Atlanta is a city in Cass County, northeastern Texas, United States.

By 1885 the community had 1,500 residents, who had founded three white and two black churches, two schools, a bank, several sawmills, a number of general stores, and a weekly newspaper, the Citizens' Journal.

The opening of the Rodessa oilfield in 1935, however, helped mitigate the worst effects of the Depression.

By 1940 the town had modern canneries, lumber mills, wholesale houses, a brick plant, a hospital, and a population of 2,453.

Subsequently, Atlanta grew steadily, topping the 4,000 mark for the first time in the early 1960s.

Texas State Highway 77 passes through the southern side of the city, leading southeast 10 miles (16 km) to the Louisiana border and northwest 13 miles (21 km) to Douglassville.

Texas State Highway 43 passes through the center of Atlanta and leads south 47 miles (76 km) to Marshall.

[6] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[7] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,433 people, 2,118 households, and 1,466 families residing in the city.