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History · Bartow

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Bartow is a town in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 186. Initially the town was known as "Spier's Turnout", but was changed to honor the first Confederate officer to die in battle, Colonel Francis S. Bartow of Savannah, Georgia, who was killed at the Battle of Manassas, Virginia on July 21, 1861.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 286 to 186 (-35%). Half of its homes were built before 1958.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bartow yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Just for fun, owner Billy Perry decorated his cabinsLOCJust for fun, owner Billy Perry decorated his cabins2017Just for fun, owner Billy Perry decorated his cabinsLOCJust for fun, owner Billy Perry decorated his cabins2017Just for fun, owner Billy Perry decorated his cabinsLOCJust for fun, owner Billy Perry decorated his cabins2017Just for fun, owner Billy Perry decorated his cabinsLOCJust for fun, owner Billy Perry decorated his cabins2017Carl Albritton moved to tiny Bartow, an old cotton-mill town in the U.S. state of Georgia, from a bigger city, specific…LOCCarl Albritton moved to tiny Bartow, an old cotton-mill tow…2017An old drug-store window, advertising the laxitive Ex-Lax, in the old cotton-mill town of Bartow in eastern GeorgiaLOCAn old drug-store window, advertising the laxitive Ex-Lax, …2017Freight trains run right through little Bartow, an old cotton-mill town in the U.S. state of GeorgiaLOCFreight trains run right through little Bartow, an old cott…2017Freight trains run right through little Bartow, an old cotton-mill town in the U.S. state of GeorgiaLOCFreight trains run right through little Bartow, an old cott…2017One of several processing plantsLOCOne of several processing plants2017A bird-house, or free take-one, bring-one lending library locationLOCA bird-house, or free take-one, bring-one lending library l…2017Three red barnsLOCThree red barns2017What's left of an old Pure gasoline stationLOCWhat's left of an old Pure gasoline station2017The main street along the railroad lineLOCThe main street along the railroad line2017The main street along the railroad lineLOCThe main street along the railroad line2017Whimsical directional signLOCWhimsical directional sign2017
National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Bartow

Bartow has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 121 historic buildings, because Bartow Historic District alone counts 121.

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In Georgiaby listings · the typical town has 1
1place listed1 district
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
121historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
2009first listedBartow Historic District

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Bartow Historic District
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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
Listed 2009Bartow Historic DistrictDistrictArchitectureCommerceTown planning
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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