Cumming

History

The area now called Cumming is located west of the historic location of Vann's Ferry between Forsyth County and Hall County. The area, now called Cumming, was inhabited earlier by Cherokee tribes, who are thought to have arrived in the mid-18th century. The Cherokee and Creek people developed disputes over hunting land. After two years of fighting, the Cherokee won the land in the Battle of Taliwa. The Creek people were forced to move south of the Chattahoochee River. The Cherokee coexisted with white settlers until the discovery of gold in Georgia in 1828. Settlers that moved to the area to mine for gold pushed for the removal of the Cherokee. In 1835, the Treaty of New Echota was signed. The treaty stated that the Cherokee Nation must move to the Indian Territory, west of the Mississippi River. This resulted in the Trail of Tears. The Cherokee territory was then formed into Cherokee County in 1831. In 1832, the county had been split into several counties including Forsyth County. In 1833, the town of Cumming was formed from two land lots that had been issued as part of a Georgia State Land Lottery in 1832. The two lots designated as Land Lot 1269 and Land Lot 1270 were purchased by a couple of Forsyth County Inferior Court justices who realized that it was necessary to have a seat of government to conduct county business. The boundaries of the two lots ended at what is now Tolbert Street on the west side, Eastern Circle on the east side, Resthaven Street on the south side, and School Street on the north side. In 1834, the post office was established and began delivering mail. The justices of the Inferior Court divided the town land into smaller lots and began selling them to people over the next several years, reserving one lot for the county courthouse. During…

Geography

Cumming is located in the center of Forsyth County at (34.208464, -84.137575). It is northeast of downtown Atlanta and northeast of Alpharetta. According to the United States Census Bureau, Cumming has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.58%, is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  11,886
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  10,409
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  10,223
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  9,889
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8,616
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8,360
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  8,063
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  7,725

Most recent

• M 2.54 — 2022-09-12
  13 km NE of Jackson, Georgia
• M 2.94 — 2022-01-21
  16 km NNE of Eton, Georgia
• M 2.72 — 2018-11-23
  3 km N of Plainville, Georgia
• M 2.5 — 2012-10-13
  2 km SE of McCaysville, Georgia
• M 2.7 — 2011-11-09
  1 km WNW of Dalton, Georgia
• M 3.2 — 2009-08-01
  8 km ENE of Ducktown, Tennessee