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Mars_Hill,_Georgia Latitude and Longitude:

34°02′06″N 84°41′30″W / 34.03500°N 84.69167°W / 34.03500; -84.69167
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Mars Hill is an unincorporated community in Cobb County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]

Mars Hill Road is a primary corridor through the area and neighboring Lost Mountain. Residents in the community have either Acworth, Marietta, or Powder Springs addresses.

History

Mars Hill was named after a local church, which in turn was named after Mars Hill ( Areopagus) in Classical Athens. [2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mars Hill, Georgia
  2. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 144. ISBN  0-915430-00-2.

34°02′06″N 84°41′30″W / 34.03500°N 84.69167°W / 34.03500; -84.69167