Map of Habersham County, Georgia

Habersham County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,031. The county seat is Clarkesville. The county was created on December 15, 1817, and named for Colonel Joseph Habersham of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War.

Habersham County comprises the Cornelia, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Habersham County overview:
Name:	Habersham County
FIPS code:	13-137
State:	Georgia
Founded:	1818
Named for:	Joseph Habersham
Seat:	Clarkesville
Largest city:	Cornelia
Total Area:	279 sq mi (720 km²)
Land Area:	277 sq mi (720 km²)
Total Population:	46,031
Population Density:	166/sq mi (64/km²)
Time zone:	UTC−5 (Eastern)
Summer Time Zone (DST):	UTC−4 (EDT)
Website:	www.co.habersham.ga.us

Habersham County location map. Where is Habersham County?

Habersham County location on the U.S. Map. Where is Habersham County. — Location of Habersham County in the the United States.

Habersham County location on the Georgia map. Where is Habersham County. — Location of Habersham County in Georgia.

Habersham County Road Map

Habersham CountyStreet Map. — Street map of Habersham County, Georgia. Source: OpenStreetMap (OSM)

Habersham CountyMap — Habersham Countypolitical map.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 279 square miles (720 km), of which 277 square miles (720 km) is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km) (0.8%) is water. The county is located within the Blue Ridge Mountains, a segment of the Appalachian Mountains. The county also includes part of the Chattahoochee National Forest.

The highest point in the county is a 4,400-foot (1,300 m) knob less than 700 feet (210 m) southeast of the top of Tray Mountain, the seventh-highest mountain in Georgia. Habersham shares this portion of Tray Mountain, just 30 vertical feet shy of the peak’s 4,430-foot summit, with White County to the west and Towns County to the north. 2.4 miles to the northeast of Tray Mountain is Young Lick (elevation 3,809 feet (1,161 m)). The Appalachian Trail runs along the top of the high ridge between Young Lick and Tray, a part of the Blue Ridge Mountain crest.

Habersham is mostly located in the Upper Chattahoochee River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin), with the northeastern corner of the county located in the Tugaloo River sub-basin in the larger Savannah River basin, and the southeastern portion located in the Broad River sub-basin of the same Savannah River basin.

The Chattahoochee River rises in what used to be Habersham County, as portrayed in Sidney Lanier’s poem “Song of the Chattahoochee”:

The county, originally comprising much of Northeast Georgia, was cut up dramatically in the latter half of the 19th century and the first years of the 20th century; as population increased in the area, new counties were organized from it and borders were changed. In 1857, its most western part was added to Lumpkin County, which had been created in 1832. That same year, the area east of Lumpkin and west of present-day Habersham became White County. In 1859, Banks County was carved from Habersham’s southernmost territory. Finally, in 1905, Stephens County was formed from parts of Habersham and Banks.