Historic Preservation in Bartow County, GA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Bartow County, Georgia.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Bartow County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Historic-Cultural Monuments
The Etowah Valley Historic District overlay protects historical and cultural artifacts and sacred locations of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation across mapped unincorporated Bartow County land along the Etowah River. Zoning Ordinance Sec. 7.17.9 bars knowingly disturbing a known cemetery, burial ground, human remains or burial object without a county permit.
Etowah Valley Historic District Protections
Significant RestrictionsBartow County Zoning Ordinance § 7.17.1, § 7.17.9
7.17.1 Purpose. It is the purpose and intent of Bartow County in enacting these regulations to provide for the identification of and protection of historical and cultural artifacts and sacred locations of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation, which are two Native American Nations that are historically connected to the Etowah River Valley (referred to collectiv...
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