Fulton County was formed from DeKalb County in 1853, and then consolidated with Milton and Campbell Counties in 1932. That's why it has such an unusual, elongated shape. Of Georgia's 159 counties, Fulton County was the 144th to be created.
Fulton County, Georgia has 526.7 square miles of land area and is the 17th largest county in Georgia by total area.
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During World War II, Fulton County was home to Camp Ellis that was at that time the largest military installation in the United States. Today, Fulton County is known for the annual Spoon River Scenic Drive Fall Festival which occurs the first two weekends in October.
Adjacent counties Cherokee County – northwest. Forsyth County – northeast. Gwinnett County – east. DeKalb County – east. Clayton County – south. Fayette County – south. Coweta County – southwest. Carroll County – west.
During World War II, Fulton County was home to Camp Ellis that was at that time the largest military installation in the United States. Today, Fulton County is known for the annual Spoon River Scenic Drive Fall Festival which occurs the first two weekends in October.
Ing to anecdotal history, Georgia established enough counties so that a farmer traveling by mule-drawn buggy could go to the county seat, take care of business, and return to his farm in the same day. Politically, it served Georgians, the majority of whom lived on farms in rural areas, to have smaller counties.
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The twentieth century has seen Atlanta, and by extension Fulton County, become the leading distribution center for goods and services in the southeastern United States. It is also a major financial and telecommunications hub.
The Fulton County Jail, also referred to as Rice Street, is a prison in Atlanta, Georgia. It was built to hold up to 1,125 prisoners in 1989 but now houses over 3,000. The US Department of Justice found in 2024 that conditions in the jail were unconstitutionally "inhumane, violent and hazardous".