Historical Marker

Pettit Creek

Atco · Bartow County · Erected 1952

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The Story

Union Gen. Schofield's 23rd Corps camped along Pettit's Creek north of Cartersville on May 21, 1864, as Sherman's armies pressed past Cassville. The creek bears the name of a Cherokee landowner.

About this site

Pettit Creek is a historical marker in Atco, Bartow County, erected in 1952. It is one of 139 historical markers documented in Bartow County, among 265 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.1796, -84.8149 near Atco. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oak Hill Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pierce Manning Butler Young, (1836-1896), John W. Akin, and Pettit Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 34.1796, -84.8149 · Atco, Bartow County

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Pierce Manning Butler Young, (1836-1896)

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