Property Home Picture Gallery Nearby Schools The Alpharetta Community Directions Schedule Showing Alpharetta, Georgia Alpharetta, located in Fulton County, was incorporated December 11, 1857. Years ago, Alpharetta was the county seat of the former Milton County. In 1932, Milton County was merged into Fulton County. The city's name is a variation of a fictional Indian girl, Alfarata, in a 19th century song, The Blue Juniata. The name of the city is also believed to have been derived from the first letter of the Greek alphabet. The Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center is located in Alpharetta. This 46-acre forest has an abundance of animal life and a scenic creek. There are 1.5 miles of walking trails, picnic areas and historic sites for visitors to enjoy. The Environmental Education Center is located in Alpharetta. The Center operates as a community service center providing information on environmental topics and features a library with hundreds of valuable resource materials. According to 2000 Census, the City of Alpharetta had a population of 34,854 persons. Between 1990 and 2000, the city experienced a population increase of 168.1%, compared to the state growth during this period of 26.4%. Click here to read more history about Alpharetta from the City of Alpharetta's website. More Information... City of Alpharetta's official website Demographics of Alpharetta area Alpharetta Recreation and Parks information Home | Meet Our Team | For Sellers | FREE Home Valuation | Featured Listings Search Alpharetta | Search Cumming | Search Johns Creek | Search Milton Search Roswell | Search Suwanee | Search All Homes Free Reports | Mortgage Rates | Relocation Information | Schools | Link Partners Search North Atlanta Townhomes and Condominiums on our sister website My Blog | | Diane Kelly | Keller Williams Realty - North Atlanta Direct: 678.907.9155 • 5780 Windward Parkway Suite 100 • Alpharetta, GA   30005-2021 Copyright 2011 - 2012 - Diane E. Kelly - All Rights Reserved All text, images, logos and information contained on Diane E. Kelly Web sites are the intellectual property of Diane E. Kelly and are protected under the U.S. Copyright Act 17 U.S.C. 101-810. The US copyright act provides protection for such works, and they may not be used or reproduced without permission. The design, pictures, content and logos used on Diane E. Kelly Web sites may not be copied and used or posted by any other person or entity. This includes but is not limited to the home page, all secondary web pages, neighborhood search pages and maps. Links may be directed to these pages, but images, logos, maps, may not be copied and/or posted on another website for any reason.