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Welcome to Browns Mill Lake ...

Browns Mill Lake is located in DeKalb County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Browns Mill Lake: Browns Ml. Lk. (or less commonly used: Browns Mll. Lk.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Browns Mill Lake for more information about variations on the name of Browns Mill Lake.

Browns Mill Lake is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Browns Mill Lake: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Websites for Browns Mill Lake ...

Junior League:   www.jldekalb.org/

Communities near Browns Mill Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Browns Mill Lake.

  • Atlanta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stonecrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Milstead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
    • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
  • Tucker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • East Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Stockbridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Stockbridge North
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
    • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
  • McDonough
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Decatur
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Snellville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Browns Mill Lake ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Browns Mill Lake - 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 Browns Mill Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Browns Mill Lake 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.