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Welcome to Pirkle Woods ...

Pirkle Woods is located in Forsyth County<1>.

Pirkle Woods is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pirkle Woods: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities near Pirkle Woods ...

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

  • Roswell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Johns Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Alpharetta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Peachtree Corners
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Gainesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Gainesville Mills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
    • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
  • Milton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Duluth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Duluth is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <4>
  • Sugar Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Suwanee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pirkle Woods ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Forsyth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pirkle Woods - 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 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Pirkle Woods area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Pirkle Woods 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.