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>.

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

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.<4>.

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).

Nickajack would have been located in the (770) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
• South Fulton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
• Roswell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
  • Roswell is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roswell <5>
• Marietta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <5>
• Smyrna
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <5>
• Brookhaven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
• Dunwoody West
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunwoody West have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
  • Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
• Tucker
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• East Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • East Point is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Point <5>
• Kennesaw
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw
  • Kennesaw is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennesaw <5>

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 for Nickajack was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

We also found Nickajack on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nickajack.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cobb County: www.cobbcounty.org/

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