Where did the name “Buckhead” originate?
Henry Irby owned a general store and tavern at what is now the intersection of West Paces Ferry Road and Roswell Road. The name “Buckhead” comes from a story that Mr. Irby (or an unnamed hunter) killed a large buck deer and placed the deer head on a post on a prominent location at the store/tavern. Prior to this event, Buckhead was called Irbyville throughout most of the 19th century; in 1952, Buckhead was annexed into the city of Atlanta.
Buckhead is an uptown district within the city of Atlanta and covers approximately the northern 20% of the city. It is sometimes promoted as the “Beverly Hills of the South”, in reference to Beverly Hills, California.
According to Forbes Magazine, Buckhead is home to the ninth-wealthiest zip code in the nation (30327). Home to the Georgia Governor’s Mansion, the area’s real estate market is the most expensive in Georgia. Robb Report magazine has consistently ranked Buckhead as one of the nation’s “10 Top Affluent Communities” for “some of the most beautiful mansions, best shopping and finest restaurants in the Southeastern United States”.
Buckhead is an internationally renowned shopping district with more than 1,400 retail stores where shoppers spend more than $1 billion a year. The primary shopping district is Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza, sister regional malls located on Peachtree Road and Lenox Road, diagonally across from each other.
