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Brasstown, Georgia

Brasstown is an extinct Cherokee village in Towns County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The exact location of Brasstown is unknown to the GNIS. It was situated about 8 miles (13 km) southwest of present-day Hiawassee on the upper part of Brasstown Creek.

The name "Brasstown" is the result of a mistranslation of its native Cherokee-language name Itse' yi, which correctly translates to "town of the green valley".

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brasstown (historical)
  2. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

34°57′11″N 83°50′17″W / 34.953°N 83.838°W / 34.953; -83.838