Welcome to Gober ...

Gober is located in Cherokee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gober, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

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

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

Note: If you travel west from Gober, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Gober: (470)<4>, (678) & (770).

Websites for Gober ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cherokee-chamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Gober ...

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

Communities near Gober ...

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

• Roswell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
  • Roswell is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roswell <5>
• Alpharetta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpharetta
  • Alpharetta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpharetta <5>
• Milton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
• Woodstock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Canton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Noonday
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noonday have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Litchfield Hundred
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield Hundred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
  • Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
• Holly Oaks
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
  • Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
• Motes Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motes Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
  • Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 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 Gober. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gober.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gober ...

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

Adding Gober to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gober post office opened in 1898.

We also found Gober on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gober.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cherokee County: www.cherokeega.com/

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