1825History
This land was ceded by the Creek people in 1825 with the second Treaty of Indian Springs signed by Chief William McIntosh.
1826Government
== History ==
The location which was to become Villa Rica was originally settled in 1826 along what is now Dallas Highway.
1828History
Its most notable feature is the Fullerville Jail which dates to 1828 on county property records.
1829History
When the Georgia Gold Rush took hold in 1829, most of the Villa Rica miners moved northeast to the Dahlonega area.
1830Government
Villa Rica was established in 1830.
1832History
In 1832, Hixtown had over 2,000 residents (60% of the county's population).
1836Military
Most moved west into Alabama, but there, too, they faced the avarice of white settlers, who sparked a brief war in 1836 that ended with the forcible removal of all of the Creek ...
1845Architecture
Around 1845, a wooden church building was built.
1853History
Having moved here in 1853, the Tysons are among the oldest families in Villa Rica.
1855History
The First Presbyterian Church of Villa Rica was organized as Villa Rica Presbyterian Church in 1855.
1860History
By 1860, the gold supplies in the area had been largely exhausted.
1875Architecture
This district includes several blocks of buildings, some dating back to 1875, which were built in the early commercial style.
1881Government
The city was incorporated as Villa Rica in 1881.
1882Architecture
Hixtown and Cheevestown moved to Villa Rica's present location in 1882 when the railroad was built.
1885Architecture
A white frame building was constructed on Candler Street in 1885 for worship.
1886Architecture
It was constructed in 1886 on the current church site.
1887History
Prospect Baptist Church was officially formed in July 1887.
1888Architecture
The first church building was erected in 1888–1890 on Beecher Hill (now Wilson Street) and was dedicated on the second Sunday in May 1892.
1890Disaster
The first fire occurred in the business section on Montgomery Street in 1890.
1892Government
The farm-house, built in 1892, is in excellent condition and sits in front of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp established in 1937 to help struggling farmers with their cotton...
1905Architecture
The construction on the current church began in 1905 and was first used in July 1906.
1907History
Senator (from 1907 until his death in 1920) John H.
1908Disaster
The second fire occurred the night of July 27, 1908.
1916Economy
Fullerville (1916–1956) is a small community northwest of Villa Rica which had several textile mills (notably hosiery).
1917Infrastructure
The Bankhead Highway was surveyed and eventually passed through Villa Rica in 1917.
1928Architecture
The second church building, built in 1928, was the first black-owned church building in Carroll County.
1930Architecture
The building was moved to its current location in 1930 onto property donated by the family of Mr.
1945Disaster
This building was destroyed by fire in February 1945.
1951Architecture
Built in 1951, the building later served as the Old Library and then again as a clinic.
1955Architecture
The city also allowed Tanner Medical Center to demolish the old hospital (1955) which was built with the same architecture and used by the same collation of doctors.
1957Disaster
In 1957 an explosion caused by a gas leak destroyed four buildings and killed 12 people.
1961History
On May 14, 1961, Freedom Riders passed through Villa Rica.
1967History
The last trains made stops in 1967.
1976History
Privately printed, 1976.
1977Architecture
It was a main east–west route through the area until Interstate 20 opened in December 1977.
1980History
==== National Register of Historic Places ====
The Dorough Round Barn and Farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 20, 1980.
1985History
The lowest recorded temperature was −9 °F (−23 °C) in 1985.
1994History
The first one was erected in 1994 marking the birthplace of Thomas A.
1998Architecture
In 1998, the "Friends of Wick's Tavern" raised the funds necessary to rescue this historic building from being demolished and finally helped it make the journey to downtown Vill...
2002History
The North Villa Rica Commercial Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 2002.
2003History
The second historical marker was erected in 2003 with information about the grove, the ancestral home of the Tyson family.
2005Civil Rights
In 2005, work began on a larger sanctuary next to the existing one, and the congregation moved into the new church March 11, 2007.
2007Military
After several years of efforts to save the structure, the city tore it down in December 2007.
2008Architecture
As a division of Villa Rica Parks and Recreation, the museum was opened in 2008 and serves as a historical landmark for the city.
2009Disaster
==== September 2009 flooding ====
On September 21, 2009, the biggest flood in Georgia's history impacted Villa Rica.
2011History
The fourth was erected 2011 by Villa Rica Historic Preservation Commission.
2019History
As of 2019–20, the district has 945 full-time teachers and 15,005 students.
2020History
== Demographics ==
=== 2020 census ===
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 16,970 people, 5,166 households, and 3,766 families residing in the city, up from 13,956...