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On foot · city, Georgia

Battlefields in Brookhaven, GA

Battlefields on the record near you, listed with what happened there and who fought.

Brookhaven has a population of about 50,603. Some of these sites are open to visitors, some are private, and some are ruins. All of them are on the record, and all of them can be seen from the public way.

Men holding rifles - battlefields — Photo: Jen Theodore on Unsplash

Civil war reenactors fire a cannon, creating a cloud of smoke on a grassy field - battlefields — Photo: jerry-putman on Pexels

A cannon on a grassy field - battlefields — Photo: John Kostyk on Unsplash

On the record near Brookhaven, GA

The 12 nearest

24 listed sites on the record match battlefields within 30 miles of Brookhaven, GA, out of 459 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Battlefield of Peachtree Creek5.3 miles from the center of Brookhaven · Fulton County · marker erected 1955Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Atlanta Began Here8.1 miles from the center of Brookhaven · DeKalb County · marker erected 1983Georgia historical marker program
Where Hood Watched the Battle of Atlanta8.2 miles from the center of Brookhaven · Fulton County · marker erected 1956Georgia historical marker program
Maney's Div. in the Battle of Atlanta8.9 miles from the center of Brookhaven · DeKalb County · marker erected 1984Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Ezra Church: Gen. J.C. Brown's Div.9.9 miles from the center of Brookhaven · Fulton County · marker erected 1958Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Ezra Church: Gen. Stewart Wounded10.0 miles from the center of Brookhaven · Fulton County · marker erected 1983Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Ezra Church: Right of 15th Corps10 miles from the center of Brookhaven · Fulton County · marker erected 1958Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Ezra Church: Gen S.D. Lee's Corps10 miles from the center of Brookhaven · Fulton County · marker erected 1958Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Smyrna10 miles from the center of Brookhaven · Cobb County · marker erected 1954Georgia historical marker program
Hood's Corps at Battle of Ruff's Mill12 miles from the center of Brookhaven · Cobb County · marker erected 1954Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Utoy Creek13 miles from the center of Brookhaven · Fulton County · marker erected 1958Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Ruff's Mill13 miles from the center of Brookhaven · Cobb County · marker erected 1984Georgia historical marker program

Distances are straight-line from the center of Brookhaven, GA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Battlefields in Brookhaven, step by step

1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Brookhaven, GA ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Brookhaven, GA?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Brookhaven

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Brookhaven, GA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Brookhaven, GA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.