[1] The area was previously incorporated as a city in 1961 in hopes of building a luxury housing development around a golf club.

[2][3] In 1989, an attempt was made by nearby Sandy Springs, in Fulton County, to have their area annexed by Chattahoochee Plantation in order to function as an independent city from Atlanta.

This, like other attempts to gain city status, was defeated when Tom Murphy, speaker of the house in the Georgia General Assembly, blocked the measure.

[2] The area formally considered part of Chattahoochee Plantation is noted by markers along its city limits.

[4] Today, the median real estate price in Chattahoochee Plantation is one of the highest in the state of Georgia.