Official Name: | New Town, Georgia |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Georgia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | New Town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Gordon |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 669 |
Coordinates: | 34.5306°N -84.9058°W |
Area Code: | 706/762 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 332494[1] |
New Town (Cherokee: ᎤᏍᏔᎾᎵ|translit=Ustanali) is an unincorporated community in Gordon County, Georgia, United States, located northeast of Calhoun. New Town is near the New Echota historic site, which was formerly part of the Cherokee Nation. Ashworth Middle School and Gordon Central High School are located in the New Town community.
New Town is the English translation of the historic Cherokee name, Ꭴꮝꮤꮎꮅ Ustanali.[2]
Alan Creek is a small stream located in New Town. It is a tributary of the Oostanaula River, part of the Coosa-Alabama-Mobile River watershed and is located near the New Echota Historic Site.