Bartow County, Georgia, USA
County or equivalent
Location overview
Bartow County is in northwestern Georgia, with Cartersville as its county seat. Its landscape combines rolling farmland, wooded hills and the Etowah River valley. Lake Allatoona and riverside parks provide recreation in the southern and eastern parts of the county. Interstate 75 and U.S. Highway 411 connect its communities with the Atlanta metropolitan area and neighboring counties. Originally called Cass County, it took the name Bartow County in 1861.