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Floyd County, Georgia

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49historic places

—earliest paper

1832formed

98,584pop. 2020

106cemeteries

1CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 49 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1971; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Cave Spring, Rome, Lindale.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

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National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

20 of 49 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

49 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
Battey, Dr. Robert, House	Rome	Building	1982
Berry Schools	Rome	District	1978
Between the Rivers Historic District	Rome	District	1983
Between the Rivers Historic District (Boundary Increase)	Rome	Building	1989
Carroll, John M., House	Cave Spring	Building	1980
Carroll-Harper House	Cave Spring	Building	1980
Carroll-Richardson Grist Mill	Cave Spring	Building	1980
Cave Spring Commercial Historic District	Cave Spring	District	1980
Cave Spring Female Academy	Cave Spring	Building	1980
Cave Spring High School	Cave Spring	Building	1980
Cave Spring Railroad Station	Cave Spring	Building	1980
Cave Spring Residential Historic District	Cave Spring	District	1980
Chieftains NHL	Rome	Building	1971
Chubb Methodist Episcopal Church	Cave Spring	Building	1990
Conner, Wesley O., House	Cave Spring	Building	1980
Coosa Country Club Golf Course	Rome	District	2022
Cowdry, William D., Plantation	Cave Spring	Building	1980
Double-Cola Bottling Company	Rome	Building	2006
East Rome Historic District	Rome	District	1985
Fairview School	Cave Spring	Building	2017
Fannin, Oliver P., House	Cave Spring	Building	1980
Floyd County Courthouse	Rome	Building	1980
Ford, Joseph, House	Cave Spring	Building	1980
Georgia School for the Deaf Historic District	Cave Spring	District	1980
Jackson Hill Historic District	Rome	District	1997
Lower Avenue A Historic District	Rome	District	1983
Main High School	Rome	District	2002
Mann, John T., House	Cave Spring	Building	1980
Mayo's Bar Lock and Dam	Rome	District	1989
McKinney, Dr. W. T., House	Cave Spring	Building	1980
Mt. Aventine Historic District	Rome	District	1983
Myrtle Hill Cemetery	Rome	District	1983
Oakdene Place	Rome	District	1983
Old Brick Mill	Lindale	Building	1993
Rivers Farm	Cave Spring	Building	1980
Robbins, Samuel W., House	Cave Spring	Building	1980
Rolator Park Historic District	Cave Spring	District	1980
Rome Clock Tower	Rome	Structure	1980
Roving House	Cave Spring	Building	1980
Sardis Presbyterian Church and Cemetery	Coosa	District	2005
Simmons House	Cave Spring	Building	1980
Simmons, William S., Plantation	Cave Spring	Building	1980
South Broad Street Historic District	Rome	District	1983
Sullivan-Hillyer House	Rome	Building	2002
Thankful Baptist Church	Rome	Building	1985
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse	Rome	Building	1975
Upper Avenue A Historic District	Rome	District	1983
Watts, George T., House	Cave Spring	Building	1980
Wharton-Trout House	Cave Spring	Building	1980

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Floyd was formed in 1832 (1832-12-03) from Cherokee.

FLOYD created from CHEROKEE.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Floyd County population from 1840 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1840	1860	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
4,441	15,195	24,418	33,113	39,841	56,141	62,899	69,130	79,800	90,565	98,584

