Welcome to Welcome ...

Welcome is located in Coweta County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Welcome, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Welcome is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Telephone area codes for Welcome: (470)<4>, (678) and (770).

Communities Also Named Welcome ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Welcome - they are located in Arkansas (2), Florida, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina (2), Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Welcome ...

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

• Smokey Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smokey Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
  • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
• Newnan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan
  • Newnan is located in Coweta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newnan <5>
• Peachtree City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree City
  • Peachtree City is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree City <5>
• Carrollton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <5>
• Foreston Place
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreston Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
  • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
• Fayette Villa Estates
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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
• Hamptons Corner
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamptons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
  • Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
• Tyrone
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Tyrone is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <5>
• Tyrone Acres
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
  • Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
• Palmetto
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
  • Palmetto is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmetto <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Welcome ...

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

Adding Welcome to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Welcome post office opened in 1891.

We also found Welcome on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Welcome.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Coweta County: www.coweta.ga.us/

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