Welcome to Nickajack ...

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

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

Nickajack would have been located within present day Cobb County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nickajack, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Nickajack is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The Area Codes where Nickajack was located: 404, 470, 678 & 770<4>

Communities Also Named Nickajack ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Nickajack: This one is located in Cobb County and the other is located in Walker County.

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

Communities near Nickajack ...

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

Atlanta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atlanta is located in Fulton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 512,550 people
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South Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
Roswell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roswell is located in Fulton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,434 people
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Marietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marietta is located in Cobb County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,786 people
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Smyrna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Cobb County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,443 people
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Brookhaven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
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Dunwoody West
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
Tucker
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tucker is located in DeKalb County
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East Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Point is located in Fulton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,042 people
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Kennesaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kennesaw is located in Cobb County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,712 people
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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 Nickajack. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nickajack.

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

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

Adding Nickajack to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nickajack 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 Nickajack was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nickajack.

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 Nickajack, 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 Cobb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nickajack - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	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 Nickajack area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Nickajack area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.