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The City of Chamblee was incorporated by the Georgia
legislature on August 17, 1908. It is one of eight cities located
within DeKalb County.
There is great discussion about the origination of
the City's name. One story has the name coming from the 1885
petition for the U.S. Postal Service to establish a post office in
what was then known as Roswell Junction. The U.S. Postal Service was
concerned that the proposed name of Roswell Junction was too close
to the nearby city of Roswell. The Postal Service then randomly
selected the name "Chamblee" from the list of petitioners for the
new post office name.
Another story has the Chamlee family beginning the town and then
later altering their name to fit the current spelling. |
