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Welcome to Serene Shores ...

Serene Shores is located in Hall County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Serene Shores: Serene Shrs.

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

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

Area Codes for Serene Shores: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Websites for Serene Shores ...

Junior League:   www.gainesvillehalljuniorleague.org/

Communities near Serene Shores ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Serene Shores.

  • Gainesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gainesville Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 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
  • Sugar Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Suwanee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Buford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Buford is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buford <4>
  • Braselton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gaines Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
  • Flowery Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Auburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Dahlonega
    (18 miles [29 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 Serene Shores. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Serene Shores.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Serene Shores ...

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

Footnotes ...

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