Historical Marker

Polk County Courthouses

Cedartown · Polk County

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The Story

Polk County's first courthouse was a frame building in Van Wert in 1838. After the seat moved to Cedartown, a Richardsonian Romanesque courthouse rose in 1889; the current stripped-classical building dates to 1951.

About this site

Polk County Courthouses is a historical marker in Cedartown, Polk County. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Polk County, among 55 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.0133, -85.2550 near Cedartown. The nearest cataloged historic site is Public Works and Buildings of Cedartown (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Cedartown's City Plan, Founding of Cedartown, and Polk County.

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

📍 34.0133, -85.2550 · Cedartown, Polk County

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