Milton is a city in Georgia’s Fulton Country. It was created in 2006, and forms part of Atlanta’s extensive northern suburbs. Milton has a semi-rural location, putting it close to major attractions in both city and country. Assuredly wealthy, Milton has one of the highest standards of living in the state. It is also ranked …
Gainesville lies in northern Georgia’s Hall County, roughly 55 miles northeast of Atlanta. The ‘poultry capital of the world’ was founded by European-American settlers in the early 1800s as a mule camp, and has been known as Gainesville since 1821. It is named after a general in the War of 1812 against Great Britain. Gainesville …
The city of Alpharetta is a northern suburb of Atlanta, in Georgia’s Fulton County. Its name hints at the fact it was one of the first permanent US settlements in the region. Dating back to the early 1830s, Alpharetta began life as a trading post. It became a chartered city in 1858, but remained largely …
Rancho Penasquitos is a suburban neighbourhood of about 60,000 people situated in northeastern San Diego. The city is known for its central location that provides easy access to downtown San Diego, the nearby mountains, and the coast. It’s also known for its year-round favourable weather. In Rancho Penasquitos, there are many restaurants, cafes, parks, and …
Situated in northern Georgia’s Fulton County, John’s Creek is a suburb of Atlanta. It lies to the northeast of the state capital, roughly 25 miles away. Ranked as one of the best cities to live in by USA Today, the history of Johns Creek as a city (rather than a tributary of the Chattahoochee River) …
The Georgia city of Brookhaven is a suburb of Atlanta, a little northeast of the state capital. Although it was incorporated as a city no earlier than 2012, European settlement began in 1810 on former native American land, and has structures dating back to 1830. The area’s farmland slowly became more and more residential, with …
Smyrna lies just a mile northwest of Atlanta’s city limits and 15 mile from downtown Atlanta. Even so, the city is proud of its welcoming ‘small town’ atmosphere. This area of northern Georgia was first settled by white Americans in 1832, but didn’t become known by the name of Smyrna until 40 years later. The …
Welcoming Albany is located in southwest Georgia, 187 miles south of the state capital of Atlanta. Part of the American ‘Black Belt’ of richly fertile soils, it is surrounded by agricultural land that once made cotton plantations common. Founded in 1836 after the removal of Creek native Americans, it became an important port on the …
Lying roughly 75 miles northeast of Atlanta, Athens sits on the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Rich in southern charm, it has a leafy suburban feel even in its Victorian-era downtown area. A town since at least 1806 (although its police force didn’t come into being until 80 years later), Athens grew rich off …
With no little green men in sight (that Roswell lies in New Mexico), Roswell Georgia abounds in sunshine and southern charm all the same. For all intents and purposes a suburb of Atlanta to the south, Roswell is separated from the state capital by the Chattahoochee River. Oozing affluent tree-lined streets as a result of …