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Catoosa County, Georgia
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Location
Courthouse
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Contact Information
County Data
Statistics and Rates
| 2008 Population |
62825 (State Rank: 36) |
| Incorporated Millage Rate |
5,374 |
| Unincorporated Millage Rate |
5,374 |
| County Bond |
0 |
| School Maintenance/Operations |
16,773 |
| School Bond |
0 |
| Total Incorporated |
22,147 |
| Total Unincorporated |
22,147 |
County Name and Origin
| Catoosa County was originally part of Walker and Whitfield counties. Designated in 1853, its name reflects a prominent landmark, Catoosa Springs. Ringgold, the county seat, is named for Major Samuel Ringgold who died in the first engagement of the Mexican War. A large preserve at the site of the Battle of Chickamauga during the Civil War is in Catoosa County. Some 56,000 Union troops and 67,000 Confederates waged one of the bloodiest campaigns there, with over 34,000 casualties about equally distributed on both sides. Although the Confederate forces finally prevailed, it was called "a victory from which the Confederacy never recovered." |
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