Near Austell in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Sweet Water Town Site

Photographed by David Seibert, July 19, 2010

1. Sweet Water Town Site Marker

Inscription. The surrounding land was once part of Sweet Water Town. Named for a Native American who lived in the area, this Cherokee Village was a trading center that was significant enough to have been referenced on maps as late as 1864. A series of land lotteries in the early 1800s encouraged white settlement and gold prospecting, and contributed to the demise of the village.

Erected 2010 by Cobb County Community Development Agency.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. 33° 48.167′ N, 84° 37.2′ W. Marker is near Austell, Georgia, in Cobb County. It is on Maxham Road 0.1 miles north of Old Alabama Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Austell GA 30168, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Causey - Maxham House (approx. half a mile away); Clarkdale Mill Village Historic District (approx. 2.6 miles away); Turner's, Howell's Baker's & Sandtown Ferries (approx. 2.7 miles away); Clarkdale Historic District

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(approx. 2.8 miles away); The Mitchell House (approx. 2.8 miles away); Toward the River (approx. 2.8 miles away); Coats & Clark Thread Mill (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Mable House (approx. 3.1 miles away).

Photographed by David Seibert, July 19, 2010

2. Sweet Water Town Site Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, July 19, 2010

3. Sweet Water Town Site Marker

Looking south on Maxham Road, toward Old Alabama Road

Photographed by David Seibert, July 19, 2010

4. Sweet Water Town Site Marker

Looking north on Maxham Road, toward the Causey-Maxham House

Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,845 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 22, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.