Alpine | |
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Coordinates: 34°27′21″N85°29′30″W / 34.45583°N 85.49167°W Coordinates: 34°27′21″N85°29′30″W / 34.45583°N 85.49167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Chattooga |
Alpine is an unincorporated community in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] The community is located on the northwest side of the Broomtown Valley in northwest Georgia, southeast of Menlo. It is on Georgia Route 337 north of Alpine Creek. [2]
The community was named after the Swiss Alps on account of its lofty elevation. [3] A post office called Alpine was established in 1843, and remained in operation until 1900. [4] A Civil War skirmish occurred near the town site in 1863. [5]
Chattooga County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,015. According to the World Population Review, as of 2021, it is estimated at 24,803. The county seat is Summerville. The county was created on December 28, 1838.
Menlo is a small city in Chattooga County, Georgia, United States. The population was 474 at the 2010 census.
The Chattooga River runs 64.4 miles (103.6 km) through northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama in the United States. The river begins in Chattooga County, Georgia and flows into Weiss Lake on the Coosa River in Alabama. This river is one of two rivers named Chattooga in the state of Georgia. The other Chattooga River forms part of the boundary between Georgia and South Carolina.
Trion is a town in Chattooga County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,827 as of the 2010 census, down from 1,993 at the 2000 census. Trion is the second-largest incorporated community in Chattooga County, which has a population of approximately 26,000. Trion is known as the denim capital of the world because of the Mount Vernon manufacturing plant, which employs about 4,000 people.
Cloudland is an unincorporated community in western Chattooga County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is located at an elevation of 1,498 feet atop Lookout Mountain, a broad ridge that occupies northwestern Georgia and northeastern Alabama. The Girl Scouts' Camp Juliette Low, named for founder Juliette Gordon Low, is located just northeast of town.
Berryton is an unincorporated community in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Chattoogaville is an unincorporated community in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The community lies about 12 miles (19 km) south of the county seat at Summerville.
Chelsea is an unincorporated community in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Farmersville is an unincorporated community in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Gore is an unincorporated community in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Subligna is an unincorporated community in Chattooga County, Georgia, United States.
Holland is an unincorporated community in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Pennville is an unincorporated community in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Shackelton is a ghost town in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Silver Hill is an unincorporated community in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
The Marsh-Warthen House in Lafayette, Georgia is a historic Greek Revival house that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is open as a historic house museum and events venue, and is owned by the government of Walker County, Georgia.
Beatum is an unincorporated community in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Broomtown is an extinct town in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Fairview is an extinct town in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Poetry is an unincorporated community in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.