Welcome to Chapel Hill ...

Chapel Hill is located in Douglas County<1>.

The location of Chapel Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chapel Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Chapel Hill is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Chapel Hill is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (470)<4>, (678) and (770).

Websites for Chapel Hill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.douglascountygeorgia.com/

Junior League:   www.jldouglascounty.org/

Communities Also Named Chapel Hill ...

While we believe that this Chapel Hill is located in Douglas County, we know of another 3 Georgia communities named Chapel Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: DeKalb, Floyd and Twiggs County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 39 communities that are also named Chapel Hill - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland (3), Mississippi (2), Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Chapel Hill ...

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

• Atlanta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
• South Fulton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
• Smyrna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• East Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • East Point is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Point <5>
• Douglasville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
  • Douglasville is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglasville <5>
• Pontevedra
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontevedra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
  • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
• Union City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <5>
• Fayette Villa Estates
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette Villa Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
  • Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
• Kings Forest
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
  • Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
• Windermere Woods
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windermere Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
  • Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people

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 Chapel Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chapel Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chapel Hill ...

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

Adding Chapel Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chapel Hill post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chapel Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.ga.us/

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