Historical Marker

Raccoon Creek

Cartersville · Bartow County · Erected 1953

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The Story

Union Gen. Geary's division drove Confederate cavalry across this creek on May 24, 1864, screening the rest of the 20th Corps as Sherman's armies swept south around the Allatoona Mountains toward Dallas.

About this site

Raccoon Creek is a historical marker in Cartersville, Bartow County, erected in 1953. 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 34.1158, -84.8865 near Cartersville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Raccoon Creek Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Stidham - Henderson Cemetery, Lucas Family Cemetery, and Stiles Cemetery.

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

📍 34.1158, -84.8865 · Cartersville, Bartow County

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Raccoon Creek Cemetery

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Stidham - Henderson Cemetery

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Lucas Family Cemetery

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