Cumming is a city in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States, and the sole incorporated Place in the county. It is a suburban city, and allowance of the Atlanta metropolitan area. In the 2020 census, the population is 7,318, up from 5,430 in 2010. Surrounding unincorporated areas taking into consideration a Cumming mailing domicile have a population of nearly 100,000. Cumming is the county seat of Forsyth County.

The area now called Cumming is located west of the historic location of Vann’s Ferry in the company of Forsyth County and Hall County.

The area, now called Cumming, was inhabited earlier by Cherokee tribes, who are thought to have arrived in the mid-18th century. The Cherokee and Creek people developed disputes on culmination of hunting land. After two years of fighting, the Cherokee won the estate in the Battle of Taliwa. The Creek people were annoyed to involve south of the Chattahoochee River.

The Cherokee coexisted in the atmosphere of white settlers until the discovery of gold in Georgia in 1828. Settlers that moved to the area to mine for gold pushed for the removal of the Cherokee. In 1835, the Treaty of New Echota was signed. The agreement stated that the Cherokee Nation must touch to the Indian Territory, west of the Mississippi River. This resulted in the Trail of Tears. The Cherokee territory was then formed into Cherokee County in 1831. In 1832, the county had been split into several counties including Forsyth County.