Explore McCaysville, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for McCaysville, 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 McCaysville.
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 | McCaysville |
| State | Georgia (GA) |
| County | Fannin County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 34.986191 |
| Longitude | -84.371312 |
| Population | 1,149 |
| Density | 294.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 30555 |
| Area Code | 770, 678 |
| County Seat | Blue Ridge |
| School District | Fannin County School District |
McCaysville marks the point where the Toccoa River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its cool, steady current defining the rhythm of the valley floor. It lies 37.1 miles east-northeast of Dalton, GA (from Dalton, GA: bearing 66°T), and is situated 31.0 miles east-southeast of Bradley. The horizon is framed by the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains, which stand as silent sentinels over the terrain. Nearby, the water of Gypsum Pond holds the reflection of the sky in a quiet, undisturbed stillness, while the dense woodlands nearby provide a backdrop of deep greens that darken as the sun dips behind the ridges. In the damp hours of morning, a fine mist rises from the riverbanks, coating the low-lying grasses in a silver sheen that lingers until the light begins to sharpen against the red-clay earth.
McCaysville carries the weight of a working history, having long served as a junction where the extraction of copper and the labor of the rails shaped the local economy. The legacy of these industrial roots remains visible in the sturdy architecture that lines the streets, where the pace of daily life is measured by the steady transit of the river rather than the frantic demands of a modern hub. Visitors often gravitate toward the open spaces of Horseshoe Bend Park, a place that offers a quiet reprieve for those seeking the solitude of the woods or a walk near the water. While the Licklog Trail offers more rugged excursions for the dedicated traveler, the true character of McCaysville is found in the simple intersection of commerce and geography, where the town remains anchored to the land and the persistent, flowing water that has sustained it for generations.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of McCaysville, Georgia. Coordinates: 34.986191, -84.371312. 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 McCaysville includes the ZIP code (30555), telephone area code (770, 678), county seat of Fannin County (Blue Ridge), and school district assignment (Fannin 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |