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Welcome to Verdon Forest ...

Verdon Forest is located in DeKalb County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Verdon Forest: Verdon Frst.

Verdon Forest is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Verdon Forest: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Websites for Verdon Forest ...

Junior League:   www.jldekalb.org/

Communities near Verdon Forest ...

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

  • Atlanta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Roswell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Johns Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Alpharetta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Marietta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Smyrna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookhaven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Peachtree Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Milton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Tucker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Verdon Forest ...

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

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 Verdon Forest - 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 Verdon Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Verdon Forest 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.