Welcome to Cheney ...
So far, we found very little information about Cheney. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cheney to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cheney, please Contact Us.
Cheney would have been located within present day Fulton County<2>.
The location of Cheney has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cheney is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Cheney was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Cheney (for example, toward Ranburne (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
If Cheney still existed, it would have been in the (770) area code.
Communities Also Named Cheney ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Cheney: This one is located in Fulton County and the other is located in Chattooga County.
Beyond Georgia, there are 9 communities that are also named Cheney - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Ontario, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cheney.
Communities near Cheney ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cheney.
- Atlanta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Marietta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Marietta is located in Cobb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,786 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <5>
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- 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>
- Brookhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
- Stonecrest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Dunwoody West
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunwoody West have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
- Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
- Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
- Tucker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Tucker is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucker <5>
- Douglasville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- 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>
- Chamblee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblee
- Chamblee is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamblee <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 Cheney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cheney.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cheney. 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 Cheney.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cheney. See our Newspapers Page for Cheney.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fulton County: www.co.fulton.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cheney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cheney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |