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43-687: Cedartown is a city and the county seat of Polk County, Georgia , United States. As of the 2020 census , the city had a population of 10,190. Cedartown is the principal city of the Cedartown micropolitan area , which is included in the Atlanta–Athens-Clarke–Sandy Springs combined statistical area . The Cedartown Commercial Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The Cedartown Waterworks-Woman's Building-Big Spring Park Historic District

86-531: A Superior Court and Sheriff (as an officer of the court ), both located in a designated "shire town". Bennington County, Vermont has two shire towns; the court for "North Shire" is in the shire town Manchester , and the Sheriff for the county and court for "South Shire" are in the shire town Bennington. In 2024, Connecticut , which had not defined their counties for anything but statistical, historical and weather warning purposes since 1960, along with ending

129-410: A county seat may be an independent city surrounded by, but not part of, the county of which it is the administrative center; for example, Fairfax City is both the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia and completely surrounded by Fairfax County, but the city is politically independent of the county. When the county seat is in the independent city, government offices such as the courthouse may be in

172-787: A large textile mill operation in Cedartown, and also built a large residential section of town for mill workers, now known as the Goodyear Village. In recent times, the Georgia Rails to Trails project has converted much of the former Seaboard Air Line into the Silver Comet Trail , a federal and state funded park that connects many cities in northwest Georgia. The former Seaboard Air Line, now CSXT, tracks are still in place and used between Rockmart and Cedartown, to serve rail customers in both cities, connecting with

215-555: A northwestern path. In Cave Spring , SR 100 turns west for a brief distance concurrent with US 411 before turning north once again. SR 100 turns west concurrent with SR 20 for a short distance before resuming its northern course toward Summerville . SR 100 ends at the intersection of US 27/SR 114 in Summerville in Chattooga County . State Route 100 Spur ( SR 100 Spur )

258-654: A replica of the historic depot which now serves as the Welcome Center and the trailhead to the Silver Comet Trail. Rails of CSXT still are used in Cedartown and pass next to the new depot to this day. The city does offer bus service and has frequent routes to neighboring Rockmart. The nearest stop on the Greyhound line is a full service station in Rome, Georgia , 20 miles north. The nearest major airport

301-539: A short distance east of the Georgia– Alabama state line before continuing north. As SR 100 moves toward Tallapoosa , it crosses I-20 , where it is the first eastbound exit in the state for that highway. Crossing US 78 in Tallapoosa, SR 100 travels concurrent with US 27 south of Cedartown . South of Cedartown, SR 100 turns west following US 278 for a brief distance before resuming

344-489: Is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, 70 miles southeast; several local shuttle services are available. Country music artist Waylon Jennings had a minor hit single with the murder ballad "Cedartown, Georgia" from the 1971 album of the same name . The slow, meditative song about betrayal and murder was a portent of the outlaw country genre's predilection for themes that stood outside of what

387-475: Is a 0.9-mile-long (1.4 km) spur route that exists entirely within the southwestern part of Haralson County . Its routing is entirely within the city limits of Tallapoosa . It begins in the southern portion of Tallapoosa, at an intersection with the SR ;100 mainline (Alewine Avenue). The highway travels to the east-northeast and quickly curves to the northwest. Just past Golf Course Road,

430-652: Is also listed along with the Northwest Cedartown Historic District and South Philpot Street Historic District. Cherokee and Creek Native Americans first inhabited the area known as Cedar Valley. The Cherokee people had established a village there in the 1830s after the Native Americans were forced out on the Trail of Tears . The settlement was named for the red cedar timber near the site. The most famous of these settlers

473-480: Is easier with the expansion of U.S. Highway 27, which is four lanes from I-20 into Cedartown. The four lane expansion will soon have U.S. 27 four-laned all the way north to the Tennessee state line. Passenger rail service to Cedartown ended in the 1969, with the discontinuance of the "Silver Comet" and SCL local trains #6 and #9, leading to the destruction of the historic Cedartown Depot train station. The city built

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516-409: Is known as the seat of its county. Generally, the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility are located in the county seat, though some functions (such as highway maintenance, which usually requires a large garage for vehicles, along with asphalt and salt storage facilities) may also be located or conducted in other parts of

559-604: Is now the Cedartown Industrial Park on the west side of town. Industrial and passenger railroad service was added to Cedartown in the early 20th century. Main St. became a part of U.S. Route 27 , a major north–south automobile route that connects Cedartown to larger cities like Chattanooga, Tennessee and Columbus, Georgia . U.S. 27 also intersects in town with U.S. Route 278 , which connects Cedartown with Atlanta . The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company built

602-721: The Rome plows used as jungle-clearing vehicles during the Vietnam War and produced agricultural vehicles until it shut down in late 2009. Rome Plow has since been purchased and re-opened. The new facility recently underwent an expansion. Sites on the National Register of Historic Places: The Polk County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of six elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools. The district has 449 full-time teachers and over 7,017 students. Access to nearby major cities such as Atlanta , Birmingham , and Chattanooga

