What is Milton County, Georgia?
[[File:Milton County Georgia.png|thumb|Milton County on a map of Georgia]] '''Milton County, Georgia''' was a county in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] that existed between 1857 and 1931. The county's capital was [[Alpharetta, Georgia|Alpharetta]]. In 1931, Milton County was merged with [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton County]] in order to save it from [[bankruptcy]] during the [[Great Depression]]. [[Campbell County, Georgia|Campbell County]], located 50 miles to the south, suffered the same fate. During the [[2000s (decade)|2000s]], residents of northern Fulton county expressed their desire to recreate Milton County, out of both economical and social reasons. A [[Bill (proposed law)|bill]] was brought to the Georgia state legislature, however it was rejected because Georgia's constitution prohibits the creation of more than 159 counties in the state. {{Georgia (U.S. state)}} {{US-geo-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:1857 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Georgia (U.S. state) counties]]