Sandtown is largely a residential community in the city of South Fulton. It is a suburb of the City of Atlanta whose borders are shared. The definition of its borders varies as there is an official Sandtown Overlay District established under Fulton County and subsequently adopted by South Fulton, GA when the area was incorporated in 2017 and the informal definition of the area.
Historyedit
Sandtown, formerly called Buzzard's Roost, was one of the largest Native villages in the area where Atlanta would develop.[2]
The road now known as Cascade was originally an Indian trail known as the Sandtown Road and ran from the village on the Chattahoochee River near Utoy Creek east through what became Five Points then to the vicinity of Decatur. This was the oldest settled area in current Fulton County. Atlanta's first doctor, Joshua Gilbert, lived along the Sandtown Road near the present-day Cascade Nature Preserve. The Union Army used his home as a hospital during the Battle of Utoy Creek.
During the American Civil War there were two roads to Sandtown (the current Cascade and Campbelltown roads), which were prominent locations of Union Army operations during the Siege of Atlanta. The Battle of Utoy Creek was fought along the Sandtown (Cascade) Road in Cascade Heights from 1–7 August 1864. Major General William T. Sherman's headquarters was along the southern Sandtown (Campbellton) Road on August 26, 1864.
In 2006, Sandtown applied for annexation to the city of Atlanta. Atlanta put Sandtown's application on hold.[3]
In 2007, a vote in unincorporated southern Fulton County, including Sandtown, on whether to form a new city of South Fulton, Georgia, resulted against such a formation, although the merger still occurred a decade later, in 2017.
The neighborhood is served by State Route 6 (SR 6; Camp Creek Parkway) and SR 154/SR 166 (Campbellton Road SW). Boat Rock Road intersects SR 154/SR 166 on the northeastern corner of the commonly accepted boundary.
Community associationedit
The Sandtown Community Association, previously known as the Sandtown Homeowners Association, is a registered nearly 20-year-old community advocacy organization. It is a voluntary community-based group that addresses issues regarding zonings, residential/commercial development, land use and education. [citation needed]
Referencesedit
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sandtown, Georgia
^Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins(PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 198. ISBN0-915430-00-2.
^Atlanta annexation database, case 2006-006 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
sandtown, georgia, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 20. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sandtown Georgia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Sandtown is a neighborhood located southwest of Atlanta Georgia 1 Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 Transportation 4 Community association 5 References 6 External linksLocation editSandtown is largely a residential community in the city of South Fulton It is a suburb of the City of Atlanta whose borders are shared The definition of its borders varies as there is an official Sandtown Overlay District established under Fulton County and subsequently adopted by South Fulton GA when the area was incorporated in 2017 and the informal definition of the area History editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sandtown Georgia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Sandtown formerly called Buzzard s Roost was one of the largest Native villages in the area where Atlanta would develop 2 After the Trail of Tears and the government of Georgia divided the territory into counties Sandtown ended up in Campbell County which was later absorbed into Fulton County in 1932 along with Milton County The road now known as Cascade was originally an Indian trail known as the Sandtown Road and ran from the village on the Chattahoochee River near Utoy Creek east through what became Five Points then to the vicinity of Decatur This was the oldest settled area in current Fulton County Atlanta s first doctor Joshua Gilbert lived along the Sandtown Road near the present day Cascade Nature Preserve The Union Army used his home as a hospital during the Battle of Utoy Creek During the American Civil War there were two roads to Sandtown the current Cascade and Campbelltown roads which were prominent locations of Union Army operations during the Siege of Atlanta The Battle of Utoy Creek was fought along the Sandtown Cascade Road in Cascade Heights from 1 7 August 1864 Major General William T Sherman s headquarters was along the southern Sandtown Campbellton Road on August 26 1864 In 2006 Sandtown applied for annexation to the city of Atlanta Atlanta put Sandtown s application on hold 3 In 2007 a vote in unincorporated southern Fulton County including Sandtown on whether to form a new city of South Fulton Georgia resulted against such a formation although the merger still occurred a decade later in 2017 Transportation editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message The neighborhood is served by State Route 6 SR 6 Camp Creek Parkway and SR 154 SR 166 Campbellton Road SW Boat Rock Road intersects SR 154 SR 166 on the northeastern corner of the commonly accepted boundary Community association editThe Sandtown Community Association previously known as the Sandtown Homeowners Association is a registered nearly 20 year old community advocacy organization It is a voluntary community based group that addresses issues regarding zonings residential commercial development land use and education citation needed References edit U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Sandtown Georgia Krakow Kenneth K 1975 Georgia Place Names Their History and Origins PDF Macon GA Winship Press p 198 ISBN 0 915430 00 2 Atlanta annexation database case 2006 006 Archived 2014 04 13 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editSandtown Community Association 33 08 20 N 83 07 37 W 33 13889 N 83 12694 W 33 13889 83 12694 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sandtown Georgia amp oldid 1184408782, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
