Yonah, Georgia
Appearance
Yonah, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 34°38′28″N 83°45′13″W / 34.64111°N 83.75361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | White |
Area | |
• Total | 3.149 sq mi (8.16 km2) |
• Land | 3.123 sq mi (8.09 km2) |
• Water | 0.026 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
Elevation | 1,539 ft (469 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 507 |
• Density | 160/sq mi (62/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 706 & 762 |
GNIS feature ID | 333482[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
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- ^ a b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Yonah". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 260. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.