Dawson CVB

The recipe for the perfect community is simple...combine equal parts vitality and old-fashioned charm with recreation, history and natural beauty. Add modern infrastructure and services with four-lane highway access and upscale shopping and you have-Dawson County and Historic Dawsonville.

Yes, there are still places where the past and the present can co-exist, where small town culture and values are served up with mountain hospitality. Less than an hour north of Atlanta, surrounded by the southern Appalachian mountains and flanked by 39,000 acre Lake Lanier, Dawson County and Historic Dawsonville is a community with many facets.

The modern Dawsonville begins at the junction of Georgia 400 and Highway 53, where the North Georgia Premium Outlets and adjacent retail shopping, dining, theater and entertainment beckon.

Individuals 65 years of age or over may claim a $4,000 exemption from all state and county ad valorem taxes if the income of that person and his spouse does not exceed $10,000 for the prior year. Income from retirement sources, pensions, and disability income is excluded up to the maximum amount allowed to be paid to an individual and his spouse under the federal Social Security Act. The social security maximum benefit for 2005 is $46,536. The owner must notify the tax assessor’s office if for any reason they no longer meet the requirements for this exemption. (O.C.G.A. 48-5-47)