About Canton
Canton is the county seat of Cherokee County, in the Blue Ridge foothills about 40 miles north of Atlanta. The 2020 census counted 32,973 people.
Canton history
From the Cherokee Nation to a denim mill town to a fast growing Atlanta suburb.
Geography and getting here
Where Canton is, how to drive here, and what the river and mountains look like.
Notable people
Governors, poets, athletes and actors with a Canton connection.
Photos of Canton
Downtown, the river, the mills and the mountains.