Located in northeast Georgia at the southern tip of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Union County shares its Northern Border with North Carolina. Known for its natural beauty, Union County is the perfect place for the outdoorsmen looking to fish, hike, climb, horseback or camp. With a population of just over 17,000, the quaint antebellum town of Blairsville is the county’s only established community.

History

In 1832 the state legislature created Union County from Cherokee County, not in support of the North in the Civil War (as is sometimes thought) but by the desire to mine gold. However, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the county’s memorial to its Civil War veterans may be the only one in the South that specifically recognizes Union soldiers and American Indians who fought white settlement.

County Seat – Blairsville
County Population -21,356
Median Home Price – $183,600
Municipalities -Blairsville

COUNTY OFFICES
Main Contact Information
www.unioncounty.georgia.gov
(706) 439-6000

Animal Control
(706) 439-6066

Driver’s License/Car Registration
(706) 439-6017

Fire & Rescue, Station 1
(706) 439-6095

Judge, Superior Court, Cths.
(706) 439-6100

Magistrate Judge
(706) 439-6008

Tags – Titles
(706) 439-6017

Tax Appraiser
(706) 439-6011

Tax Commissioner
(706) 439-6014

MUNICIPALITLITES
City of Blairsville
www.blairsvillechamber.com
(706) 745-2000

UTILITIES
Electricity
Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation
www.brmemc.com
(706) 379-3121

Gas Companies
Georgia Natural Gas Co.
www.gasgeorgia.com
1 (877) 530 2468

Heritage Propane
www.heritagepropane.com
(706) 745-2181

Recycling
Transfer and Recycle Station
www.unioncountyga.gov
(706) 439-6102

Cable Television
Windstream Communications
www.windstream.com
(706) 745-6911

EDUCATION
Public Schools
www.ucschools.org
(706) 745-2322

HOSPITALS
Union General Hospital
www.uniongeneralhospital.com
(706) 745-2111

All Emergencies
911

LIBRARIES
Union County Public Library
www.librarytechnology.org
(706) 745-7491