Fulton County

Fulton County was formed from DeKalb County in 1853, and then consolidated with Milton and Campbell Counties in 1932. Thats why it has such a strange, elongated shape.

The Fulton name honors Robert Fulton, the inventor who built the Clermont, the first commercially successful steamboat, in 1807.

Fulton County encompasses 529 square miles, and stretches over 70 miles from one end to the other. North Fulton includes the cities of Alpharetta, Roswell, and Mountain Park. South Fulton includes the suburban cities of College Park, East Point, Fairburn, Hapeville, Palmetto and Union City.  The City of Atlanta lies between them.