The city of Emerson, named for Gov. Joseph Emerson Brown, is located in Bartow County, Georgia, in the Atlanta metro area. Major attractions just a few minutes away include the Rose Lawn Museum, a restored Victorian mansion listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site, which was home to several thousand Native Americans between 1000 A.D. to 1550 A.D. One of the best places to visit when you are in Emerson is the nearby, 12,000-acre Red Top Mountain State Park, where you can enjoy swimming, boating and fishing in Lake Allatoona as well as hiking, biking, picnicking, ranger programs and miniature golf.