Welcome to Panthersville ...
Panthersville is located in DeKalb County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Panthersville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.
Panthersville is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Panthersville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Panthersville: 770, 470 & 678<3>
Websites for Panthersville ...
Junior League: www.jldekalb.org/
Communities near Panthersville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Panthersville.
- Atlanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brookhaven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stonecrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dunwoody West
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunwoody West have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Milstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milstead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Tucker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- East Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chamblee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Panthersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Panthersville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Panthersville. 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 Panthersville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Panthersville. See our Newspapers Page for Panthersville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Panthersville ...
Looking for more information about Panthersville? 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 Panthersville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Panthersville.
Adding Panthersville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Panthersville 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 Panthersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Panthersville post office opened in 1837.
We also found Panthersville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Panthersville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Panthersville - 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 770 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470 or 678. New phone numbers in the Panthersville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 770, 470 or 678. As a result, placing a call in the Panthersville 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |