Stone Mountain is in the eastern part of DeKalb County and is a suburb of Atlanta that encompasses nearly 1.7 square miles.

Stone Mountain's history traces back to before the time of European settlement, with local burial mounds dating back hundreds of years built by the ancestors of the historical Muskogee Creek nation who first met the settlers in the early colonial period.

("An 1843 amendment to the act of incorporation extended the town limits to 600 yards (550 m) in every direction from the house of Andrew Johnson.

"[6]: 31 ) About 1839 Aaron Cloud, who also had a hotel,[6]: 33  built a wooden observation tower, octagonal like a lighthouse and 150 feet (46 m) high, along with a restaurant and club, at the mountain's summit.

By 1850, Stone Mountain had become a popular destination for Atlanta urbanites who endured the four-hour round trip by rail just to experience its natural beauty, lodging, and attractions.

The next year, the village again hosted the event, which featured caskets, marble, embroidery, brooms, bedspreads, vegetables, blooded stock, wheat, farm tools, and a magnetic telegraph.

Stone Mountain Village went unscathed until the Battle of Atlanta,[10] when it was destroyed by men under the command of General James B. McPherson on July 19, 1864.

[11] From the village's destruction in July 1864 until November, Union forces scavenged Stone Mountain and the surrounding area, taking corn, wheat, cotton, cattle, and other goods.

[11] After the Civil War ended, housing in the area was rebuilt as Stone Mountain granite was again in demand for construction across the nation.

Simons was among a delegation of southern African American pastors to meet with Sherman in Washington, D.C. after the war to discuss the treatment of the freedmen.

In 1960, Governor Ernest Vandiver condemned the property the state had purchased in order to void the perpetual easements Venable had granted the Klan.

"[15] Charles Burris, the Village's first African-American mayor, dedicated the Freedom Bell on Main Street in King's honor on February 26, 2000.

[7] James B. Rivers, the village's first African American police chief, is at rest there on a hillside facing the mountain.

Services provided by the city include police, public works, code enforcement, and municipal court.

Most of the shops and buildings on Main Street were built right after the turn of the 20th century and maintain many of the original facades.

This has provided an appropriate backdrop for a number of filming projects, ranging from period pieces to those requiring a quaint village setting.

The growing number of television show credits include The Vampire Diaries, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, MacGyver, and the Netflix science fiction/horror series Stranger Things.

Georgia Military College (GMC) has a satellite campus in Stone Mountain Village at 5325 Manor Drive.