Welcome to Macedonia ...

Macedonia is located in Cherokee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Macedonia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Macedonia is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Macedonia: (470)<4>, (678) and (770)

Websites for Macedonia ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cherokee-chamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Macedonia ...

While we believe that this Macedonia is located in Cherokee County, we know of another 2 Georgia communities named Macedonia. Those communities are located in the following counties: Miller and Towns County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 57 communities that are also named Macedonia - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (4), Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky (4), Louisiana, Mississippi (6), Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina (6), Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (7), Texas (6) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Macedonia.

Communities near Macedonia ...

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

• Roswell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
  • Roswell is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roswell <5>
• Johns Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpharetta
  • Alpharetta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpharetta <5>
• Milton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
• Woodstock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>
• Canton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
• Noonday
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noonday have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
  • Noonday is located in Cobb County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
• Holly Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Holly Springs is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <5>
• Litchfield Hundred
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield Hundred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
  • Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
• Holly Oaks
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
  • Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 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 Macedonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Macedonia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Macedonia ...

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

Adding Macedonia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Macedonia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Macedonia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Macedonia post office opened in 1854.

We also found Macedonia on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Macedonia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Macedonia. 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/