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Welcome to Mecca ...

So far, we found very little information about Mecca. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mecca to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mecca, please Contact Us.

Mecca would have been located within present day Fulton County<2>.


The location of Mecca has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>


While the community is gone, the present day location for Mecca is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Mecca was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

The Area Codes where Mecca was located: 770, 470 & 678<5>

Communities Also Named Mecca ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Mecca - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida (2), Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Mecca ...

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

  • Atlanta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • South Fulton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
    • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
  • Smokey Acres
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smokey Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
    • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
  • Newnan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Peachtree City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • East Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Douglasville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pontevedra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontevedra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
    • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
  • Union City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <6>
  • Forest Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

The official website for Fulton County: www.co.fulton.ga.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mecca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mecca - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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 770 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470 or 678. New phone numbers in the Mecca area will be assigned with one of these codes: 770, 470 or 678. As a result, placing a call in the Mecca area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>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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