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  Berryton Location in Georgia  Berryton Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 34°27′00″N85°23′11″W / 34.45000°N 85.38639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Chattooga |
| Named for | John Berry |
Berryton is an unincorporated community in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]
Berryton was originally called "Raccoon" after a local textile mill of the same name. [2] A post office called Berryton was established in 1910, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1956. [3] The present name is after John Berry, proprietor of the mill. [4] [2]
Chattooga County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,965. The county seat is Summerville. The county was created on December 28, 1838.
Lyerly is a town in Chattooga County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 454.
Menlo is a small city in Chattooga County, Georgia, United States. The population was 474 at the 2010 census.
Summerville is a city and the county seat of Chattooga County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,534 at the 2010 census.
The Chattooga River is the main tributary of the Tugaloo River.
The Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest in northern Georgia comprises two United States National Forests, the Oconee National Forest in eastern Georgia and the Chattahoochee National Forest located in the North Georgia Mountains. The Chattahoochee National Forest is composed of an eastern and western forest. The western forest contains Johns Mountain, Little Sand Mountain, and Taylor Ridge (Georgia). The combined total area of the Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest is 867,265 acres (3,510 km2), of which the Chattahoochee National Forest comprises 751,069 acres (3,039 km2) and the Oconee National Forest comprises 116,196 acres (470 km2). The county with the largest portion of the eastern forest is Rabun County, Georgia, which has 148,684 acres (601.7 km2) within its boundaries.
Trion is a town in Chattooga County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,960 at the 2020 census, down from 1,827 at the 2010 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.
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.
Alpine is an unincorporated community in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. 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.
Beatum is an unincorporated community in Chattooga County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
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