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Welcome to Mica ...

Mica is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mica, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Mica is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Mica ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Mica - they are located in Idaho, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington.

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

Websites for Mica ...

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

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

Communities near Mica ...

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

  • Alpharetta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Milton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Canton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Canton is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
  • Holly Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Litchfield Hundred
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
  • Gaines Ferry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
  • Cumming
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Union Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lake Union Hill is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Union Hill
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 4,839 people
  • Hinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hinton is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
  • Jasper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mica ...

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

Adding Mica to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mica 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 Mica was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mica post office opened in 1874. The Mica post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mica.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Mica - 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 Mica area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Mica 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/