Welcome to Atlanta ...

Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Atlanta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

When the people of Atlanta refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use terms like Atlantan or Altantian.<2>

Atlanta is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Atlanta lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Atlanta: (209)

Communities Also Named Atlanta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Atlanta - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Texas and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Atlanta.

Communities near Atlanta ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Atlanta.

• Stockton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
  • Stockton is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <4>
• Modesto
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modesto
  • Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modesto <4>
• Tracy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
  • Tracy is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <4>
• Manteca
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca
  • Manteca is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteca <4>
• Ceres
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
  • Ceres is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceres <4>
• Lathrop
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
  • Lathrop is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <4>
• Riverbank
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
  • Riverbank is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverbank <4>
• Oakdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <4>
• Ripon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
  • Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <4>
• Escalon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalon
  • Escalon is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escalon <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Atlanta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Atlanta.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Atlanta. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Atlanta.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Atlanta. See our Newspapers Page for Atlanta.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atlanta ...

Looking for more information about Atlanta? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Atlanta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Atlanta.

Adding Atlanta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Atlanta in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Atlanta was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Atlanta in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atlanta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Atlanta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Joaquin County: www.sjgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/