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Blairsville, Georgia

City · Population 849 · #330 in Georgia
Blairsville, Georgia

Blairsville is a city in and the county seat of Union County, on the northern border of Georgia, United States. It was founded near the Nottely River, which was dammed in 1942 as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority project, forming Lake Nottely.

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About Blairsville

Set in the northern part of Georgia, Blairsville is a tiny community counting 849 people who proudly call it home.

Blairsville holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.21 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 702 residents per square mile.

📰 Blairsville News Today

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Blairsville Unique

  • Positioned in northern Georgia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
  • Part of the fabric of Georgia — one of 675 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

  • A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
  • Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
  • Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Blairsville

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Blairsville

  • Waffle House — american
  • Aviator Cafe
  • Blairsville's Skillet Café (café)
  • Cook’s Country Kitchen — american
  • Dan's Grill
  • Downtown Pizza — pizza
  • El Manzanillo — mexican
  • Huddle House — american
  • Jim's Smokin' Que — american
  • LongHorn Steakhouse — steak house

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

  • Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center · Attraction
  • John B. Derden CCC Museum · Museum
  • Old Union County Courthouse · Museum
  • World's Largest Amish Chair · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Blairsville

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Blairsville

  • Union County Elementary School
  • Union County High School
  • Union County Middle School
  • Union County Primary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

  • Union General Hospital ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating)

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

StateGeorgia
TypeCity
Population (2024)849
Rank in state#330 of 537
Land area1.21 sq mi
Density702/sq mi
Coordinates34.8770, -83.9520

🗺️ Map of Blairsville