Welcome to James Heights ...

James Heights is located in Cobb County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for James Heights: James Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for James Heights for more information about variations on the name of James Heights.

James Heights is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for James Heights: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities near James Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near James Heights.

• Atlanta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Atlanta is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <4>
• South Fulton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
• Marietta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Marietta is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <4>
• Smyrna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Smyrna is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
• Brookhaven
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
• Dunwoody West
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
  • Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
• East Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • East Point is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Point <4>
• Kennesaw
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Kennesaw is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennesaw <4>
• Kennesaw Acres
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
• Douglasville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Douglasville is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglasville <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 James Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for James Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for James Heights ...

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