Parcel Chartplaces Open the free map

County · code 13045

Carroll CountyGeorgia

Carroll County is a county in Georgia with its seat in Carrollton, formed in 1825. The county was named after Charles Carroll of Carrollton.

  • Founded1825
  • County seatCarrollton
  • Named forCharles Carroll of Carrollton
  • Land area499 sq mi + 4.6 sq mi water
  • Population119,148 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped55,781 checked 14 October 2026
Open the free map Click any parcel in Carroll County: acreage, parcel id, address and who publishes the map. No sign-in.

Updated

HaralsonDouglasCowetaPauldingCleburne, ALRandolph, ALFulton Carrollton Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Carroll on the map of Georgia

Georgia has 159 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.

Appling CountyAtkinson CountyBacon CountyBaker CountyBaldwin CountyBanks CountyBarrow CountyBartow CountyBen Hill CountyBerrien CountyBibb CountyBleckley CountyBrantley CountyBrooks CountyBryan CountyBulloch CountyBurke CountyButts CountyCalhoun CountyCamden CountyCandler CountyCatoosa CountyCharlton CountyChatham CountyChattahoochee CountyChattooga CountyCherokee CountyClarke CountyClay CountyClayton CountyClinch CountyCobb CountyCoffee CountyColquitt CountyColumbia CountyCook CountyCoweta CountyCrawford CountyCrisp CountyDade CountyDawson CountyDecatur CountyDeKalb CountyDodge CountyDooly CountyDougherty CountyDouglas CountyEarly CountyEchols CountyEffingham CountyElbert CountyEmanuel CountyEvans CountyFannin CountyFayette CountyFloyd CountyForsyth CountyFranklin CountyFulton CountyGilmer CountyGlascock CountyGlynn CountyGordon CountyGrady CountyGreene CountyGwinnett CountyHabersham CountyHall CountyHancock CountyHaralson CountyHarris CountyHart CountyHeard CountyHenry CountyHouston CountyIrwin CountyJackson CountyJasper CountyJeff Davis CountyJefferson CountyJenkins CountyJohnson CountyJones CountyLamar CountyLanier CountyLaurens CountyLee CountyLiberty CountyLincoln CountyLong CountyLowndes CountyLumpkin CountyMcDuffie CountyMcIntosh CountyMacon CountyMadison CountyMarion CountyMeriwether CountyMiller CountyMitchell CountyMonroe CountyMontgomery CountyMorgan CountyMurray CountyMuscogee CountyNewton CountyOconee CountyOglethorpe CountyPaulding CountyPeach CountyPickens CountyPierce CountyPike CountyPolk CountyPulaski CountyPutnam CountyQuitman CountyRabun CountyRandolph CountyRichmond CountyRockdale CountySchley CountyScreven CountySeminole CountySpalding CountyStephens CountyStewart CountySumter CountyTalbot CountyTaliaferro CountyTattnall CountyTaylor CountyTelfair CountyTerrell CountyThomas CountyTift CountyToombs CountyTowns CountyTreutlen CountyTroup CountyTurner CountyTwiggs CountyUnion CountyUpson CountyWalker CountyWalton CountyWare CountyWarren CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyWebster CountyWheeler CountyWhite CountyWhitfield CountyWilcox CountyWilkes CountyWilkinson CountyWorth CountyCarroll County Carroll
Counties of Georgia · Carroll highlighted

