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Rabun Gap is an unincorporated community in Rabun County, Georgia, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 23/441 south of Dillard. Rabun Gap has a post office with ZIP code 30568. [2] [3] The community takes its name from the mountain pass in which it is situated. [4]
Rabun County (/ ˈ r eɪ b ən /) is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census , the population was 16,883, [ 1 ] up from 16,276 in 2010. [ 2 ] The county seat is Clayton . [ 3 ]
Pages in category "Unincorporated communities in Rabun County, Georgia" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Covington was founded by European immigrants to the United States. It was incorporated in 1821 as the seat of the newly organized Newton County. [6] Covington was named for United States Army Brigadier General and United States Congressman Leonard Covington, [7] a hero of the War of 1812. The settlement grew with the advent of the railroad in 1845.
Lakemont is an unincorporated community in Rabun County, Georgia, United States, located in a mountainous area between U.S. Route 23/441 and Lake Rabun. Lakemont has a post office with ZIP code 30552. [2] [3] A post office named Lakemont was established in 1914. [4] The community was so named on account of its elevated location near Lake Rabun. [5]
By the early 20th century, the town of Burton had a population of approximately 200, making it the second largest town in Rabun County. In 1917, the Georgia Railway and Electric Company (predecessor of the Georgia Power Company) purchased the town of Burton and the surrounding homesteads. The dam for Lake Burton was closed on December 22, 1919 ...