Lithonia is a city in eastern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The city's population was 1,924 at the 2010 census. Lithonia is in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
"Lithonia" means "city/town of stone". Lithonia is in the heart of the Georgian granite-quarrying and viewing region, hence the name of the town, from the Greek λίθος lithos, for stone. The huge nearby granite dome, Stone Mountain, is composed largely of a rock called Lithonia gneiss, a form of granite. The area has a history of rock quarries. The mines were served by the Georgia Railroad and Atlanta, Stone Mountain & Lithonia Railway. Some of the rock quarries have been converted to parkland and the rail lines to rail-trail.
Lithonia is one of the gateways to the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, which is largely contained inside Stonecrest, GA.
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It's peaceful, there is lots to do locally and we are close knit.
The area is a mix area of all ages genders and races everyone in the area seems to get along well
All the neighbors look out for each other and at least speak to each other.
All of my neighbors are extremely nice and friendly, most are professionals and in their 40-50's so they are mature.
Since I lived in this area, I have met several individuals, some nice and friendly and others that didn't speak, just look at me. Overall, I think it is a very nice and friendly area from the Post Office that I visited to the Restaurants.