In 1822 the area that now makes up the City of Stone Mountain was made a part of the newly formed Dekalb County. A post office was created in 1834 .
By 1839 a general store was added and a village was established under the name New Gibraltar. The name was officially changed to Stone Mountain by the Georgia legislature in 1847.
Today Stone Mountain is a sprawling City of great creativity with continuing projects to improve and inspire growth and prosperity. Stone Mountain City, a City of Vision!