Set in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Wedowee is the county seat of Randolph County. It was first settled in the 1830s and named for a Creek Indian leader whose name means "old water."

Set in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Wedowee is the county seat of Randolph County. It was first settled in the 1830s and named for a Creek Indian leader whose name means "old water."