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Cobb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The county was named for Thomas Willis Cobb, who in the early 19th century was a United States representative and senator from Georgia.
Cobb, along with several other counties in the same bill, was created December 3, 1832 by the Georgia General Assembly from the huge Cherokee "county" territory — land northwest of the Chattahoochee River which the state confiscated from the Cherokee Nation and redistributed to settlers via lottery, following the passage of the federal Indian Removal Act.
The county is part of the original and core (five-county) Atlanta metropolitan area, which is included in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Marietta, Georgia metropolitan statistical area. The county is divided between two major basins. Most runoff flows into the Chattahoochee River (along the southeastern border), via Willeo Creek, Sope Creek, Rottenwood Creek, Nickajack Creek, and Sweeer Creek.
A ridge from Lost Mountain in the west, to Kennesaw Mountain in the north, to Sweat Mountain in the extreme northeast, divides the far north-northwest of the county into the Lake Allatoona area, including the northward-flowing Noonday Creek.
Current Population of Cobb County: 698,158
(Source: Cobb County Forecasting and Research Division estimate, 2008)
Community Information:
· Approximately 22 miles south of downtown Atlanta
· County seat: city is Marietta, GA
· 345 square miles
· Adjacent counties: Cherokee, Fulton, Former Milton, Douglas, Paulding, Bartow.
· 80 percent of the U. S. population is within a two-hour flight
· Easy access to University of Georgia (at Athens)
· Cobb County as the most-educated in the State of Georgia
COBB COUNTY LINKS:
514 Glover Street
Marietta, Ga. 30060
Phone: (770) 426-3300
Cobb County Government:
100 Cherokee Street
Marietta, GA 30090
(770) 528-1000
Cobb Chamber of Commerce:
OUR PHYSICAL ADDRESS IS:
240 Interstate North Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30339
OUR MAILING ADDRESS IS:
P. O. Box 671868
Marietta, GA 30006-0032
Tel: 770-980-2000
Fax: 770-980-9510
Cobb County Public Library
Tamara George, Director
266 Roswell Street, Marietta, GA 30060
(770) 528-2320
Cobb County Sheriff's Office
185 Roswell Street
Marietta, GA 30060
Telephone: (770) 499-4701
140 North Marietta Pkwy
Marietta, GA 30060
Emergency: 911
Non-Emergency:
(770) 499-3900
1595 County Services Pkwy
Marietta, GA 30008
(770) 528-8000
660 South Cobb Drive,
Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (770) 423-1000
Fax: (770) 419-6224
Jim Hawkins, Director
12 East Park Square
Marietta, GA 30090
(770) 528-2622
(770) 528-2627 fax
Juror Inquiry 770-528-2628
Juror Recording 770-528-2626
Eddie Canon
Director
1792 County Services Pkwy
Marietta, GA 30008
Phone: (770) 528-8800
Fax: (770) 528-8813
Electricity:
Cobb EMC: 770-429-2100
Georgia Power: 888-660-5890
Marietta Power: 770-794-5150
Acworth Power: 770-917-8903
Gas:
Hospitals:
Emory Adventist Hospital: 770-434-0710
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital: 770-792-4951
West Cobb Medical Center: 678-581-5729
Windy Hill Hospital: 770-644-1000
Telephone:
BellSouth: 888-757-6500
Transportation:
Department of Motor Vehicles: 678-413-8400
Tag Office: 770-528-TAGS (8247)
Cobb Community Transit: 770-427-4444
Important Numbers:
Police Department (non-emergency): 770-499-3900
Fire Department (non-emergency): 770-528-8000
Poison Control: 800-222-1222
Voter Registration: 770-528-2300
Animal Shelter: 770-499-4136
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