Lost Mountain is an

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Cobb County Cobb County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia, located in the Atlanta metropolitan area in the north central portion of the state. As of 2020 Census, the population was 766,149. Its county seat and largest city is Marietta, Georgia, Mar ...

, in the

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. The suburban community lays about 30 miles northwest of

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and, alongside the rest of

is a part of

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. While not officially incorporated, the area has approximately 73,312 residents in the general area.

History

This northwest Atlanta suburb takes its name from a summit of the same name near the original town site. A variant name is "Lost Mountain Crossroads." A post office called Lost Mountain was established in 1848, and remained in operation until 1902. The community's name derives from an old Cherokee legend. The legend, known to have several versions, all have a similar theme. A chief has a daughter that is lost in the woods around the mountain leading him to grieve the rest of his life and he names the hill "Lost Mountain" for that is the place she was last seen. Lost mountain store front

The Lost Mountain store is a major landmark for the area, It has gone from the only store to a relic from another time stuck in the middle of the present day shopping centers of suburban Atlanta and yet it stands as it has since 1881.

Proposed City of Lost Mountain

On May 22, 2022, a ballot measure failed that would have led to the incorporation of the City of Lost Mountain.

References

Unincorporated communities in Cobb County, Georgia {{CobbCountyGA-geo-stub