History

Founded in 1825

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Created in 1825 as Section the Fifth from non-county land, Carroll County was renamed in 1826. The county's boundaries changed multiple times over the following decades, losing land to the creation of Troup, Campbell, Heard, and Haralson counties, and gaining territory from Paulding and Heard counties.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1825
    Carroll County created Section the Fifth (now Carroll) created from Non-County Area. · Ga. Laws 1825, pp. 3-16
  2. 1826
    Renamed Section the Fifth renamed Carroll
    formerly Section the Fifth
    · Ga. Laws 1826, pp. 57-59; Dawson's Compilation, 132-133
  3. 1827
    Lost territory Carroll lost to Troup.
    to Troup
    · Ga. Laws 1827, pp. 69-71
  4. 1828
    Lost territory Carroll lost to creation of Campbell (extinct).
    to Campbell
    · Ga. Laws 1828, pp. 56-58; Dawson's Compilation, 139-140
  5. 1830
    Lost territory Carroll lost to creation of Heard.
    to Heard
    · Ga. Laws 1830, pp. 48-49
Show all 21 changes (16 more)
  1. 1825
    Carroll County created Section the Fifth (now Carroll) created from Non-County Area. · Ga. Laws 1825, pp. 3-16
  2. 1826
    Renamed Section the Fifth renamed Carroll
    formerly Section the Fifth
    · Ga. Laws 1826, pp. 57-59; Dawson's Compilation, 132-133
  3. 1827
    Lost territory Carroll lost to Troup.
    to Troup
    · Ga. Laws 1827, pp. 69-71
  4. 1828
    Lost territory Carroll lost to creation of Campbell (extinct).
    to Campbell
    · Ga. Laws 1828, pp. 56-58; Dawson's Compilation, 139-140
  5. 1830
    Lost territory Carroll lost to creation of Heard.
    to Heard
    · Ga. Laws 1830, pp. 48-49
  6. 1831
    Changed Legislation authorized Carroll to lose to Heard (lots 1, 162, 163; 4th dist.); no evidence change went into effect.
    Heard
    · Ga. Laws 1831, pp 72, 74-76
  7. 1834
    Lost territory Carroll lost to Heard (lots 158, 159, 160; 4th dist.) (later repealed).
    to Heard
    · Ga. Laws 1834, pp. 73-74
  8. 1847
    Gained territory Carroll gained from Paulding (lots 520, 591, 601; 1st dist.) (later repealed).
    from Paulding
    · Ga. Laws 1847, p. 68
  9. 1850
    Changed Boundary between Carroll and Paulding adjusted to accommodate private individual.
    Paulding
    · Ga. Laws 1849, p. 132
  10. 1856
    Lost territory Carroll lost to creation of Haralson. Act passed 26 January 1856; took effect 1 February 1856.
    to Haralson
    · Ga. Laws 1855, no. 47/pp. 110-112
  11. 1856
    Gained territory Carroll gained from Heard when its loss of 20 December 1834 was repealed (lots 158, 159, 160; 4th dist.).
    from Heard
    · Ga. Laws 1855, no. 60/p. 129
  12. 1860
    Gained territory Carroll gained from Haralson (lots 278, 259; 7th dist.) to accommodate private individual.
    from Haralson
    · Ga. Laws 1860, loc. & priv., no. 130/p. 139
  13. 1864
    Gained territory Carroll gained from Paulding (lots 16, 17, 148, 149, 161, 162; 1st dist.).
    from Paulding
    · Ga. Laws 1864, loc. & priv., no. 17/pp. 28-29
  14. 1866
    Exchanged territory Carroll exchanged with Paulding when act of 22 December 1847 was partially repealed: Carroll gained (lots 413, 414; 1st dist.), and lost (lots 520, 591, 601; 1st dist.).
    with Paulding
    · Ga. Laws 1866, Jan. adj. sess., no. 72/p. 50
  15. 1869
    Lost territory Carroll lost to Paulding (lots 16, 17, 148, 149, 161, 162; 1st dist.).
    to Paulding
    · Ga. Laws 1869, no. 175/p. 177
  16. 1869
    Gained territory Carroll gained from Campbell (extinct) (lot 24, west half of lot 25; 2nd dist.), and lost to Paulding (lots 413, 414; 1st dist.).
    from Campbellfrom Paulding
    · Ga. Laws 1869, no. 155/p. 168; Frobel, "Map of Cherokee"; Frobel, "Map of Carroll"
  17. 1870
    Lost territory Carroll lost to creation of Douglas.
    to Douglas
    · Ga. Laws 1870, no. 5/pp. 13-16
  18. 1871
    Gained territory Carroll gained from Douglas.
    from Douglas
    · Ga. Laws 1871, loc. & priv., no. 228/pp. 266-267
  19. 1873
    Exchanged territory Carroll exchanged with Haralson.
    with Haralson
    · Ga. Laws 1873, loc. & priv., no. 214/p. 232
  20. 1874
    Lost territory Carroll lost small area to Douglas (lot 145; 2nd dist.).
    to Douglas
    · Ga. Laws 1874, no. 320/p. 371
  21. 1877
    Gained territory Carroll gained small area from Douglas (12 acres of lot 68; 3rd dist.).
    from Douglas
    · Ga. Laws 1877, no. 272/p. 273

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Carroll

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Official
from the office that keeps the record
Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback
a guide only; check the official record
Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Carroll by the Census

Population
119,148 2020 Census count
Housing units
46,239 2020 Census count
Land area
499 square miles
Water area
4.6 square miles
People per sq mi
239 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Permits

Zoning and code

County government

See your own lot on these maps

Open Carroll County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.

Open the free map no sign-in Pro early access

Questions

Common questions about Carroll County

When was Carroll County founded?
Carroll County was founded in 1825, and named after Charles Carroll of Carrollton.
What is the county seat of Carroll County?
The county seat of Carroll County is Carrollton.
Is there an online parcel map for Carroll County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 55,781 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Carroll County's boundary or name changed?
Carroll County was created in 1825. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 20 later changes, chiefly involving Paulding County, Douglas County and Heard County. It was formerly called Section the Fifth.
Who issues building permits in Carroll County?
The county's page on building permits: Building Permits. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Carroll County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

Nearby

Counties next door