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Carnesville is a city in Franklin County, Georgia, United States, and the county seat. The population was 741 at the 2020 census.

Carnesville city overview:
Name:	Carnesville city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Georgia
County:	Franklin County
Elevation:	709 ft (216 m)
Total Area:	3.17 sq mi (8.21 km²)
Land Area:	3.14 sq mi (8.14 km²)
Water Area:	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km²)
Total Population:	713
Population Density:	226.85/sq mi (87.60/km²)
ZIP code:	30521
Area code:	706
FIPS code:	1313352
GNISfeature ID:	0312348

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History

Carnesville was founded in 1805 as the seat of Franklin County. It was incorporated as a town in 1819 and as a city in 1901. The town is named after Judge Thomas P. Carnes, a lawyer and congressman of the Revolutionary War era.

In the 1850 census, the area around Carnesville had a free population of 9,131, and a slave population of 2,382.

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Geography

Carnesville is located in the center of Franklin County in northeastern Georgia. Interstate 85 passes northwest of the city, with access from Exits 164 and 166. I-85 leads southwest 85 miles (137 km) to Atlanta and northeast 62 miles (100 km) to Greenville, South Carolina.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Carnesville has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.8 km), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km), or 0.86%, is water. Carnesville is situated in the watershed of the Broad River, a tributary of the Savannah River.