645-616: The interchange with Interstate 85 (I-85) east of Hogansville . Once in Hogansville, SR 100 turns north concurrent with US 29 / SR 14 for a short distance before continuing northwest alone. Southeast of Franklin , SR 100 joins US 27 / SR 1 . Just west of Franklin, SR 100, along with SR 34 , splits from US 27 and continues west. In less than 1 mile (1.6 km), SR 100 splits from SR 34 and continues northwest. SR 100 continues north and travels concurrent with SR 5 for

688-627: The northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia . The route begins at US 27 Alt. / SR 18 / SR 41 / SR 109 in Greenville and ends at US 27 / SR 1 / SR 114 in Summerville . SR 100 begins at an intersection with US 27 Alt. / SR 18 / SR 41 / SR 109 in Greenville in Meriwether County . Moving north, SR 100 travels concurrent with SR 54 just east of

731-437: The retail operations of Wal-Mart . The Hon Company is Cedartown's largest for-profit employer with over 800 employees. With a recently announced expansion, this number will grow in the near future. Cedartown is also home to an AT&T (formerly Cingular) technical support facility for the company's wireless customers. The Rome Plow Company , formerly located in Rome, Georgia , is headquartered in Cedartown. It manufactured

774-499: The Polk County Comprehensive Plan outlined investments to be made in the repair and construction of new sidewalks, street parks, and paving in Cedartown over the next decade. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , Cedartown has a total area of 6.9 square miles (18 km), of which 6.8 square miles (18 km) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) (0.44%) is water. Many major highways pass through

817-947: The United States, followed by Towson , the county seat of Baltimore County, Maryland . Likewise, some county seats may not be incorporated in their own right, but are located within incorporated municipalities. For example, Cape May Court House, New Jersey , though unincorporated, is a section of Middle Township , an incorporated municipality. In some states, often those that were among the original Thirteen Colonies , county seats include or formerly included "Court House" as part of their name, such as Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia . Most counties have only one county seat. However, some counties in Alabama , Arkansas , Georgia , Iowa , Kentucky , Massachusetts , Mississippi , Missouri , New Hampshire , New York , and Vermont have two or more county seats, usually located on opposite sides of

860-405: The average family size was 3.18. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 13.2% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.9 males. The median income for a household in the city

903-487: The center of town as well, leading northwest 12 mi (19 km) to Cave Spring and south 21 mi (34 km) to Tallapoosa . Cedartown has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ), with mild winters and hot, humid summers. As of the 2020 U.S. census , there were 10,190 people, 3,573 households, and 1,915 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, there were 9,470 people, 3,370 households, and 2,237 families residing in

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946-455: The city, namely U.S. Routes 27 and 278 , as well as Georgia State Route 100 . U.S. 27 runs from south to north to the east of the city, leading north 19 mi (31 km) to Rome and south 17 mi (27 km) to Buchanan . U.S. 278 runs through the main part of town from west to east, leading east 14 mi (23 km) to Rockmart and southwest 25 mi (40 km) to Piedmont , Alabama . GA-100 runs from south to north through

989-428: The city. The population density was 1,384.0 inhabitants per square mile (534.4/km). There were 3,642 housing units at an average density of 532.2 per square mile (205.5/km). The racial makeup of the city was 63.37% White , 20.20% African American , 0.21% Native American , 0.37% Asian , 0.12% Pacific Islander , 14.13% from other races , and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.62% of

1032-526: The counties after his unification, there were about 1,000. Under the Eastern Han dynasty , the number of counties increased to above 1,000. About 1400 existed when the Sui dynasty abolished the commandery level (郡 jùn), which was the level just above counties, and demoted some commanderies to counties. In Imperial China, the county was a significant administrative unit because it marked the lowest level of

1075-418: The county, especially if it is geographically large. A county seat is usually an incorporated municipality . The exceptions include the county seats of counties that have no incorporated municipalities within their borders, such as Arlington County, Virginia , where the county seat is the entire county. Ellicott City , the county seat of Howard County, Maryland , is the largest unincorporated county seat in

1118-420: The county. Examples include Harrison County, Mississippi , which has both Biloxi and Gulfport as county seats, and Hinds County, Mississippi , which has both Raymond and the state capital of Jackson . The practice of multiple county seat towns dates from the days when travel was difficult. There have been few efforts to eliminate the two-seat arrangement, since a county seat is a source of civic pride for

1161-521: The former L&N line in Cartersville, Ga on a former SAL branchline, that now serves a Georgia Power plant with Wyoming coal. Cedartown's Main Street is listed in the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of its 1890s architecture. During the 1970s, many structures were demolished, including train stations, churches, and a high school, and a theater on Main Street. In January 2017,

1204-493: The general U.S. shift away from agricultural and industrial economies, Cedartown is left in an awkward position. The city suffered a major economic blow when the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company closed its local factory operations. For its employment, Cedartown mainly relies on the prospect of large corporate operation centers such as Cingular Wireless , manufacturing operations like that of The HON Company , and

1247-424: The imperial bureaucratic structure; in other words, it was the lowest level that the government reached. Government below the county level was often undertaken through informal non-bureaucratic means, varying between dynasties. The head of a county was the magistrate , who oversaw both the day-to-day operations of the county as well as civil and criminal cases. The current number of counties mostly resembled that of

