Stone Mountain, Georgia Stone Mountain, Georgia Stone Mountain is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 6,368 according to the 2017 US Census estimate. Stone Mountain is located in the eastern part of DeKalb County and is a suburb of Atlanta that encompasses nearly 1.7 square miles. It lies near and touches the western base of the geological formation Stone Mountain. Locals often refer to the city as Stone Mountain Village to distinguish it from the larger unincorporated area traditionally considered "Stone Mountain" and Stone Mountain Park. The history of Stone Mountain began long before white European settlers and
Stone Mountain Freeway of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility. Stone Mountain Freeway was under construction in 1967 along the same alignment as it travels today. By 1970, the highway was completed. The Stone Mountain Freeway shares state route number 10 with Freedom Parkway, a road in central Atlanta that connects with the Interstate Highway System at a major interchange on I-75/I-85 (the Downtown Connector). As that designation suggests, state officials originally intended the Stone Mountain Freeway to continue west, through Decatur, Druid Hills, and Candler Park, to downtown Atlanta. In pursuit of those plans, in 1969, the GDOT purchased