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Welcome to Glen Villa ...

Glen Villa is located in Douglas County<1>.

Glen Villa is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Glen Villa: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Websites for Glen Villa ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.douglascountygeorgia.com/

Junior League:   www.jldouglascounty.org/

Communities near Glen Villa ...

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

  • Atlanta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • South Fulton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • Marietta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Smyrna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • East Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Douglasville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pontevedra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
    • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
  • Union City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Thomasville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • 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 Glen Villa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glen Villa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glen Villa ...

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

Footnotes ...

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