Welcome to Veal ...

Veal is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Veal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Veal is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Veal: 770, 470 & 678<3>

Communities Also Named Veal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Veal: This one is located in Carroll County and the other is located in Washington County.

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

Communities near Veal ...

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

• Carrollton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <4>
• Bowdon Junction
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon Junction
  • Bowdon Junction is located in Carroll County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon Junction <4>
• Bowdon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
  • Bowdon is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <4>
• Mount Zion
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Mount Zion is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <4>
• Franklin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Heard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Wedowee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedowee
  • Wedowee is located in Randolph County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wedowee <4>
• Fairlawn Estates
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
  • Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
• Whitesburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
  • Whitesburg is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <4>
• Waco
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
  • Waco is located in Haralson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <4>
• Bowers Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
  • Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 485 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Veal ...

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

Adding Veal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Veal in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Veal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Veal post office opened in 1893.

We also found Veal on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Veal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Veal. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carroll County: www.carrollcountyga.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/