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==Geography== [[File:Georgia Route 5 in McCaysville.JPG|thumb|right|Downtown McCaysville]] [[File:Georgia-Tennessee Line, McCaysville-Copperhill.JPG|thumb|right|Georgia-Tennessee border in McCaysville/[[Copperhill, Tennessee|Copperhill]]]] McCaysville is located along the northern border of Fannin County and the state of Georgia at {{coord|34|58|54|N|84|22|13|W|type:city}} (34.981534, -84.370293).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the north by its [[twin cities|twin city]] of [[Copperhill, Tennessee]]. The two are situated as a single town along a river, known as the [[Toccoa River]] in Georgia and the [[Ocoee River]] in [[Tennessee]]. The change takes place in the middle of town at the state line, which runs diagonally relative to the [[street grid]], which is aligned with the river rather than the border. The boundary also means that the McCaysville side is in [[area code 706]], while the Copperhill side is in [[area code 423]]. The main street through town is [[Georgia State Route 60|Georgia 60]] (Toccoa Avenue) and [[Tennessee State Route 68|Tennessee 68]] (Ocoee Street). SR 60 leads southeast {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Mineral Bluff, Georgia]], while SR 68 leads north {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Ducktown, Tennessee]]. [[Georgia State Route 5]] crosses the Toccoa River and leads south {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Blue Ridge, Georgia|Blue Ridge]], the Fannin County seat. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], McCaysville has a total area of {{convert|4.15|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|4.02|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.13|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 3.17%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1348428| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), McCaysville city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=April 27, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213060349/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1348428| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> In the early morning hours of February 16, 1990, a massive flood struck the towns.
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