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Yonah, Georgia

Coordinates: 34°38′28″N 83°45′13″W / 34.64111°N 83.75361°W / 34.64111; -83.75361
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Yonah, Georgia
Yonah Mountain viewed from Mount Yonah Baptist Church
Yonah Mountain viewed from Mount Yonah Baptist Church
Yonah, Georgia is located in Georgia
Yonah, Georgia
Yonah, Georgia
Coordinates: 34°38′28″N 83°45′13″W / 34.64111°N 83.75361°W / 34.64111; -83.75361
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyWhite
Area
 • Total3.149 sq mi (8.16 km2)
 • Land3.123 sq mi (8.09 km2)
 • Water0.026 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
1,539 ft (469 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total507
 • Density160/sq mi (62/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)706 & 762
GNIS feature ID333482[2]

Yonah is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in White County, Georgia, United States. Its population was 507 as of the 2010 census.[1] Georgia State Route 75 passes through the community.

History

Yonah is a name derived from the Cherokee language meaning "bear".[3] Among the locals, Yonah is said to be pronounced as a southern way of saying “You’re on a”, so Yonah Mountain sounds like “You’re on a mountain”.

References

  1. ^ a b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 4, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Yonah". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 260. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.