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Cornelia Georgia Map

Explore Cornelia, 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 Cornelia, Georgia

How to Use This Cornelia, Georgia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cornelia, 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 Cornelia.

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.

City	Cornelia
State	Georgia (GA)
County	Habersham County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.511488
Longitude	-83.527117
Population	4,503
Density	418.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	30531
Area Code	770, 678
County Seat	Clarkesville
School District	Habersham County School District

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About Cornelia, Georgia

Cornelia is a locality in Habersham County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,503. The population density is 418.9 people per km². Cornelia is located at 34.5115°N, 83.5271°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Cornelia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 30531.

Cornelia unfolds across the red-clay piedmont where the South Fork Mud Creek carves a persistent path through the quiet landscape. It lies 22.5 miles northeast of Gainesville, GA (from Gainesville, GA: bearing 49°T), and is situated 1.5 miles north-northeast of Baldwin. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that lingers long after the sun dips behind the distant Blue Ridge Mountains, casting a violet shadow across the low-slung horizon. At Irving Street Park, the grass grows thick and resilient, offering a steady green anchor to the town center while the surrounding woodlands remain dense with longleaf pine and the steady, encroaching vines of kudzu. Two miles away, the surface of Lake Russell catches the fading light, its glass-like expanse mirroring the slow shift of seasons that dictates the rhythm of the soil and the temperament of the day.

Cornelia maintains a character forged by the steady hands of those who worked the orchards and the railway lines, finding prosperity in the harvest of peach and pecan. The local economy has shifted from the labor of the tracks to a more modern, quiet industry, yet the past remains visible in the sturdy brick facades of the older buildings that stand as witnesses to the decades of commerce. Life in Cornelia proceeds with a deliberate, unadorned focus, marked by the sound of traffic moving toward the regional hubs and the occasional whistle of a passing freight train. Even as the modern world presses in, the town retains a distinct, grounded quality, where the primary concerns remain the health of the upcoming crop and the maintenance of the familiar, quiet streets that have sheltered generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Big Red Apple (Public Artwork) — 0.0 mi, 067° NE
Oak Street Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 135° SE
Cornelia City Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 066° NE
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 0.8 mi, 109° E · 752k acres
Lake Russell Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 094° E
Purvis Woods Tract (Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 184° S
Lane Family Historical Cemetery (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 139° SE
Wilson Shoals Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 204° SW
Leatherwood Baptist Church (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 129° SE
Habersham County Fairgrounds (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 012° N
Line Baptist Church (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 170° S
Mossy Creek State Park (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 265° W
Wilson Shoals WMA (Nature Reserve) — 8.2 mi, 206° SW
Sidney Lanier Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 8.6 mi, 241° SW
Currahee Military Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 067° NE
Don Carter State Park (State Park) — 13.6 mi, 236° SW
North Georgia Canopy Tours (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 226° SW
Upper Falls view (Viewpoint) — 13.9 mi, 035° NE
Tractor (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 255° W
Nacoochee Mound;ᎾᎫᏥ (Historic Ruins) — 15.8 mi, 319° NW
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 16.7 mi, 043° NE · 375k acres
Travelers Rest (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 068° E
Forest Service Rd 27 (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 001° N
Commerce Cinemas (Cinema) — 18.4 mi, 168° S
Tray Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.7 mi, 339° N · 10k acres
Mark Trail Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.7 mi, 312° NW · 17k acres
Ed Bryant Stadium (Stadium) — 20.8 mi, 119° SE
Breneau Athletes Artwork (Arts Centre) — 22.0 mi, 229° SW
Breneau Ballet Center (Arts Centre) — 22.0 mi, 229° SW
Breneau Outdoor Theater (Theatre) — 22.0 mi, 229° SW

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