North Buckhead Explained

North Buckhead is a neighborhood in the Buckhead district, at the northern edge of the city of Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of Atlanta's most affluent neighborhoods.^[1]

With a population of 8,270 (2010 census), it is also Atlanta's fourth most populous neighborhood, after Downtown, Midtown, and the Old Fourth Ward.^[2]

Boundaries

It is bounded by:^[3]

• the city of Sandy Springs on the north
• Peachtree-Dunwoody Road the Brookhaven neighborhood of the city of Atlanta on the east
• the neighborhoods of Buckhead Forest, Lenox, and Peachtree Park on the south
• Roswell Road and the East Chastain Park neighborhood on the west

History

The area contains Lakemoore (still standing on Emma Lane), the home of Wiley L. Moore (b. 1888), president of the Wofford Oil Company of Georgia.^[4]

The area became part of the city of Atlanta in 1950 and suburban development took place subsequently.^[5]

The Wieuca Inn stood where the Roswell-Wieuca shopping center now stands and was torn down in 1955.^[5]

Government

North Buckhead is part of NPU B.

External links

• North Buckhead Civic Association

Notes and References

1. http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ga/atlanta/route-glenridge/#overview "Route 400 / Glenridge Conn", Neighborhood Scout
2. 2010 US census figures from walkscore.com
3. Web site: NPU B map, City of Atlanta. https://web.archive.org/web/20110813044935/http://www.atlantaga.gov/client_resources/government/planning/npu%20system/maps/npu_b.pdf. dead. August 13, 2011.
4. Web site: One of the founders of modern North Buckhead. www.nbca.org.
5. Web site: North Buckhead Residents Look Back to Area's Past. October 31, 2011. Buckhead, GA Patch.