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Welcome to Alcovy Mountain ...

Alcovy Mountain is located in Walton County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Alcovy Mountain: Alcovy Mtn. (or less commonly used: Alcovy Mntn.)

Alcovy Mountain is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Alcovy Mountain: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Websites for Alcovy Mountain ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.waltonchamber.org/

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

Communities near Alcovy Mountain ...

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

  • Milstead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
    • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
  • Lawrenceville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Snellville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Winder
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Conyers
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Covington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Loganville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Auburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Centerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 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 Alcovy Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alcovy Mountain.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alcovy Mountain ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Walton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alcovy Mountain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Alcovy Mountain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Alcovy Mountain area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.