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Welcome to Constitution ...

Constitution is located in DeKalb County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Constitution, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Constitution is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Constitution: 770, 470 & 678<3>

Communities Also Named Constitution ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Constitution - they are located in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for Constitution ...

Junior League:   www.jldekalb.org/

Communities near Constitution ...

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

  • Atlanta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • South Fulton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
    • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
  • Smyrna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookhaven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
  • Stonecrest
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
    • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
  • Dunwoody West
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunwoody West have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • East Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chamblee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Stockbridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Constitution ...

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

Adding Constitution to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Constitution post office opened in 1883.

We also found Constitution in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Constitution.

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 Constitution - 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 770 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470 or 678. New phone numbers in the Constitution area will be assigned with one of these codes: 770, 470 or 678. As a result, placing a call in the Constitution 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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/