Tate City, Georgia
Tate City, Georgia | |
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| Coordinates: 34°58′43.69″N 83°33′14.58″W / 34.9788028°N 83.5540500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Towns |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.03 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
| • Land | 1.051 sq mi (2.72 km2) |
| • Water | 0.021 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,497 ft (761 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 2587049 |
Tate City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Towns County, Georgia, United States. It was founded as a mining and logging community. The community was named after one Mr. Tate, a businessperson in the local lumber industry.
Tate City sits in a scenic valley along the upper Tallulah River, just south of the Georgia-North Carolina border. The community is flanked by various peaks of the Blue Ridge and Nantahala Mountains, including 4568-foot Hightower Bald, 4640-ft. Dicks Knob, and 5499-ft. Standing Indian Mountain.