Welcome to North Decatur ...

North Decatur is located in DeKalb County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Decatur, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for North Decatur: N. Decatur

North Decatur is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for North Decatur: (470)<4>, (678) & (770).

Communities near North Decatur ...

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

• Atlanta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Roswell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Johns Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
  • Johns Creek is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johns Creek <5>
• Alpharetta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpharetta
  • Alpharetta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpharetta <5>
• Marietta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
• Stonecrest
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
• Dunwoody West
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunwoody West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Peachtree Corners
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Corners
  • Peachtree Corners is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree Corners <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 North Decatur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Decatur.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Decatur ...

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

Adding North Decatur to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Decatur 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 North Decatur was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the North Decatur post office opened in 1892.

We also found North Decatur on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Decatur.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for DeKalb County: www.co.dekalb.ga.us/

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