Rest Haven, Georgia

About Rest Haven

Rest Haven, GA is a tiny community located in northern Georgia counting 43 people who proudly call it home.

Rest Haven holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.14 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 307 residents per square mile.

📰 Rest Haven News Today

• Victoria Lee Frush Obituary (2026) - Suwanee, GA - Rest Haven Funeral Home & Cemetery - Hagerstown Legacy | Obituary · Jul 14
• Samuel Jennings, III Obituary - Winder, GA Dignity Memorial · May 9
• 'Zombie' city straddling Gwinnett-Hall line won't die 11Alive.com · Jun 7
• Rest Haven still not put to rest - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Atlanta Journal-Constitution · May 5
• Ms. Irether M. Kendrick Obituary in McDonough at Watkins Funeral Home - McDonough Chapel articobits.com · Feb 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Georgia headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Rest Haven Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.14 sq mi.
• With 43 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northern Georgia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Rest Haven

• Waffle House — american
• Chef Wang II — chinese
• Coastal Breeze Seafood
• Cracker Barrel — american
• Frank and Lola's Pizzeria — pizza
• LandShark Bar & Grill
• Paradise Beach Cantina
• Sally's Kitchen Thai and Lao — thai
• Twisted Oar — american
• Vinnys

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Margaritaville at Lanier Islands · Theme park
• Lanier Museum of Natural History · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Rest Haven

• Burton Mill Park reviews ★
• Lake Lanier Islands Park reviews ★
• Little Shoal Creek Public Use Area reviews ★
• Van Pugh North Park reviews ★
• Van Pugh Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Rest Haven

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