Welcome to Zetella ...

Zetella is located in Spalding County<1>.

The location of Zetella has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zetella, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Zetella is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Zetella is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (470)<4>, (678) and (770).

Communities near Zetella ...

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

• Peachtree City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree City
  • Peachtree City is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree City <5>
• Lawrences Mill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrences Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
  • Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
• McDonough
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
  • McDonough is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonough <5>
• Carrolls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrolls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
  • Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
• Griffin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Griffin is located in Spalding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griffin <5>
• Foreston Place
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreston Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
  • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
• Fayetteville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Fayette Villa Estates
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette Villa Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
  • Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
• Locust Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Locust Grove is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <5>
• Hampton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zetella ...

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

Adding Zetella to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zetella 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 Zetella was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Zetella post office opened in 1888.

We also found Zetella on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zetella.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Spalding County: www.spaldingcounty.com/

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