Hemp (also known as Hemptown) is an unincorporated community in Fannin County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]
Hemp (also known as Hemptown) is an unincorporated community in Fannin County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]
A post office called Hemptown was established in 1879 and closed in 1880. The post office was reopened under the name Hemp in 1886, and remained in operation until being discontinued in 1956. The Georgia 515 highway passes through the area. [2] "Hemp place" is an English translation of the native Cherokee-language name. [3] The place name reportedly honors a Cherokee chief, Chief Hemp Carrier. [4]
Murray County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,973. The county seat is Chatsworth.
Gilmer 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 31,353. The county seat is Ellijay. It was based on a historic Cherokee town also spelled as Elejoy in the eighteenth century. The county was created on December 3, 1832, and was named for George Rockingham Gilmer, a politician who served two non-consecutive terms as governor of the state. Gilmer County is home of the annual Apple Festival, which is held in mid-October. Ninety percent of the land is in cropland and forest. Poultry raising and processing makes up the largest portion of the agricultural economy, which generates 33.2% of the total revenues. Manufacturing is about 20%.
Fannin 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 25,319. It is one of the most rural counties in Georgia due its location in the Appalachian Mountain Range, with about 90% of the population of Fannin County living in unincorporated lands. The county seat and largest city is Blue Ridge. The county was created on January 21, 1854, and is named after James Fannin, a veteran who fought in the Texas Revolution.
Blue Ridge is a city in Fannin County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 1,253. The city is the county seat of Fannin County and the largest city in the county as well.
Morganton is a city in Fannin County, Georgia, United States. The population was 285 at the 2020 census.
Fairmount is a city in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 720. Gordon County is home to New Echota, which was once the Cherokee Nation's capital. It was the origin of the Cherokee written language and newspaper, the Cherokee Phoenix.
Chestatee is an unincorporated community in northeastern Forsyth County, Georgia, United States, due west of the confluence of the Chestatee River into the Chattahoochee River. Originally a Cherokee settlement, it was called Atsunsta Ti Yi.
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.
Epworth is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fannin County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 480. It lies at an elevation of 1,703 feet (519 m) in the north-central part of the county. A former name was Atalla. The ZIP code is 30541.
Crane Eater is an unincorporated community in Gordon County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Due is a ghost town in Fannin County, Georgia, United States.
Argo is a ghost town in Fannin County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Aska is an unincorporated community in Fannin County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Conasauga is an extinct town in Gilmer County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Dougherty is an unincorporated community in Dawson County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Hothouse is an unincorporated community in Fannin County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Mica is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Sweet Gum is an unincorporated community in Fannin County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Victoria is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
White Path is an unincorporated community in Gilmer County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
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