Welcome to Whitfield and Murray County Georgia

Included in the Online Relocation Package Whitfield/Murray County GA - information about Whitfield and Murray Counties and nearby areas.

Whitfield County was formed from part of Murray County in 1851. Georgia's 97th county was named for the Reverend George Whitefield, the founder of the Bethesda Orphan House in Savannah. The spelling of the county's name was changed to reflect the way it was pronounced.

Dalton, the largest city in Whitfield County, is the gateway to the 150 mile Chieftain's Trail which traces the path of the Cherokee Indian sites located in northwest Georgia. Whitfield County is rich in civil war history (read about the Great Locomotive Chase). Then there was the bloody Battle of Chickamauga, fought in nearby Catoosa and Walker Counties.

Chatsworth - located about 11 miles east in Murray County - is the county seat, and according to a popular legend received its name after a road sign with the word "Chatsworth" fell off a passing freight train nearby. Someone put the sign on a post, and the name stuck.

The Whitfield/Murray area has much to offer: scenic mountain views, four distinct seasons - though none are usually extreme - hunting, fishing, boating, picnicking, golf, tennis, and the list just goes on. I-75 runs through Dalton, thus we're about an hour and a half from Atlanta and about 30 minutes from Chattanooga, TN. The cost of living here is relatively low, and we have a friendly, small town flavor. You'll like it here!