Hiawassee is the central most and smallest Township

Township

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 of Clay County

Clay County, North Carolina

-Communities and Townships:Hayesville, with a 2000 population of 297, is the only incorporated town in the county, the county seat, and center of economic activity for Clay County...

, North Carolina

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, United States

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. It is situated between Hayesville Township to the west, Shooting Creek Township to the east and Tusquittee Township to the north. The other three are Brasstown

Brasstown, North Carolina

Brasstown is an unincorporated community in Clay County, North Carolina, United States.-Possum Drop:The Possum Drop is an annual event at convenience store organized by proprietors Clay and Judy Logan. At midnight on New Year's Eve, instead of dropping an object, a plexiglass pyramid containing a...

 and Sweetwater.

Cities and Towns

Tusquittee is home to one unincorporated community, called Elf that lies on the east side of Lake Hiawassee, the lake for which the Township is named.