Welcome to Sheffield Woods ...
Sheffield Woods is located in DeKalb County<1>.
Sheffield Woods is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sheffield Woods lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sheffield Woods: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>
Websites for Sheffield Woods ...
Junior League: www.jldekalb.org/
Communities near Sheffield Woods ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sheffield Woods.
- Atlanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookhaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Stonecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- Milstead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Tucker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chamblee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stockbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stockbridge North
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- McDonough
(15 miles [24.1 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 Sheffield Woods. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sheffield Woods.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sheffield 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 Sheffield Woods.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheffield Woods. See our Newspapers Page for Sheffield Woods.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sheffield Woods ...
Looking for more information about Sheffield 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 Sheffield Woods, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sheffield Woods.
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 Sheffield 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 Sheffield Woods area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Sheffield 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. |