Welcome to Fort McPherson ...

Fort McPherson is located in Fulton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort McPherson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1899.

A typical abbreviation for Fort McPherson: Ft. McPherson

Fort McPherson is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

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

Communities Also Named Fort McPherson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fort McPherson - it's located in Northwest Territories.

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

Communities near Fort McPherson ...

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

Atlanta
(4 miles [6.4 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 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Atlanta
- From Fort McPherson to Atlanta
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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Fulton
- From Fort McPherson to South Fulton
Marietta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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- Marietta is located in Cobb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,786 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marietta
- From Fort McPherson to Marietta
Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 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 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Smyrna
- From Fort McPherson to Smyrna
Brookhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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- Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brookhaven
- From Fort McPherson to Brookhaven
Stonecrest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stonecrest
- From Fort McPherson to Stonecrest
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
(16 miles [25.7 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>
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 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Douglasville
- From Fort McPherson to Douglasville
Chamblee
(14 miles [22.5 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 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chamblee
- From Fort McPherson to Chamblee

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort McPherson ...

Looking for more information about Fort McPherson? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fort McPherson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort McPherson.

Adding Fort McPherson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort McPherson 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 Fort McPherson was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.

We also found Fort McPherson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort McPherson.

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort McPherson - 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 Fort McPherson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 770, 470 or 678. As a result, placing a call in the Fort McPherson 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.