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Welcome to Decora ...

Decora is located in Gordon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Decora, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Decora is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Decora: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Decora ...

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

Websites for Decora ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.gordonchamber.org/

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

Communities near Decora ...

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

  • Dalton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dalton is located in Whitfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <4>
  • Calhoun
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Calhoun Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
  • Villanow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Villanow is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
    • Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
  • Buff ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Buff is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
  • Adairsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Chatsworth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hinton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hinton is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
  • Sonoraville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
  • Union Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Union Point is located in Whitfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 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 Decora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Decora.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Decora ...

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

Adding Decora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Decora in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Decora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Decora post office opened in 1888. The Decora post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Decora.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Gordon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Decora - 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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Decora area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Decora 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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