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Ellijay, occasionally spelled Elijay, is a city in Gilmer County, Georgia, United States. Its population was 1,862 at the 2020 census. [ 4 ] The city is the county seat of Gilmer County.
Dahlonega in 1879 Gold-bornite-quartz vein specimen, Dahlonega Mining District. Dahlonega (/ d ə ˈ l ɒ n ɪ ɡ ə / də-LON-ig-ə) is the county seat of Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States. [4]
Gilmer County is a county in the Northwest region of the U.S. state of Georgia.As of the 2020 census, its population was 31,353. [1] The county seat is Ellijay. [2] named for a historic Cherokee town also spelled as Elejoy in the 18th century.
Amicalola Falls State Park & Lodge is an 829-acre (3.35 km 2) Georgia state park located between Ellijay and Dahlonega in Dawsonville, Georgia. The park's name is derived from a Cherokee language word meaning "tumbling waters". [1] The park is home to Amicalola Falls, a 729-foot (222 m) waterfall that is the highest in Georgia. [2]
Sosebee Cove, a 175 acres (0.7 km 2) tract of prize hardwood along GA 180 is set aside as a memorial to Woody, who negotiated its purchase for the Forest Service. Woody also helped build a school, in Suches GA, where he was born, which was later named after him, Woody Gap School, the smallest public school in Georgia. current enrollment is ...
The two highways split south of the city, with GA-17 leading southeast 15 miles (24 km) to Clarkesville and GA-75 leading south 9 miles (14 km) to Cleveland, the White County seat. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km 2 ), all land.
The Cartecay River is a 19.1-mile-long (30.7 km) [2] river that runs into Ellijay, Georgia, in Gilmer County.It is the site of a class II whitewater run.. The Cartecay and Ellijay rivers meet in Ellijay to form the Coosawattee River.
The road is known as Franklin Road near Highlands, and Highlands Road near Franklin. Two townships are located in the valley below the gorge: Sugarfork and Ellijay. The Cullasaja's largest tributary is most likely Buck Creek. The most well-known is Peek's Creek, where a catastrophic flood and mudslide occurred in September 2004