[11][12] Among the thirty cemeteries within a 4-mile (6 km) radius of Main Street, approximately 30 graves belong to individuals born in the 18th century, four of whom are Revolutionary War soldiers.

[13] In spite of DeKalb County delegates voting against secession from the United States, Georgia joined the Confederacy and seceded from the Union in 1861.

Union soldiers camped at Henderson's Mill, used the Brownings Courthouse, one of the few buildings in the area they did not burn, dismantled the railroad to Stone Mountain, and formed the left wing of Sherman's advance to Atlanta.

At the DeKalb County Centennial Celebration in 1922, Charles Murphey Candler stated that Tucker a “prosperous and promising village on the Seaboard Air Line Railway... was named in honor of Capt.

[20] Although no longer a train stop for passengers, the Tucker depot is currently a CSX field office for track repair and signal maintenance.

[21] Tucker, at 1,117 feet (340 m) above sea level, is the highest point of elevation on the railroad line between Atlanta and Richmond, Virginia.

[22] Following World War II, Tucker began a steady transition from an agricultural community to a mixed industrial, retail, and residential area.

The strength of a county-wide water system extending into Tucker by the 1950s, and the post war establishment of nearby employers in other areas of the county including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 1946 (originally known as the Communicable Disease Center),[23] General Motors in Doraville, Kraft Foods and a large Veterans' Hospital in Decatur,[24] and the growth of Emory University, brought new residents to Tucker from across the nation.

[27] Tucker is located in northeastern DeKalb County at 33°51′6″N 84°13′17″W / 33.85167°N 84.22139°W / 33.85167; -84.22139 (33.851736, -84.221524), approximately 15 miles (24 km) northeast of downtown Atlanta.

Various neighborhoods are typically groups by geographic association with elementary schools and other centers of community life such as parks.

[49][50] In the 1970s, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints built a regional welfare and emergency response center in Royal Atlanta Business Park.

The Tucker Day celebration, first held in the 1950s, is an annual event typically including a parade, that runs the length of Main Street with food vendors, artist, musicians, and merchants.

[55] According to data from 2007, the Tucker CDP had 3,709 businesses, and the ethnic composition of the owners was as follows: More demographic figures: [56] Tucker serves as corporate headquarters for several nationally recognized companies including; Oglethorpe Power, YP Holdings (Publisher of ‘’The Real Yellow Pages’’), Primo Grills and Smokers, and Inland Seafood.

Tucker is also home of the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association the Emory University Orthopaedics and Spine Hospital, the Montreal Industrial district, a portion of the Northlake retail area, and Royal Atlanta Business Park.

In February 2013, DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved the formation of the Tucker Community Improvement District (CID).

Commercial property owners in both districts vote on a self-imposed millage rate increase and use the funds for community improvements.

Under Georgia law CID funds may be used for street and road construction and maintenance, parks and recreation area, public transportation, and other services.

[67] Tucker owes the origins of its infrastructure in large measure to the efforts of former DeKalb County Commissioner, Scott Candler Sr.

Road improvements, public safety, water, and library resources were pushed to the far ends of the County under his administration.

In 2005, the Atlanta Regional Commission issued Tucker a grant for the development of a Livable Cities Initiative (LCI).

The LCI study focused to reestablishing Main Street as a central point for the greater Tucker community, create a more pedestrian-friendly and interconnected town center by encouraging walking and other modes of transportation to and around the commercial core.

[72][73][74][75][76] The Tucker zip code is home to over 230 acres (93 ha) of DeKalb County parks and recreation areas including lakes, creeks, trails, tennis courts, baseball and soccer fields, a swimming pool, and playgrounds.

[83] MARTA, the Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, has nine daily bus routes traversing Tucker connected commuters to four heavy rail stations south and west of the city.