Villa Rica, Georgia
city in Carroll and Douglas counties in the U.S. state of Georgia
Villa Rica (Spanish and Portuguese translation: Rich Village) is a city in Carroll and Douglas counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. Villa Rica is placed in the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, Villa Rica had a population of 16,970.
Additionally, there are unincorporated areas in Paulding County with Villa Rica postal addresses.
History
The location which was to become Villa Rica was originally settled in 1826 along what is now Dallas Highway. This land was ceded by the Creek people in 1825 with the second Treaty of Indian Springs signed by Chief William McIntosh. In 1826, farmers and gold miners arrived in the area from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware to what was then known as "Hixtown" (named after a local tavern operator, incorporated in 1830). One mile south was Chevestown, owned by Allison Cheeves. Hixtown and Cheevestown moved to Villa Rica's present location in 1882 when the railroad was built. Many of the original structures were physically moved to the new site (now known as the North Villa Rica Commercial Historic District) by rolling them on logs pulled by horses.
“Villa Rica, Georgia” enters the record as city in Carroll and Douglas counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Villa, Rica and Georgia can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2014975. VIAF identifies the subject as 141944532. The Library of Congress control number is n84112026. Authority coordinates are 33.732, -84.920. 4 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1826, 1825 and 1830.
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