Gold Ridge, Georgia
Gold Ridge is the historical name of an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States.
The area was settled in the mid 1800s and is located between Canton and the Sixes community, which is home to the now-defunct Sixes Gold Mine. Gold Ridge is located in the Georgia Gold Belt, which runs southwest to northeast along the southern edge of the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains.
Gold Ridge is defined by Georgia State Route 20 to the north, Marietta Highway to the east, the Sixes community to the south and the Etowah River / Lake Allatoona to the west. Bells Ferry Road, Ridge Road and Butterworth Road run through the heart of the area, which is becoming more residential with many upscale neighborhoods.
Gold Ridge in the early 1900s.
