Catoosa County was created from Walker and Whitfield counties on Dec. 5, 1853 by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1853-54, p. 286). [Click here for a legal description of Catoosa County's original boundaries.] Georgia's 100th country was named for Catoosa Springs, which were located near Ringgold. "Catoosa" was a Cherokee word that may have meant "small mountain."

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