Welcome to Milstead ...

Milstead is located in Rockdale County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milstead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Milstead had a population of 32,661 people.<3> (see below for details).

Milstead is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Codes for Milstead: (470)<5>, (678) and (770)

Communities Also Named Milstead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Milstead - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Milstead ...

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

• Stonecrest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
• Tucker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
  • Tucker is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucker <6>
• Lawrenceville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <6>
• Stockbridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
  • Stockbridge is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockbridge <6>
• Stockbridge North
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
  • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
• McDonough
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
  • McDonough is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonough <6>
• Decatur
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
• Snellville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snellville
  • Snellville is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snellville <6>
• North DeKalb
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North DeKalb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North DeKalb
  • North DeKalb is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 18,947 people
• Covington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milstead ...

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

Adding Milstead to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Milstead 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 Milstead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Milstead post office opened in 1904.

We also found Milstead on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milstead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Milstead. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rockdale County: www.rockdalecounty.org/

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