Mormon members belong to stakes, districts, and branches in a temple district, like the Atlanta Georgia Temple Temple District, which grows as members join the Church

Atlanta Georgia Temple

Temple District Chronological

Congregations are organized into stakes, districts, and branches, which belong to a temple district. Following are the stakes belonging to the Atlanta Georgia Temple District listed in order of creation.
The Atlanta Georgia Temple serves members from 14 stakes based in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee:

Lilburn Georgia StakeMay 5, 1957
Macon Georgia StakeMarch 10, 1963
Roswell Georgia StakeMay 12, 1974
Tifton Georgia StakeOctober 26, 1975
Columbus Georgia StakeJanuary 15, 1978
Jonesboro Georgia StakeMay 14, 1978
Chattanooga Tennessee StakeMay 21, 1978
Powder Springs Georgia StakeNovember 23, 1980
Atlanta Georgia TempleDedicated June 1, 1983
Dothan Alabama StakeMarch 2, 1986
Marietta Georgia East StakeJune 21, 1987
Sugar Hill Georgia StakeMay 26, 1991
Atlanta Georgia StakeJune 23, 1996
Athens Georgia StakeMay 2, 2004
Cartersville Georgia StakeMarch 19, 2006