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Hogansville is located in the northeast corner of Troup county, near the county boundaries of Coweta, Heard, and Meriwether. It is located at Exit #28 of Interstate 85, just fifty miles southwest of downtown Atlanta and just north of the I-85 and I-185 interchange.
 (At left is the beautiful Victoria Belle, an event facility located on Main Street in downtown Hogansville.)
Nestled among the green hills of the Piedmont section of Georgia, Hogansville enjoys a healthy climate and is located approximately 800 feet above sea level. The mean temperature is 63.2 degrees Fahrenheit and the average rainfall is 46.1 inches per year. With the exception of a very few days of extreme temperatures in winter and summer, the weather is relatively mild and pleasant.
The early history of Hogansville is a record of a community gathered around the churches, school, and the mill of Daniel Norwood on Yellow Jacket Creek. The completion of the railroad in 1853 centered the activities of the community near the railroad station and the town began to attract the settlers from the surrounding country as a good place to engage in different kinds of business. The incorporation of the town was deferred until long after the community was recognized as a business center.
Hogansville was incorporated on October 12, 1870, and was named for William Hogan, whose plantation covered much of the area of the present city. Hogan died in1861 and, at the conclusion of the Civil War, his son-in-law had the land surveyed and sold in residential and business lots.
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The period from 1870 until 1920 was a very prosperous one and Hogansville became known as one of the best cotton markets in western Georgia.
The merchants of the town sold supplies to a large part of the counties of Troup, Meriwether, Heard, and Coweta. It was the nearest rail station to Franklin, the county seat of Heard, and Greenville, county seat of Meriwether, and all freight, passengers, and mail for those communities came through Hogansville.
A cotton mill begun in the early 1900's was the mainstay of the Hogansville economy throughout much of this century. As the importance of textiles declined, so did Hogansville's economy.
In recent years though, Hogansville's industrial base has diversified along with that of the entire four-county area.
The diversification of the area's industry and Hogansville's excellent location combine to create a very bright prospect for the city's future.
Not only should Hogansville prove to be a very good place to live and work, but also a very good place to shop, worship, and relax.
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 City Hall (photo at right)
400 East Main Street Zip Code 30230
706/637-6648 Fax: 706/637-4813
e-mail: city30230@aol.com
The elected and appointed officials are listed with their contact information in the pdf below:
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