Welcome to Tesnatee ...

Tesnatee is located in White County<1>.

The location of Tesnatee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tesnatee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Tesnatee is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Tesnatee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Tesnatee: (706) & (762)<4>

Websites for Tesnatee ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.whitecountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Tesnatee, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Tesnatee ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tesnatee.

• Gainesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <5>
• Gainesville Mills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
  • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
• Willow ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
• Dahlonega
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
  • Dahlonega is located in Lumpkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlonega <5>
• Cornelia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
  • Cornelia is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelia <5>
• Cleveland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
• Baldwin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <5>
• Dawsonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
  • Dawsonville is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawsonville <5>
• Hargrove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hargrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
  • Hargrove is located in Hall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
• Lula
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
  • Lula is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tesnatee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tesnatee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tesnatee. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tesnatee.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tesnatee. See our Newspapers Page for Tesnatee.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tesnatee ...

Looking for more information about Tesnatee? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tesnatee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tesnatee.

Adding Tesnatee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tesnatee in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tesnatee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tesnatee post office opened in 1880.

We also found Tesnatee on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tesnatee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tesnatee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for White County: www.whitecounty.net/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/