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Baldwin Georgia Map

Explore Baldwin, Georgia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Baldwin, Georgia

How to Use This Baldwin, Georgia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Baldwin, Georgia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Georgia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Baldwin.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityBaldwin
StateGeorgia (GA)
CountyHabersham County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude34.487649
Longitude-83.547237
Population3,629
Density278.7 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes30511, 30531
Area Code770, 678
County SeatClarkesville
School DistrictHabersham County School District

About Baldwin, Georgia

Baldwin is a locality in Habersham County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,629. The population density is 278.7 people per km². Baldwin is located at 34.4876°N, 83.5472°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Baldwin is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 30511, 30531.

Baldwin emerges from the red-clay piedmont where the gentle currents of Mountain Creek trace a path through the quiet lowlands. It lies 21.1 miles northeast of Gainesville, GA (from Gainesville, GA: bearing 51°T), and is situated 1.5 miles south-southwest of Cornelia. The landscape around Baldwin is defined by the heavy, iron-rich soil that clings to the roots of longleaf pines and thickets of kudzu, creating a verdant, sprawling horizon that feels ancient and still. To the northwest, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains provide a ragged, pale ink-line against the evening sky, while the surface of Reservoir Two remains a dark, glass-like mirror just two miles away. The air here holds a particular weight, smelling of damp earth and cooling pine needles as the afternoon light settles into a muted, bruised gold.

Industry and the passage of time have shaped Baldwin into a place where the movement of freight and the steady hum of local commerce define the daily rhythm. Families often gather at Mitchell Gailey Memorial City Park, a modest expanse of green that serves as a communal anchor for those living among the crossroads of these hills. The economy remains tethered to the practicalities of the region, reflecting a long history of agricultural labor and the persistent infrastructure of inland transport that keeps the pulse of the locality beating. Life in Baldwin unfolds with a deliberate, unadorned quality, where the history of the soil is found not in grand monuments, but in the enduring habit of work and the quiet persistence of those who call these woodlands home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Mitchell Gailey Memorial City Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 252° W
  • Purvis Woods Tract (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 122° SE
  • Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 1.8 mi, 088° E · 752k acres
  • Big Red Apple (Public Artwork) — 2.0 mi, 035° NE
  • Cornelia City Park (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 040° NE
  • Wilson Shoals Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 197° S
  • Lake Russell Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 091° E
  • Lane Family Historical Cemetery (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 113° SE
  • Leatherwood Baptist Church (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 107° E
  • Line Baptist Church (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 156° SE
  • Wilson Shoals WMA (Nature Reserve) — 6.3 mi, 204° SW
  • Sidney Lanier Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 248° W
  • Mossy Creek State Park (State Park) — 6.9 mi, 278° W
  • Lake Sidney Lanier (Recreation Area) — 7.8 mi, 249° W
  • Habersham County Fairgrounds (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 017° N
  • North Georgia Canopy Tours (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 228° SW
  • Tractor (Attraction) — 13.4 mi, 261° W
  • Currahee Military Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 063° NE
  • Upper Falls view (Viewpoint) — 15.9 mi, 035° NE
  • Nacoochee Mound;ᎾᎫᏥ (Historic Ruins) — 16.4 mi, 326° NW
  • Commerce Cinemas (Cinema) — 17.1 mi, 163° S
  • Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 18.7 mi, 042° NE · 375k acres
  • Mark Trail Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.1 mi, 318° NW · 17k acres
  • Travelers Rest (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 064° NE
  • Tray Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.9 mi, 344° N · 10k acres
  • Forest Service Rd 27 (Attraction) — 19.9 mi, 004° N
  • Breneau Athletes Artwork (Arts Centre) — 20.1 mi, 231° SW
  • Breneau Ballet Center (Arts Centre) — 20.1 mi, 231° SW
  • Breneau Outdoor Theater (Theatre) — 20.1 mi, 231° SW
  • Gallery on the Square (Gallery) — 20.6 mi, 231° SW

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About This Baldwin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Baldwin, Georgia. Coordinates: 34.487649, -83.547237. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Baldwin includes the ZIP code (30511, 30531), telephone area code (770, 678), county seat of Habersham County (Clarkesville), and school district assignment (Habersham County School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.