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Welcome to Flakes Crossing ...

Flakes Crossing is located in Henry County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Flakes Crossing: Flakes Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Flakes Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Flakes Crossing.

Flakes Crossing is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Flakes Crossing: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Websites for Flakes Crossing ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.henrycounty.com/

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

Communities near Flakes Crossing ...

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

  • Atlanta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stonecrest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Milstead
    (14 miles [22.5 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • East Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • McDonough
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Decatur
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Forest Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • North DeKalb
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • North DeKalb is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North DeKalb
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 18,947 people
  • Thomasville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Thomasville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 18,518 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 Flakes Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flakes Crossing.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flakes Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

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