Hiwassee River
The Hiwassee River is a 147-mile river in the states of Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. It originates from a spring on the north slope of Rocky Mountain in Towns County in northern Georgia, then flows northward into North Carolina before turning westward into Tennessee; it joins the Tennessee River a few miles west of what is now State Route 58 in Meigs County, Tennessee.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Eufasee River”, “Eufassee River”, “Euforsee River”, “Euphase River”, “Euphasee Fiume”, “Euphasee River”, “Heia Wassea River”, “Hewasse River”, “Hewossa River”, “Hiawassee River”, “Highwassee River”, “Hywassee River”, “Quannessee River”, and “Wassee River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cherokee Removal Memorial Park and Hiwassee Island.
Cherokee Removal Memorial Park
Park
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Cherokee Removal Memorial Park is a public park in Meigs County, Tennessee that is dedicated in memory of the Cherokee who were forced to emigrate from their ancestral lands during the Cherokee removal, in an event that came to be known as the Trail of Tears.
Hiwassee Island
Island
Hiwassee Island, also known as Jollys Island and Benham Island, is located in Meigs County, Tennessee, at the confluence of the Tennessee and Hiwassee Rivers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Five Points and Birchwood.
Five Points
Hamlet
Five Points is an unincorporated community in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. Five Points is located along Tennessee State Route 60 3.4 miles south of Dayton. Five Points is situated 2½ miles north of Hiwassee River.
Birchwood
Hamlet
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Birchwood is an unincorporated community in Hamilton and Meigs counties in Tennessee, United States. It is a rural area located along Tennessee State Route 60 and Tennessee State Route 312 northwest of Chattanooga. Birchwood is situated 3½ miles south of Hiwassee River.
Graysville
Village
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Graysville is a town in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,471 at the 2020 census and 1,502 at the 2010 census. Graysville is situated 5 miles northwest of Hiwassee River.
Hiwassee River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Meigs County, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Hiwassee River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Hiwassee River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Hiwassee”
- Catalan: “Hiwassee”
- Cebuano: “Hiwassee River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر هيواسى”
- French: “Hiwassee River”
- French: “Hiwassee”
- Irish: “Abhainn Hiwassee”
- Japanese: “ハイワシー川”
- Venetian: “Hiwassee”
- Welsh: “Afon Hiwassee”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lakewood and Bluff View.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Spivey Cemetery and Robinson Hollow.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hiwassee River”. Photo: ChristopherM, CC BY 2.5.