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==History== Douglasville was founded in 1874 as the railroad was constructed in the area. That same year, Douglasville was designated as the county seat of the recently formed Douglas County. The community was named for Senator [[Stephen A. Douglas]] of Illinois.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA228 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=November 30, 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | page=228| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref> [[Georgia General Assembly]] first incorporated Douglasville in 1875.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qRY4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA162|year=1875|publisher=J. Johnston|page=162}}</ref> On September 21, 2009, Douglas County was devastated by the second worst flood in Georgia history (the first being the failure of the [[Kelly Barnes Dam]]Β in 1977). Over {{convert|18|in|mm|0}} of rain fell in one night, destroying many roads and homes. The county was later declared a disaster area, and the governor of Georgia declared a state of emergency. The flooding most affected the areas of Douglasville, [[Villa Rica, Georgia|Villa Rica]], [[Austell, Georgia|Austell]], [[Lithia Springs, Georgia|Lithia Springs]], and [[Chapel Hill, Georgia|Chapel Hill]]. The disaster killed more than eight people in the county, most of them in the Douglasville area.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
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