North Brookhaven in Atlanta in DeKalb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Cross Keys

Photographed By David Seibert, June 24, 2008

1. Old Cross Keys Marker

Inscription. Ante-bellum crossroads settlement & Post Office; James Reeve (1792 - 1852) Post Master & merchant. Prior to 1864 the Post Office was removed to a point between Chamblee & Doraville where, name unchanged, it was known as Cross Keys Post Office.

To distinguish the one from the other, this place was called Old Cross Keys & was thus cited in Federal dispatches, maps & reports of military operations here in 1864.

At this point, a brief contact was made between the marching columns of Dodge's 16th & Schofield's 23d A.C. July 18, both enroute to Decatur from Chattahoochee River crossings.

Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 044-7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society, and the Postal Mail and Philately series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1902.

Location. 33° 53.524′ N, 84° 19.546′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in DeKalb County. It is in North Brookhaven. Marker is at the intersection of Johnson Ferry Road NE and Donaldson Drive NE, on the left when traveling east on Johnson

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Ferry Road NE. The Marker is located in front of a small strip mall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2146 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta GA 30319, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Dodge's 16th A.C. Camp on Nancy's Creek (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ivy Street (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Samuel House Plantation (approx. 1.1 miles away); Oglethorpe University (approx. 1.3 miles away); 1917 ✯ Camp Gordon ✯ 1919 (approx. 1.6 miles away); 1941 ✯ Naval Air Station Atlanta ✯ 1959 (approx. 1.6 miles away); Hascall's Div. Joins Cox's Line of March (approx. 2.1 miles away); Brookhaven Historic District (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Old Cross Keys Marker, located at a busy intersection. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By David Seibert, December 7, 2008

2. Old Cross Keys Marker, located at a busy intersection.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,335 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 2, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. submitted on December 7, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.