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Welcome to Lake Talmadge ...

Lake Talmadge is located in Henry County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Talmadge: Lk. Talmadge

Lake Talmadge is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Lake Talmadge: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Websites for Lake Talmadge ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.henrycounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lake Talmadge, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Lake Talmadge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lake Talmadge.

  • Peachtree City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • East Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Stockbridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Stockbridge North
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
    • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
  • McDonough
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Union City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Griffin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Foreston Place
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
    • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
  • Forest Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Thomasville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • 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 Lake Talmadge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Talmadge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Talmadge ...

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

Footnotes ...

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