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Welcome to Stokes Crossing ...

Stokes Crossing is located in Henry County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Stokes Crossing: Stokes Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Stokes Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Stokes Crossing.

Stokes Crossing is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Stokes Crossing: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities Also Named Stokes Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Stokes Crossing - it's located in Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stokes Crossing.

Websites for Stokes Crossing ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.henrycounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Stokes Crossing, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Stokes Crossing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stokes Crossing.

  • Atlanta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookhaven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Stonecrest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Milstead
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
    • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
  • Tucker
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • East Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Stockbridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • McDonough
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Decatur
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Union City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stokes Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

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