| Vinings is located about 15 miles NW of Atlanta in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and south of the City of Marietta which is the county seat of Cobb County. It encompasses the area of South Cobb County with the cities of Austell, Mableton, and Smyrna, the birthplace of Actress Julia Roberts. Vinings is adjacent to the city of Marietta which has a rich history, abundance of well-preserved historical homes, and along with its collection of museums and parks such as Marietta Museum of History, Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Root House Museum, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park and The Silver Comet Trail. Vinings is a forward looking bedroom community in the Atlanta Metro area. It has earned the reputation as a great place to live, to do business, has a good business infrastructure, good transportation intersected with I-75, I-285 and I-20, has a wide range of shopping, affordable housing, and possesses reasonable taxes with special tax breaks. Marietta/Cobb County is home to many Colleges/Universities with Cobb County Schools having earned 14 National Schools of Excellence 31 Georgia Schools of Excellence Awards and Fortune 500 companies such as Coca Cola, Genuine Parts(NAPA), Georgia Pacific, IBM, Lockheed-Martin, and The Home Depot just to name a few. | |