1290-585: The increase of Han Chinese population in Taiwan, the number of counties also grew by time. By the end of Qing era, there were 11 counties in Taiwan. Protestant missionaries in China first romanized the term as hien . When Taiwan became a Japanese colony in 1895, the hierarchy of divisions also incorporated into the Japanese system in the period when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. By September 1945, Taiwan

1333-625: The independent city under an agreement, such as in Albemarle , or may in be enclaves of the county surrounded by the independent city, such as in Fairfax . Others, such as Prince William , have the courthouse in an enclave surrounded by the independent city and have the county government, the Board of Supervisors, in a different part of the county, far from the county seat. The following counties have their county seat in an independent city: Bedford

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1376-758: The later years of the Qing dynasty . Changes of location and names of counties in Chinese history have been a major field of research in Chinese historical geography, especially from the 1960s to the 1980s. There are 1,355 counties in Mainland China out of a total of 2,851 county-level divisions. In Taiwan , the first counties were first established in 1661 by the Kingdom of Tungning . The later ruler Qing empire inherited this type of administrative divisions. With

1419-409: The population. There were 3,370 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and

1462-775: The provincial level, and thus county seats. In the provinces of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia the term "shire town" is used in place of county seat. County seats in China are the administrative centers of the counties in the People's Republic of China . Xian have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin dynasty . The number of counties in China proper gradually increased from dynasty to dynasty. As Qin Shi Huang reorganized

1505-777: The state's area, has no borough government or borough seat. One borough, the Lake and Peninsula Borough , has its borough seat located in another borough, namely King Salmon in Bristol Bay Borough . In Louisiana , which is divided into parishes rather than counties, county seats are referred to as "parish seats". In New England , counties have served mainly as dividing lines for the states' judicial systems. Rhode Island has no county level of government and thus no county seats, and Massachusetts has dissolved many but not all of its county governments. In Vermont , Massachusetts , and Maine county government consists only of

1548-416: The towns involved, along with providing employment opportunities. There are 33 counties with multiple county seats in 11 states: Alaska is divided into boroughs rather than counties; the county seat in these case is referred to as the "borough seat"; this includes six consolidated city-borough governments (one of which is styled as a "municipality"). The Unorganized Borough, Alaska , which covers 49% of

1591-624: The use of county seats in particular, will fully transition with the permission of the United States Census Bureau to a system of councils of government for the purposes of boundary definition and as county equivalents. Two counties in South Dakota , Oglala Lakota and Todd , have their county seat and government services centered in a neighboring county. Their county-level services are provided by Fall River County and Tripp County , respectively. In Virginia ,

1634-466: Was $ 24,562, and the median income for a family was $ 28,119. Males had a median income of $ 25,295 versus $ 20,711 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 12,251. About 20.3% of families and 24.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 28.7% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over. With the shift away from rural living patterns and toward interstate highway satellite suburban living patterns, combined with

1677-578: Was Asa Prior. According to local legend, the water rights to Big Spring were won for the white settlers by a local white boy in a footrace with a Cherokee youth. Some versions of the legend differ, saying that the rights to the spring were won by the Cherokee people from the Creek people in a ball game. "Big Strickland" became "Cedar Town" when Prior deeded ten acres of adjacent land to the newly chartered city in 1852. Van Wert (a mile from present day Rockmart)

1720-458: Was acceptable in the Nashville music establishment: Tonight I'll put her on a train for Georgia. Gonna be a lot of kin folks squallin' and a-grievin', 'Cause that Cedartown gal ain't breathin'. County seat In Canada , the provinces of Ontario , Quebec , New Brunswick , Prince Edward Island , and Nova Scotia have counties as an administrative division of government below

1763-594: Was an independent city from 1968 to 2013, while also being the county seat of Bedford County . Bedford reverted to an incorporated town, and remains the county seat, though is now part of the county. The state with the most counties is Texas, with 254, and the state with the fewest counties is Delaware, with 3. Georgia State Route 100 State Route 100 ( SR 100 ) is a 136.5-mile-long (219.7 km) state highway that travels south-to-north through portions of Meriwether , Troup , Heard , Carroll , Haralson , Polk , Floyd , and Chattooga counties in

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1806-635: Was divided into 8 prefectures ( 州 and 廳 ), which remained after the Republic of China took over. There are 13 county seats in Taiwan, which function as county-administered cities , urban townships , or rural townships . In most of the United States , a county is an administrative or political subdivision of a state that consists of a geographic area with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. The city, town, or populated place that houses county government

1849-677: Was the original county seat and Cedar Town became the county seat later. During the Civil War , Cedar Town was abandoned by most of its citizens when Union troops encroached. The city was burnt to the ground by the Union forces of General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick in 1865, leaving only one mill standing on the outskirts of town. In 1867, the town was re-chartered by the state of Georgia as Cedartown. An influx of industrial business bolstered its largely cotton-based economy, with Goodyear and other fabric mills and iron works appearing in or near what

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