Editing Union County, Georgia (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|329|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|322|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|7.1|sqmi}} (2.2%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Brasstown Bald]], the highest mountain in Georgia, rises in southeast Union County, straddling the [[Towns County, Georgia|Towns County]] line. The central and northern portion of Union County is located in the [[Hiwassee River]] sub-basin of the [[Tennessee River|Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee]] basin, while the southwestern portion of the county is located in the [[Ocoee River]] sub-basin of the same larger watershed. A very small portion of the county's southeastern corner is located in the Upper [[Chattahoochee River]] sub-basin of the [[ACF River Basin]] (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, also listed as simply the Apalachicola Basin by [[USGS]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission |access-date=November 17, 2015}}</ref> This is also where the [[headwater|source]] of the Chattahoochee is found. The [[Appalachian Trail]] winds through southern Union County.

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Cherokee County, North Carolina|Cherokee County]], [[North Carolina]] (north)
* [[Clay County, North Carolina|Clay County]], [[North Carolina]] (northeast)
* [[Towns County, Georgia|Towns County]] (east)
* [[White County, Georgia|White County]] (southeast)
* [[Lumpkin County, Georgia|Lumpkin County]] (south)
* [[Fannin County, Georgia|Fannin County]] (west)

===National protected area===
* [[Appalachian Trail]] (part)
* [[Chattahoochee National Forest]] (part)