Paulding County Georgia map｜Dallas, Hiram, and the Silver Comet corridor

The Paulding County Georgia map covers a rapidly growing county on the northwestern edge of metropolitan Atlanta. Paulding County was created from Cherokee territory on December 3, 1832, as Georgia’s eighty-ninth county and named for Revolutionary War figure John Paulding. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated 190,996 residents on July 1, 2025.

Dallas is the county seat, Hiram is the principal retail and commuter center, and Braswell is a much smaller western city. New subdivisions, schools, road traffic, and commercial corridors now share the landscape with historic battlefields, former rail routes, forest, and older rural communities.

A fast-growing county beyond Atlanta’s western suburbs

The population increased from 168,661 in the 2020 census to an estimated 190,996 in 2025, a gain of about 13.2 percent. Commuting access to Cobb County and metropolitan Atlanta, lower-density housing, and large residential developments have driven much of that change.

Growth is strongest around Dallas, Hiram, and eastern road corridors. Northern and western sections retain more forest, former farm land, low-density housing, and small unincorporated communities.

Places and map files included

This Paulding County Georgia map identifies Dallas, Hiram, Braswell, New Hope, and Burnt Hickory. Color and black-and-white versions retain place names, while the outline file removes labels and fills for custom annotation.

Dallas and the replacement of Van Wert

Van Wert served as the first county seat. When Polk County was created from western Paulding County in 1851, Van Wert fell inside the new county and Paulding needed a replacement seat.

Dallas was selected and named for former U.S. vice president George M. Dallas. It now contains county government offices, courts, schools, medical services, shops, and the local history museum.

Pickett’s Mill and the Atlanta Campaign

The battles of New Hope Church, Pickett’s Mill, and Dallas took place in Paulding County during the 1864 Atlanta Campaign. Dense woods, ravines, and defensive earthworks shaped the fighting and produced heavy casualties.

Pickett’s Mill Battlefield State Historic Site preserves much of the original terrain. Trails, earthworks, and exhibits explain the battle and the county’s place in the military movement toward Atlanta.

Hiram’s retail and commuter role

Hiram lies in southeastern Paulding County near U.S. 278 and State Route 92. Its location close to Cobb and Douglas counties encouraged shopping centers, medical offices, subdivisions, and heavy commuter traffic.

Dallas remains the government center, while Hiram performs a stronger regional retail function. The two cities form the county’s main developed corridor but retain separate municipal identities.

Silver Comet Trail and railroad reuse

The Silver Comet Trail follows a former Seaboard Air Line rail corridor across Paulding County. It connects east toward Cobb County and west toward the Alabama state line as part of a long-distance walking and cycling route.

Rail transport once moved timber, minerals, farm products, and passengers. The converted corridor now supports recreation, bicycle travel, trail tourism, and access to wooded areas and historic communities.

From mining and farming to residential development

Gold, iron ore, cotton, corn, livestock, and timber contributed to the nineteenth-century economy. Railroads and improved roads later connected Dallas and Hiram to larger markets.

Late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century metropolitan expansion brought subdivisions and schools on a much larger scale. The modern map therefore reflects suburban road networks more strongly than the county’s earlier mining and farm geography.

Three cities and six neighboring counties

• Dallas: county seat and government-service center
• Hiram: southeastern retail, residential, and commuter center
• Braswell: small western city near the Polk County line
• New Hope and Burnt Hickory: unincorporated historic and residential community names

Paulding County borders Bartow, Cobb, Douglas, Carroll, Haralson, and Polk counties. Eastern areas have the strongest metropolitan links, while western and northern areas remain less densely developed.

Color map

The color file separates central Dallas, southeastern Hiram, western Braswell, and major unincorporated communities.

Black and white map

The monochrome version retains place names and boundary lines. Dallas, Hiram, Braswell, New Hope, and Burnt Hickory remain visible for grayscale reference.

Outline map

The outline file leaves county and internal lines without labels. Users can add the Silver Comet Trail, battlefield sites, road corridors, growth areas, or custom community markers.

Download the county map

The Paulding County Georgia map is available in color, black-and-white, and outline A3 JPG formats. Choose a labeled version for reference or the outline file for custom annotation.

Frequently Asked Questions

References

Paulding County government’s history page documents the 1832 creation date and the move of the county seat to Dallas.

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts provides the 2020 census count and July 1, 2025 population estimate.

The New Georgia Encyclopedia entry for Paulding County covers Cherokee territory, mining, railroads, Civil War sites, and the county’s cities.

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