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Welcome to Powers Ferry Vantage ...

Powers Ferry Vantage is located in Cobb County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Powers Ferry Vantage: Powers Fry. Vantage (or less commonly used: Powers Frry. Vantage)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Powers Ferry Vantage for more information about variations on the name of Powers Ferry Vantage.

Powers Ferry Vantage is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Powers Ferry Vantage lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

Area Codes for Powers Ferry Vantage: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities near Powers Ferry Vantage ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Powers Ferry Vantage.

  • Atlanta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • South Fulton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • Roswell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Johns Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Alpharetta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Marietta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Smyrna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Brookhaven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Dunwoody West
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
    • Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
  • Peachtree Corners
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powers Ferry Vantage ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Powers Ferry Vantage - 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 Powers Ferry Vantage area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Powers Ferry Vantage 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.