County History

Chattahoochee County History: Chattahoochee County was created on Feb. 13, 1854 by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1853-54, p. 288). Created from Muscogee and Marion counties, Chattahoochee County's original boundaries were specified as: . . . to commence in the centre of the mouth of Upatoi Creek at the Chattahoochee River, thence up the centre of said Upatoi Creek to the old original line of Talbot County, thence South embracing two ranges of lots of land in Marion County, thence along the line dividing Muscogee and Stewart Counties to the Chattahoochee River, thence up the Chattahoochee River to the point of beginning. Georgia's 109th county was named for the Chattahoochee River, which forms its western boundary. County Seat: The legislation creating Chattahoochee County named James R. Love, William Bagby, David M. Glann, William Wooldrige, and Joshua M. Cook as commissioners to locate a site for the county seat, purchase the land, lay it off into town lots, sell the land, and use the proceeds for construction of public buildings (Ga. Laws 1853-54, p. 288). According to Kenneth Krakow, the commissioners designated the site of the county seat on April 10, 1854, and named it Cusseta, after the former Creek town and trading post of the same name. In an act of Dec. 22, 1855, the General Assembly incorporated Cusseta and designated it as permanent county seat (Ga. Laws 1855-56, p. 362). Chattahoochee County was created on Feb. 13, 1854 by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1853-54, p. 288). Created from Muscogee and Marion counties, Chattahoochee County's original boundaries were specified as: . . . to commence in the centre of the mouth of Upatoi Creek at the Chattahoochee River, thence up the centre of said Upatoi Creek to the old original line of Talbot County, thence South embracing two ranges of lots of land in Marion County, thence along the line dividing Muscogee and Stewart Counties to the Chattahoochee River, thence up the Chattahoochee River to the point of beginning. Georgia's 109th county was named for the Chattahoochee River, which forms its western boundary