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History · South Fulton

South Fulton dates to 2017

Among the newest of U.S. towns · #260 of 263 in Georgia. What drives it

Most of South Fulton was built recently: 0.5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2003. Below: maps from 1954 on.

2017founded
0on the National Register
0.5%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How South Fulton began

When was South Fulton founded?

2017

South Fulton dates its founding to 2017 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). Its post office opened in 1849.

2020 census: 107,4369 years

How historic is South Fulton?

D−

Among the newest of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1849.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives South Fulton’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, South Fulton is among the newest of U.S. towns, #260 of 263 in Georgia. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.

D−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of South Fulton’s overall grade.
Founding era2017, from Wikidata: founded 1945 or later, an older era than 2% of U.S. townsD−Homes built before 19400.5% of homes (±0.4) · typical GA town 3.8% · U.S. 8.4%DNational RegisterNo listings counted · typical GA town 10.0 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Among the newest
NewerOlder
Georgia towns of 2,500+ (263)#260 of 263

Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, South Fulton ranks #400 on History.

Georgia towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Georgia town has 10.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so South Fulton’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (16% of Georgia towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

Newer cities are common at South Fulton’s size: in the typical U.S. city of 100,000 or more, 5% of homes predate 1940.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would still be D−. The pre-1940 share (±0.4 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 2017.

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about South Fulton’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Lost villages4 post offices opened and closed inside today’s South Fulton, and 57 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of South Fulton are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Four other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Red Oak
1849–today
Easton
1884–1904
Monk
1887–1901
Stonewall
1901–1974
Fife
1909–1933
18401930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Arbor WestBear Creek EstatesBeaver CreekBench MarkBethsaida WestBig CreekBiscayne ClubBrittany ForestCamelot ClubCampbelltonCanaan WoodsChippewa ForestCliftondaleCorn Creek CoveDeep Creek AcresDeerwood ParkDevonshireEnonEnon ForestFifeFlat Shoals EstatesGledstone HillsGranadaHallie Hills
Gone or out of use
Bakers Ferrycrossing
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside South Fulton
BethelBethsaidaEasonForest Lawn

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how South Fulton’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story

How South Fulton came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of South Fulton.

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The 2016 Georgia General Assembly passed bill HB514 to incorporate the city. Governor Nathan Deal signed the bill into law on April 29, 2016. On November 8, 2016, 59% of the citizens of what would become South Fulton voted to charter the city. This referendum was part of a "cityhood movement" in the Atlanta metropolitan area that began in 2005 with the incorporation of Sandy Springs on the north side of Atlanta. Several other communities in Fulton voted to incorporate in 2007.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

South Fulton, 1849 to 2017

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1849Post officeThe Red Oak post office opens
  3. 1884Post officeThe Easton post office opens
  4. 1887Post officeThe Monk post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1901Post officeThe Monk post office closes
  7. 1904Post officeThe Easton post office closes
  8. 1954On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  9. 21st century
  10. 2017
    FoundingSouth Fulton is established
By decade

South Fulton, decade by decade

Today9 recent
Turner Chapel AME Church2026Turner Chapel AME ChurchSouth Fulton City Hall2026South Fulton City HallPleasant Hill Victory AME Church2026Pleasant Hill Victory AME ChurchPleasant Hill Victory AME Church Cemetery2026Pleasant Hill Victory AME Church CemeteryMount Vernon Baptist Church2026Mount Vernon Baptist ChurchMount Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery2026Mount Vernon Baptist Church CemeteryRace and ethnicity 20202024Race and ethnicity 2020Untitled photo2021Untitled photoWestlake High School, Fulton County, Georgia2015Westlake High School, Fulton County, Georgia
On the map

South Fulton on the map, 1954 to 1999

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of South Fulton. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

South Fulton on the 1954 USGS mapSouth Fulton on the 1968 USGS mapSouth Fulton on the 1973 USGS mapSouth Fulton on the 1982 USGS mapSouth Fulton on the 1999 USGS map1954Fairburn sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of South Fulton.

Famous people

Famous people close to South Fulton

Nobody well known was born in South Fulton itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Martin Luther King Jr.American Baptist minister and civil rights lead… · b. 1929
Julia RobertsAmerican actress · b. 1967
Margaret MitchellAmerican author and journalist · b. 1900
Steven SoderberghAmerican filmmaker · b. 1963
Chris TuckerAmerican actor and comedian · b. 1971
Chloë Grace MoretzAmerican actress · b. 1997
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Union CityIts storyD−Fairburn2 historic placesB−Atlanta231 historic placesACollege Park1 historic placeB+Chattahoochee Hills1 historic placeB−East Point3 historic placesB−Palmetto2 historic placesB−Douglasville4 historic placesCMableton8 historic placesB−

Questions about South Fulton’s history

What year was South Fulton founded?

In 2017, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. South Fulton’s post office opened in 1849.

How does South Fulton rank for history?

South Fulton is among the newest of U.S. towns, #260 of 263 in Georgia. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in South Fulton?

0.5% of South Fulton’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 3.8% for a Georgia town; the median home was built in 2003.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (9), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.