When Rabun County was created from Cherokee lands, the Cherokee’s had maintained a complex society fostered by trade and communication among their many villages.  Sitting at the base of Black Rock Mountain in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains, the area now occupied by the City of Clayton encompassed the Cherokee place known as the Dividings, [...]

The City of Dillard was incorporated in 1906. Revolutionary War veteran John Dillard and his family first visited the area in 1794 .  After purchasing land from the Cherokees in what was then Indian Territory, the Dillards repurchased the land after it was given to settlers in a land lottery in the county’s 1819 creation.  [...]

A New Community built on Old Foundations, featuring renovated and restored buildings from the early 1900′s, Historic Lakemont Village is a must see stop when visiting the Northeast Georgia Mountains.  the village itself is a unique collection of art galleries and antique vendors, a small day spa and a charming market/deli sitting on the very [...]

Georgia adopted the charter for Sky Valley in March of 1978. The resort, which originated in 1969, became the southernmost ski resort community in the U.S. The nearly 2,500-acres site consists of a valley bounded by the Georgia/North Carolina state line and by various mountains ridges, some of which reach 4,200 feet. Sky Valley is [...]

Beginning in the middle of the 19th century, the falls at Tallulah were a premier tourist destination.  It is home to one of the most spectacular canyons in the eastern United States, Tallulah Gorge is the jewel of the city. At three miles long and nearly 1,000 feet deep, visitors can hike rim trails to [...]

Mountain City is a uniquely situated recreation and retirement haven. The city is located on the Continental Divide at the head of the Little Tennessee River. Just a short drive from Mountain City on Highway 28 is Black Rock Mountain State Park, the highest state park in Georgia. With its scenic forest, quaint cabins, and [...]

Tiger is a town in Rabun County, Georgia.. The population was 316 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated in 1904. There are two popular legends as to how Tiger got its name. The first is that it was named after a Cherokee chief named Tiger Tail. The second (and more likely) story is that [...]