Union County, Georgia
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population is 17,289. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 19,782. The county seat is Blairsville, Georgia. It is currently a dry county.

History
The Union Party, a political group that supported removing the Indians and opening the area to white settlers, is the probable inspiration for the county's name. Since it was founded almost 30 years before the Civil War, Union County obviously wasn't named in sympathy for the North as is sometimes mistaken.