2017 Map of Hiawassee

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Chatuge Lake dominates the northern reaches of this Georgia-North Carolina borderland, its irregular shoreline wrapping around Brown Island and receding into McIntosh Cove and Dayton Cove. The landscape is a high-relief network of ridges and gaps, where the Chattahoochee National Forest encompasses peaks like Ramey Mtn and Little Bald Mtn. Significant local history centers on the campus of Young Harris Coll in the valley below Sharp Hill. The settlement pattern follows the drainages of Brass-town Cr and Crooked Creek, connecting small communities like Young Harris, Jacksonville, and Hiawassee. Genealogists will find a high density of rural burial grounds, including the Old Union Cem and Woods Grove Memorial Cem, alongside landmarks such as Townsend Mill that point to the region's agricultural and industrial past.