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245 N Airport Circle NW
Resaca, GA 30735
3 bd
2 ba
1604 sqft
1996
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Civil War Battlefield Town on I-75
Welcome to Resaca, a small Gordon County town along the Oostanaula River whose Civil War battlefields and cemetery lie within a mile of Interstate 75.
Resaca is a small town in north Georgia's Gordon County, set along the Oostanaula River at a point where river bottomland gives way to gently rolling farmland and wooded hills. It lies roughly seventy-five miles northwest of Atlanta and about seven miles north of Calhoun, the Gordon County seat. Though modest in size — around 1,150 residents — Resaca occupies an outsized place in regional history as the site of the first major battle of the Atlanta Campaign. The town is best known for the Battle of Resaca, fought May 13–15, 1864, when Union forces under William T. Sherman engaged the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Joseph E. Johnston. The fighting centered on the river crossings and the railroad that still passes through the community. That legacy is preserved today at the Resaca Battlefield, the Fort Wayne earthworks, the Atlanta Campaign Pavilion, and the Resaca Confederate Cemetery, which holds the graves of more than 450 Confederate soldiers and was dedicated in 1866. All of these sites are reachable within about a mile of the Interstate 75 and Georgia Route 136 interchange. Beyond its Civil War heritage, Resaca functions as a quiet rural community. Much of the surrounding landscape remains agricultural — pasture, hayfields, and scattered timber — with residential development concentrated near the historic town core and along the older roads that follow the river and the railroad. The town's unincorporated edges extend across the line into Whitfield County. For residents, Resaca offers a small-town pace with unusually direct highway access. Interstate 75 runs along the community's western edge, putting Dalton, Rome, and the broader Chattanooga–Atlanta corridor within easy reach, while Calhoun provides the nearest retail, medical, and dining options a short drive south. Gordon County's public school system serves the town, including Tolbert Elementary School within the community itself. Resaca suits those who want rural north Georgia living — room for a garden or a small acreage, proximity to the river, and a landscape rich with history — without sacrificing the convenience of a major interstate.
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Housing in and around Resaca reflects its rural, small-town character. The stock is a mix of older, modest single-family homes near the historic center, farmhouses and ranch-style houses on larger lots, and some newer construction on the surrounding acreage. Many properties include generous yards, and larger parcels with pasture or timber are common on the town's edges and in the unincorporated portions of Gordon and Whitfield counties. The area is generally less dense than the nearby Calhoun market, with buyers often drawn by the combination of open land and immediate Interstate 75 access. Because the community is small, inventory is limited, and many homes sit on the quiet county roads that follow the Oostanaula River and the railroad corridor.
Daily life in Resaca is unhurried. The town's identity is closely tied to its Civil War past, and its battlefield, earthworks, and cemetery draw visitors year-round; the one-mile trail through the original parade grounds is a local landmark as much as a historic site. Away from the monuments, Resaca is a quiet agricultural community of pastureland, hayfields, and timber, where the pace follows the seasons rather than a commute clock. For shopping, dining, and services, residents look a short distance south to Calhoun, the county seat, which offers grocery, retail, and a fuller slate of restaurants. The Oostanaula River and its bottomlands shape the landscape and provide the community's geographic center.
Students in Resaca attend the Gordon County School District, a public system based in nearby Calhoun that serves communities across the county, including Calhoun, Fairmount, Plainville, Ranger, and Sugar Valley. Tolbert Elementary School, located within Resaca, serves students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. For middle and high school, Resaca students are served by district schools in the Calhoun area. Families also have access to private and parochial options in the broader Calhoun–Rome region, though the public district is the primary pathway for the community.
Resaca's principal transportation asset is Interstate 75, which runs along the community's western edge with an interchange at Georgia Route 136. That gives residents direct highway access to Calhoun about seven miles south, Dalton to the north, and the wider Atlanta and Chattanooga corridors. The railroad line that was central to the 1864 battle still passes through town, and U.S. Route 41 (Battlefield Parkway) offers a parallel north-south route. The nearest commercial air service is at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport and Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, reached via I-75.
Resaca's recreation centers on its history and its river. The Resaca Battlefield and the Gordon County trail through the original parade grounds and surviving entrenchments offer a mile-long walking route with interpretive stops, while the Resaca Confederate Cemetery and Fort Wayne earthworks add to the historic circuit. The Oostanaula River, which forms the town's eastern edge, supports fishing and paddling. Farther afield, Carters Lake in Murray and Gilmer counties provides boating, fishing, and hiking, and the Cohutta Wilderness and Chattahoochee National Forest lie within an hour's drive for more ambitious outings.
About Resaca
Resaca is in Gordon County in northwest Georgia, with unincorporated portions of the community extending into neighboring Whitfield County. It lies along the Oostanaula River, roughly seven miles north of Calhoun, the Gordon County seat, and about seventy-five miles northwest of Atlanta.
Resaca is known as the site of the Battle of Resaca, fought May 13–15, 1864, as the first major engagement of the Atlanta Campaign during the Civil War. Union forces under William T. Sherman met the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Joseph E. Johnston here. The Resaca Battlefield, Fort Wayne earthworks, and the Resaca Confederate Cemetery preserve that history within a mile of Interstate 75.
Resaca is served by the Gordon County School District, a public system based in nearby Calhoun. Tolbert Elementary School, located in Resaca, educates students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, with older students attending district schools in the Calhoun area.
Resaca sits roughly seventy-five miles northwest of Atlanta along Interstate 75, which runs along the community's western edge. Dalton is north of town, and Calhoun, the Gordon County seat, is about seven miles south.
Visitors can walk the mile-long trail through the Resaca Battlefield's parade grounds and entrenchments, visit the Resaca Confederate Cemetery and Fort Wayne earthworks, and fish or paddle on the Oostanaula River. Nearby Carters Lake offers boating and hiking.
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