well-known festivals are the Georgia Renaissance Festival, Black College Spring Break, Sweet Auburn Festival, the Atlanta Dogwood Festival and the National Black Arts Festival.

  




College Park
Established in 1896, along the lines of the Atlanta-Westpoint Railway, the center of this historic City is the historic Main Street business district.

As Georgia's fourth largest National Register District, College Park is using historic preservation as an economic development tool to revitalize its historic town center. Designated a Georgia Main Street City in 1999, this community of 20,000 residents is once again embracing downtown as the cultural commercial center of the city.


East Point
East Point, is one of Georgia's fastest growing cities. Well into the next millennium the City of East Point offers one of the most attractive places for business growth and relocation, as well as upscale residential construction.

Accessibility is one of the many advantages that the City of East Point offers. Its location provides easy access to public transportation, major highways, thoroughfares and Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. It is the gateway to Fort McPherson. These amenities add to the city's attractiveness as a great place to live, play, work and conduct business. Essentially, the City of East Point offers amenities of a large urban city with the friendliness, safety and charm of a small town.

The diversity of its people and the quaintness of its neighborhoods take you back to a time when neighborhoods were central to daily living. As you stroll along the city's Main Street, you get a taste of the best that East Point has to offer, with its charm and magic.

 


Fairburn
Fairburn's slogan is "History Lives Here." The first thing you will notice about Fairburn is our historic downtown area. The central business district includes many buildings on the national register of historic places. The Old Campbell County Courthouse and rail depots provide a focal point for an active commercial district. The Georgia Renaissance Festival brings a quarter million people to Fairburn each year to celebrate days of chivalry. Fairburn has a rich historical culture enjoyed by our residents and visitors alike.



Hapeville
Hapeville is Atlanta's small city next-door neighbor, centrally located south of downtown Atlanta between I-75 and I-85 immediately adjacent to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Home to the original Dwarf House Chick-fil-A, Delta Airlines Corporate Headquarters, Ford Motor Company, and Wachovia's Processing Center, Hapeville is also a designated Main Street city with a historic downtown that is home not only to long time family owned businesses but new upscale restaurants, coffee houses, and retail shops.

  



 

 John's Creek
Johns Creek (population approximately 62,049) is an area of Fulton County, Georgia which will become incorporated as a "city" (the only type of municipality in the state) on December 1, 2006. It is named for the body of water that runs through the area. According to special legislation passed by the Georgia General Assembly in March 2006 and signed by the Governor of Georgia in April 2006, the city will be created out of the entire unincorporated eastern part of northern Fulton County, bounded by Roswell to the west and south, Alpharetta to the northwest, Forsyth County to the north, and Gwinnett County to the east. Johns Creek will become the state's tenth-largest city.


Milton
Incorporated on December 1, 2006, the City of Milton is a distinctive community that embraces small-town life and heritage while preserving and enhancing the City's rural character.  The City of Milton is committed to maintaining the unique quality of life for its residents while efficiently delivering essential services to residents and businesses in an interactive community environment. 

Centrally located just north of metro Atlanta , Milton covers approximately 23,000 acres and has a population of approximately 20,000. The area is double the physical size of the city of Alpharetta , with half its population.  Known for its pastoral landscapes and tranquil spaces, Milton offers its residents easy access to all of the conveniences of Atlanta with the beauty of rural living.

 



 

Mountain Park
Mountain Park is home to Indian Spring (is adjacent to the Civic Building). The spring was believed to have medicinal, life-sustaining value by the Cherokee Indians that lived in the area long ago. Braves would leave their homes in the hills and travel miles to retrieve Indian Spring water for an ailing Cherokee chieftain. Local lore holds that those who find their way into Mountain Park and the area of Indian Spring are drawn by the powers of the healing waters. Until the 1960s, Indian Spring was the only source of water for many residents.



Palmetto
Fulton County was formed from DeKalb County in 1853. In 1932, Milton and Campbell counties were consolidated with Fulton County, resulting in its current elongated shape.

The county was the 144th county created in the state and was named after Robert Fulton who built the Clermont, a boat that revolutionized river travel and played an important role in the development of the South.

Palmetto is the home of Cochran Mill Nature Center.

  



 

Roswell
Roswell was incorporated as a town in Fulton County on February 16, 1854. The city is named for the original settler of the area, Roswell King. King, and others, traveled from the Georgia Coast with the hopes of investing in mining. After discovering that this area was close to the Chattahoochee River, King was inspired to build a major textile mill powered by the water. The Roswell Manufacturing Co. and the Roswell Mill played key roles in the development of the town during its earlier history.

Roswell hosts a number of events each year including the annual Roswell Arts Festival in September, the Youth Day Parade in October, Holiday on the Square in December and the Roswell Roots Festival in February.  The City also sponsors the Riverside Sounds Concert Series the first Saturday of the Month from May through October and the Roswell Magnolia Storytelling Festival in the spring.  These annual events present arts and crafts, performances, Southern Bar-B-Q and great time for everyone



Sandy Springs
Located just north of Atlanta, the City of Sandy Springs -- once a rural village and summer retreat -- is not only Georgia's newest city, but also its seventh largest. We have grown to become an urban center and home to more than 85,000 citizens from around the nation and the world.

Sandy Springs is centrally located in metro Atlanta. The community encompasses approximately 36 square miles of Fulton County between the city of Atlanta and the city of Roswell . The Chattahoochee River flows for some 30 miles along Sandy Springs' western and northern borders. DeKalb County serves as an eastern boarder. Two major highways- Georgia 400 and Interstate 285 - intersect within Sandy Springs. Four MARTA rail stations transport riders throughout the region.

 



 

Union City
Union City is located in Fulton County and was incorporated on August 17, 1908 when the city was in Campbell County. Campbell County went bankrupt during the Great Depression and merged with Fulton County.

Prior to the incorporation of Union City, District Attorney Carmichael was instrumental in convincing the Farmer's Union to locate its national headquarters to the city. It was from this organization that the city received its name.

Union City was named when the area became the meeting place of two railroads, the Atlanta and West Point and the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railroads.

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