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Welcome to Major ...

Major is located in Coweta County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Major, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Major is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

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

Communities Also Named Major ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Major - they are located in Kentucky (2), Missouri, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Major ...

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

  • South Fulton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • Smokey Acres
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
    • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
  • Newnan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Peachtree City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • East Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Pontevedra
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
    • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
  • Union City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Foreston Place
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
    • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
  • Fayetteville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fayette Villa Estates
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
    • Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 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 Major. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Major.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Major ...

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

Adding Major to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Major 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 (so far) for Major was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Major post office opened in 1901. The Major post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Major.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Coweta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Major - 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 Major area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Major 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/