Douglasville, GA

Here is a little bit of info about Jeff's new area, Douglasville, GA. 

The City of Douglasville is 20 miles from downtown Atlanta and just 10 minutes west of Six Flags Over Georgia.  The city of Douglasville is the county seat of Douglas County, Georgia, United States.  
As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 30,961.  The racial makeup of the city was 63.84% White, 30.29% African American, 0.31% Native American, 1.73% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.69% from other races, and 2.13% from two or more races. 3.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.  The median income for a household in the city is $45,289, and the median income for a family was $52,340.

In the 1930's the song Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland was written about Douglasville.

Located at a natural rise in the topography, Douglasville was originally known as Skint Chestnut. The name derived from a large tree used by Indians as a landmark, which was stripped of its bark so as to be more conspicuous.

The Town of Douglasville was established by the Georgia General Assembly on February 25, 1875.


The Central Business District (CBD) of downtown Douglasville is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district; an outstanding example of a turn-of-the-century southern railroad town. The majority of the buildings are one- and two-story brick structures dating from the mid-19th century into the mid-20th century. Most are of Victorian era commercial design set flush with the sidewalk. Styles of the buildings include Romanesque, Italianate, and Queen Anne. Many of the doorways and windows have Gothic arched openings and hooded windows. The dominant landscape feature is the railroad right-of-way running east-to-west through downtown.