Centered today at the crossroads of Georgia Highways 140 and 372

State Route 372 (Georgia)

State Route 372 begins with its intersection with SR 140 in the western part of Alpharetta, Georgia and travels to the north, through unincorporated, but rapidly growing, areas of Fulton and Cherokee counties....

 (also known as "the Silos area"), Crabapple, Georgia, is one of the oldest parts of Fulton County, Georgia

Fulton County, Georgia

Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its county seat is Atlanta, the state capital since 1868 and the principal county of the Atlanta metropolitan area...

. Originally part of Cherokee County, Georgia

Cherokee County, Georgia

As of the census of 2000, there were 141,903 people, 49,495 households, and 39,200 families residing in the county. The population density was 335 people per square mile . There were 51,937 housing units at an average density of 123 per square mile...

, (founded 1830), Crabapple was part of the land contributed in 1857 to form Milton County, Georgia

Milton County, Georgia

Milton County was a county of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1857 to 1931. It was created on December 18, 1857 from parts of northeastern Cobb, southeastern Cherokee, and southwestern Forsyth counties. The county was named for John Milton, Secretary of State of Georgia from 1777 to 1799...

. As a result of the Great Depression

Great Depression

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...

, Milton County was later absorbed into Fulton County in 1932. The historic heart of Crabapple is anchored by an historic brick building at the crossroads of Crabapple Road-Mayfield Road, Birmingham Road-Broadwell Road, and Mid-Broadwell Road. In 2006, a portion of Crabapple was one of several communities incorporated into the new city of Milton; historic Crabapple is now split between the cities of Milton

Milton, Georgia

Milton is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. Incorporated on December 1, 2006, it was created out of the entire unincorporated northwestern part of northern Fulton County. It is a highly affluent community with an average household income within the zip code 30004 of $99,412...

, Roswell

Roswell, Georgia

Roswell is a city located in northern Fulton County; it is a suburb of northern Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The 2010 Census population was 88,346. It is the eighth largest city in Georgia...

, and Alpharetta

Alpharetta, Georgia

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 34,854 people, 13,911 households, and 8,916 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,631.6 people per square mile . There were 14,670 housing units at an average density of 686.7 per square mile...

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Crabapple hosts an antique fair twice yearly (May and October) called the Old Times at Crabapple Antique Festival.

Major highways

• State Route 140
• State Route 372
  State Route 372 (Georgia)
  State Route 372 begins with its intersection with SR 140 in the western part of Alpharetta, Georgia and travels to the north, through unincorporated, but rapidly growing, areas of Fulton and Cherokee counties....