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Welcome to Emerald Forest ...

Emerald Forest is located in Paulding County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Emerald Forest: Emerald Frst.

Emerald Forest is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

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

Communities Also Named Emerald Forest ...

While we believe that this Emerald Forest is located in Paulding County, we know of another 2 Georgia communities named Emerald Forest. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cherokee and Gwinnett County.

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

Communities near Emerald Forest ...

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

  • South Fulton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
    • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
  • Marietta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Smyrna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Kennesaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw
    • Kennesaw is located in Cobb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennesaw <4>
  • Kennesaw Acres
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennesaw Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
    • Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
  • Douglasville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Acworth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Villa Rica
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Powder Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Powder Springs Chase
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Springs Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
    • Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 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 Emerald Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emerald Forest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emerald Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

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