Union Point Georgia Map

About Union Point, Georgia

Union Point is a locality in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,597. The population density is 312.7 people per km². Union Point is located at 33.6188°N, 83.0750°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Union Point is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 30721, 30669.

Union Point emerges from the red-clay piedmont as a landscape defined by the persistent, winding course of Folsom Branch, which carves a quiet path through the local topography. It lies 2.5 miles east of Dalton, GA (from Dalton, GA: bearing 95°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west of Chatsworth. The earth here carries a deep, iron-rich pigment, staining the boots of those who traverse the fields where the longleaf pine stands in disciplined rows. To the northwest, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains provides a permanent, silent boundary to the horizon, while the terrain itself dips into the fertile depressions of Hungry Valley. The air holds a heavy, humid stillness during the late afternoon, as the low sun catches the dust motes rising from the soil, casting a bruised, violet light over the swaying stalks of grasses that border the small, quiet basin.

Union Point carries the echoes of a rail-driven history, its identity forged by the intersection of iron tracks that once dictated the movement of goods and people across the Georgia interior. The local economy, once tethered to the rhythmic demands of the textile mills, now finds its cadence in a slower, more deliberate pace of life that centers on the maintenance of its modest, brick-lined storefronts. A mile from the center, Eastside Elem School serves as a primary hub for the local families, grounding the community in the daily rituals of education and youth. Farther afield, the still waters of Threadmill Lake offer a reflective contrast to the bustling activity of the past, providing a sanctuary for the local fauna as the shadows of the afternoon lengthen across the pine needles.

About This Union Point Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Union Point, Georgia. Coordinates: 33.618816, -83.075036. 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 Union Point includes the ZIP code (30721, 30669), telephone area code (770, 678), county seat of Whitfield County (Dalton), and school district assignment (Greene County School District).

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.