Towns County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,493. Its county seat is Hiawassee. The county was created on March 6, 1856, and named for lawyer, legislator, and politician George W. Towns.
Towns County courthouse in Hiawassee
Towns County's public schools are located on a unified campus east of Hiawassee
Hiawassee is the county seat of Towns County, Georgia, United States. The community's population was 880 at the 2010 census. Its name is derived from the Cherokee—or perhaps Creek—word Ayuhwasi, which means meadow, Hiawassee is also known in the novel "Restart" by Gordon Korman.
Towns County Courthouse in Hiawassee
Hiawassee viewed from Brasstown Bald.
Towns County schools share a unified campus east of Hiawassee