Juno is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Dawson County,

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, United States. It lies along State Route 183 to the northwest of the city of Dawsonville, the

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of Dawson County. Its elevation is 1,493 feet (455 m).

History

A post office called Juno was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1980. The community was named after

Juno Juno commonly refers to: *Juno (mythology), the Roman goddess of marriage and queen of the gods * ''Juno'' (film), the 2007 film Juno may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters *Juno, a character in the book ''Juno of ...

, the Roman goddess of marriage and queen of the gods.

References

Unincorporated communities in Dawson County, Georgia Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) {{DawsonCountyGA-geo-stub