1816History
== History ==
Between 1816 and 1821, the area known as Rockdale was open for settlement.
1845Infrastructure
By 1845, the railroad was in full operation.
1854Government
By 1854, nearly 400 residents lived around the watering post, and Conyers was incorporated.
1870Government
In 1870, the surrounding area was incorporated into Rockdale County out of Newton County, Georgia, and Conyers became the county seat.
1878History
This rose out of revivals begun in 1878 with the Methodist and Presbyterian churches.
1934Culture
Murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the Section of Painting and Sculpture, later called the Section of Fine Arts, of the Treasury Department.
1940History
The Conyers post office contains a mural, The Ploughman, painted in 1940 by Elizabeth Terrell.
1944Government
In 1944, a Trappist monastery (a Catholic order), Abbey of the Holy Spirit, was established south of the city by Dom Frederic Dunne.
1957History
In 1957, Lithonia Lighting moved from Lithonia.
1975History
The victim was Jarmecca Yvonne Whitehead (born April 18, 1975), who also went by the nickname "Nikki".
1993Crime
Identical twins and former residents Tasmiyah Janeesha Whitehead and Jasmiyah Kaneesha Whitehead (both born November 27, 1993) were arrested on May 21, 2010, for having committe...
1996Sports
In 1996, Conyers hosted the equestrian and mountain biking events for the 1996 Olympic Games held in Atlanta.
1999Crime
On May 20, 1999, a school shooting took place, known as the Heritage High School shooting.
2000History
First Baptist Church of Conyers moved out of downtown in late 2000, moving about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the Georgia International Horse Park to their current location.
2010Crime
The crime occurred on January 13, 2010, in the Bridle Ridge Walk subdivision on Appaloosa Way.
2013History
From 2013 to 2018, the CW show The Originals was filmed in Conyers.
2014Crime
Initially, the twins proclaimed their innocence, but in 2014, they pleaded guilty and are serving 30-year sentences in separate prisons.
2020History
As of 2020, its population was 17,305.
2024Disaster
A chemical fire at a BioLab facility in the city resulted in shelter-in-place orders for over 90,000 Georgians in late September 2024.