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Pickens County is a county located in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,216. The county seat is Jasper. Pickens County is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.
Nelson is a city in Pickens and Cherokee Counties, Georgia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 1,145. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area.
Jasper is a city in Pickens County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,684 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Pickens County.
Talking Rock is a town in Pickens County, Georgia, United States. The population is 91.
The Georgia Northeastern Railroad is a short line freight railroad which runs from the town of Elizabeth, Georgia to the city of Blue Ridge, Georgia. Goods hauled are mostly timber, grain, poultry, and marble products. The GNRR's subsidiary, the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, also operates on this line north of Blue Ridge. Despite the name, it actually operates between north-central and northwest Georgia, from north-northwest metro Atlanta, and is a few counties away from northeast Georgia.
Marblehill is an unincorporated community in Pickens County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Lebanon, Georgia is a Cherokee County community that is now absorbed into Holly Springs. The community was named after Lebanon in Western Asia. While the community is locally known and still referred to as "Toonigh", the community has a post office located in a small strip mall just south of the Georgia Northeastern Railroad that was posted as Lebanon, Georgia. Lebanon's Post Office ZIP code is 30146.
Mount Oglethorpe is a mountain located in Pickens County, Georgia, United States. The southernmost peak in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the mountain has an elevation of 3,288 feet (1,002 m), making it the highest point in Pickens County, and the Atlanta Metropolitan Area.
Chattahoochee Technical College is a public technical college in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is governed by the Technical College System of Georgia and has eight campuses in the north-northwest metro-Atlanta area, and another just outside the region. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS) to award technical certificates of credit, diplomas, and associate degrees. The college was formed in 2009 as the result of the merger of Appalachian Technical College, Chattahoochee Technical College, and North Metro Technical College.
The Cartecay River is a 19.1-mile-long (30.7 km) river that runs into Ellijay, Georgia in Gilmer County. It is the site of a class II whitewater run.
Appalachian Technical College was a technical college within the Technical College System of Georgia. Its main campus was in Jasper, and its satellite campus was in Woodstock. The Fannin campus at Epworth was previously closed.
McMillan Township is a civil township of Luce County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,471 at the 2020 census. At 588.78 square miles (1,524.9 km2) of total land area, McMillan Township is the largest municipality by area in the state of Michigan.
Mountain Hill is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.
New Burlington is a census-designated place (CDP) in Springfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,049 at the 2020 census.
Audubon is an unincorporated community in Gordon County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The community lies about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of the county seat at Calhoun.
McDaniels is an unincorporated community in Pickens County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Pulaski is a census-designated place in Williams County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Farabee is an unincorporated community in Pierce Township, Washington County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Conasauga is an extinct town in Gilmer County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Sweden is an extinct town in Pickens County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
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- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blaine
- ↑ "Pickens County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 20. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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