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

106 cemeteries and 14 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 80 of 106 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Antioch Cemetery	34.37121	-85.28863
Battey Farm Road Cemetery	34.34455	-85.11982
Beech Creek Cemetery	34.27158	-85.25918
Berry College Chapel Cemetery	34.2862	-85.19078
Bethel Cemetery	34.20706	-85.08965
Big Pleasant Grove Cemetery	34.30453	-85.10939
Birdsong Cemetery	34.16913	-85.22175
Blue Pond Cemetery	34.2735	-85.05556
Bobo Cemetery	34.15784	-85.21387
Bush Arbor Cemetery	34.19522	-85.28195
Butler Cemetery	34.25189	-85.36226
Carr Cemetery	34.2737	-85.43523
Cave Spring Cemetery	34.29716	-85.32712
Cedar Creek Cemetery	34.16879	-85.34165
Chubb Road Cemetery	34.08977	-85.28347
Clemones Cemetery	34.22166	-85.41104
Community Chapel Cemetery	34.19065	-85.29651
Coosa River Cemetery	34.1863	-85.43901
Culver Chapel Cemetery	34.10398	-85.068
Damascus Cemetery	34.14086	-85.16636
Earle Cemetery	34.47973	-85.13694
East View Cemetery	34.26676	-85.14578
Ellis Cemetery	34.09368	-85.38093
Eves Place Cemetery	34.25064	-85.02633
Fellowship Cemetery	34.26366	-85.22615
Flat Rock Cemetery	34.1662	-85.26995
Flint Hill Cemetery	34.1087	-85.07328
Floyd Memory Gardens Cemetery	34.21945	-85.12736
Floyd Springs Baptist Church Cemetery	34.42401	-85.15775
Floyd Springs Cemetery	34.42523	-85.15578
Fowler Cemetery	34.58591	-85.08383
Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery	34.29746	-85.1191
Gaines Road Cemetery	34.35369	-85.07482
Gaines-Watters Cemetery	34.32675	-85.078
Hasty Road Cemetery	34.2612	-85.11145
Hemphill Cemetery	34.10784	-85.34969
Indian Cemetery	34.25846	-85.43501
John Hume Cemetery	34.28758	-85.12312
Jones Bend Road Cemetery	34.31175	-85.16189
Kerce Cemetery	34.28398	-85.02966
King Cemetery	34.42619	-85.10883
Livingston Cemetery	34.21621	-85.34955
Macedonia Cemetery	34.21633	-85.39203
Matthew Cemetery	34.24103	-85.30894
Midway Cemetery	34.37913	-85.17556
Mizpah Cemetery	34.249	-85.04429
Montgomery Cemetery	34.1536	-85.27391
Mount Alto Cemetery	34.29846	-85.288
Mount Pleasant Cemetery	34.4637	-85.11566
Mount Pleasant Cemetery	34.26314	-85.31495
Mount Sinai Cemetery	34.3137	-85.10078
Mount Tabor Cemetery	34.40919	-85.15205
Mount Tabor Cemetery	34.50045	-85.11589
Mount Vernon Cemetery	34.40103	-85.10843
Mount Zion Cemetery	34.25739	-85.41557
Mountain End Lake Cemetery	34.21675	-85.28395
Mountain Spring Cemetery	34.08803	-85.3731
Mountain Springs Cemetery	34.33203	-85.22217
Mountain View Cemetery	34.17905	-85.27526
Myrtle Hill Cemetery	34.25203	-85.17911
New Armuchee Cemetery	34.36841	-85.17161
New Bethel Cemetery	34.14009	-85.17522
New Everett Springs Cemetery	34.49286	-85.11328
New Hope Cemetery	34.43806	-85.10564
New Prospect Cemetery	34.11209	-85.24707
Oak Knoll Memorial Garden Cemetery	34.26925	-85.24609
Old Antioch Cemetery	34.23423	-85.15293
Old Armuchee Cemetery	34.39393	-85.22794
Old Everett Springs Cemetery	34.49536	-85.11522
Old Seventh Avenue Cemetery	34.25925	-85.168
Oostanaula Cemetery	34.34652	-85.11031
Padlock Cemetery	34.2737	-85.32189
Pisgah Cemetery	34.25721	-85.34171
Plainville Road Cemetery	34.38925	-85.043
Pleasant Hill Cemetery	34.11481	-85.20884
Pleasant Hope Cemetery	34.12664	-85.13849
Pleasant Valley North Cemetery	34.32235	-85.1786
Pocket Cemetery	34.57967	-85.08976
Possum Trot Cemetery	34.30647	-85.25412
Reece Cemetery	34.27878	-85.15455

Historical populated places — 14 of 14

Name	Lat	Lon
Bryants Mill	34.19815	-85.08356
Carlier Springs	34.20148	-85.11412
Central Grove	34.33592	-85.2069
Chiaha	34.25565	-85.17551
DeSoto	34.25843	-85.17356
Dykes	34.23898	-85.08717
Early	34.24787	-85.44274
Freemans	34.23454	-85.10606
Landers	34.14843	-85.28579
Margie	34.4012	-85.11134
Mount Hope	34.24593	-85.40718
Waters Store	34.3262	-85.07773
Wilkins	34.25065	-85.033
Yancey	34.15426	-85.29106

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Civil War battlefields nearby

ABPP

American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.

Battlefield	Study acres	Dist.	Site ID
Adairsville	6,246	31.0 km	GA009

Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).

Historical markers

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