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Welcome to Joshua Landing ...

Joshua Landing is located in Cherokee County<1>.


The location of Joshua Landing has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


A typical abbreviation for Joshua Landing: Joshua Lndg. (or less commonly used: Joshua Lndng.)

Joshua Landing is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Joshua Landing and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Joshua Landing: (470)<4>, (678) and (770).

Communities near Joshua Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Joshua Landing.

  • Roswell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Johns Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
    • Johns Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johns Creek <5>
  • Alpharetta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Marietta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Smyrna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Brookhaven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
  • Dunwoody West
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunwoody West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Peachtree Corners
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Milton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Kennesaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw
    • Kennesaw is located in Cobb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennesaw <5>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joshua Landing ...

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Joshua Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cherokee County: www.cherokeega.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Joshua Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Of the area codes for Joshua Landing, area code (470, 678) is an overlay.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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