County · code 13055
Chattooga CountyGeorgia
Chattooga County is a county in Georgia with a seat in Summerville, formed in 1838 from Floyd and Walker counties. The county is named after the Chattooga River.
- Founded1838
- County seatSummerville
- Named forChattooga River
- Land area313 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
- Population24,965 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped14,451 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Chattooga on the map of Georgia
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History
Formed in 1838 from Floyd County and Walker County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Chattooga County was created from Floyd and Walker counties on December 28, 1838. Over the following years, the county experienced several boundary adjustments with Floyd County, losing and gaining small areas between 1840 and 1856, some to accommodate private individuals.
- 1838Chattooga County created Chattooga created from Floyd and Walker. · Ga. Laws 1838, pp. 77-78
- 1840
- 1841
- 1842Lost territory Chattooga lost to Floyd to accommodate private individuals. · Ga. Laws 1842, p. 64
- 1845Lost territory Chattooga lost small area to Floyd (lot 80; 24th dist.). · Ga. Laws 1845, pp. 73-74
- 1847
- 1856Lost territory Chattooga lost small area to Floyd to accommodate private individual. · Ga. Laws 1855, no. 60/p. 129
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Chattooga
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 14,451 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 29 September 2026 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Chattooga County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- 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
Chattooga by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Chattooga County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Chattooga County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Chattooga 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.
Questions
Common questions about Chattooga County
- When was Chattooga County founded?
- Chattooga County was founded in 1838, formed from Floyd County and Walker County, and named after Chattooga River.
- What is the county seat of Chattooga County?
- The county seat of Chattooga County is Summerville.
- Is there an online parcel map for Chattooga County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 14,451 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Chattooga County's boundary or name changed?
- Chattooga County was created in 1838 from Floyd County and Walker County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 6 later changes, chiefly involving Floyd County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Chattooga County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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