Whitfield County, Administrative county in Northwest Georgia, United States.
Whitfield County spans 291 square miles across the Georgia landscape, with the Conasauga River flowing through its terrain and mountains defining its borders.
The Georgia State Legislature established Whitfield County on December 30, 1851, naming it after Methodist evangelist George Whitefield who influenced colonial America.
The county maintains strong connections to its textile manufacturing heritage through Dalton's carpet industry, which shapes local employment and community development.
Interstate 75 runs through Whitfield County, connecting residents to Chattanooga in the north and Atlanta in the south, while US Route 41 serves local traffic.
The county operates within the Dalton Metropolitan Statistical Area and forms part of the larger Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton Combined Statistical Area.
Location: Georgia
Inception: December 30, 1851
Capital city: Dalton
Shares border with: Bradley County, Murray County, Gordon County, Walker County, Catoosa County, Hamilton County
Website: http://whitfieldcountyga.com
GPS coordinates: 34.80000,-84.97000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:41
Fort Mountain State Park
24.7 km
Wilder Brigade Monument
30.1 km
Chief Vann House Historic Site
14.1 km
Gordon-Lee Mansion
30.7 km
Resaca Confederate Cemetery
21.7 km
Red Clay State Park
21.6 km
Marsh-Warthen House
30.2 km
Prater's Mill
11.6 km
Walker County Courthouse
30.3 km
Lee and Gordon Mill
28.7 km
Masonic Lodge No. 238
3.8 km
Murray County Courthouse
18.6 km
Dalton Commercial Historic District
3.2 km
Chickamauga Coal and Iron Company Coke Ovens
31 km
Catoosa County Courthouse
18.2 km
Chattooga Academy
30.2 km
Chickamauga Historic District
30.6 km
Wright Hotel
18.8 km
William Taylor House
24.5 km
Thomas A. Berry House
2.8 km
Ainsworth E. Blunt House
3.7 km
Ringgold Commercial Historic District
18 km
Lee & Gordon's Mills
28.7 km
Resaca Battlefield State Historic Site
22.9 km
Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center
30.8 km
Mars Theatre
30.9 km
Wink Theatre
3.2 km
Walker County African American Museum
30.2 kmReviews
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