Welcome to Allatoona ...

Allatoona is located in Bartow County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allatoona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

Allatoona is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Allatoona lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Allatoona (for example, toward Gaylesville (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Allatoona: (470)<3>, (678) and (770).

Websites for Allatoona ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.barrowchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Allatoona, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Allatoona ...

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

• Marietta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <4>
• Smyrna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
• Kennesaw
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw
  • Kennesaw is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennesaw <4>
• Kennesaw Acres
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennesaw Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
  • Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
• Woodstock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>
• Canton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Acworth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
  • Acworth is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acworth <4>
• Cartersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Cartersville is located in Bartow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartersville <4>
• Noonday
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noonday have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
  • Noonday is located in Cobb County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
• Holly Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Holly Springs is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <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 Allatoona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allatoona.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Allatoona. 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 Allatoona.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allatoona ...

Looking for more information about Allatoona? 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 Allatoona, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Allatoona.

Adding Allatoona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Allatoona 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 Allatoona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Allatoona post office opened in 1838.

We also found Allatoona in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allatoona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bartow County: www.bartowga.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/