Lithonia

Also known as Lithonia, Georgia, Lithonia, GA

city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Georgia
County: DeKalb
Mayor: Shameka Reynolds
Dekalb county ceo: Michael L. Thurmond
Total: 0.93 sq mi (2.41 km )
Land: 0.93 sq mi (2.40 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation: 925 ft (282 m)
Density: 2,869.1/sq mi (1,107.78/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC-4 (EDT)
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Lithonia (/lɪˈθoʊniə/ lih-THOH-nee-ə, AAVE: /laɪ-/ ly-) is a city in eastern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The city's population was 2,662 at the 2020 census. Lithonia is in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

"Lithonia" means "city/town of stone". Lithonia is in the heart of the Georgian granite-quarrying and viewing region, hence the name of the town, from the Greek lithos, for “stone”. The huge nearby Stone Mountain is composed of granite, while the Lithonia gneiss is a form of metamorphic rock. The Stone Mountain granite is younger than, and has intruded the Lithonia gneiss. The area has a history of rock quarries. The mines were served by the Georgia Railroad and Atlanta, Stone Mountain & Lithonia Railway. Some of the rock quarries have been converted to parkland, and the rail lines to rail-trail.