Welcome to Giles Crossing ...

Giles Crossing is located in Cobb County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Giles Crossing: Giles Xing.

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

Giles Crossing is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

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

Communities near Giles Crossing ...

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

Roswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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- Roswell is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roswell <4>
Alpharetta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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- Alpharetta is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,897 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpharetta <4>
Marietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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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>
Smyrna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Smyrna is located in Cobb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
Dunwoody West
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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
Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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- Milton is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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- Woodstock is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,625 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>
Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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- Canton is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
Acworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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- Acworth is located in Cobb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acworth <4>
Cartersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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- Cartersville is located in Bartow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartersville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Giles Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

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