Mountain Rest 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 ...
near the
Chattooga River
The Chattooga River (also spelled Chatooga, Chatuga, and Chautaga, variant name Guinekelokee River) is the main tributary of the Tugaloo River.
Water course
The headwaters of the Chattooga River are located southwest of Cashiers, North Car ...
in northwestern
Oconee County,
South Carolina
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. The community is on
South Carolina Highway 28 adjacent to a lake on
Taylor Creek. The ZIP Code for Mountain Rest is 29664.
The
Oconee State Park Historic District and
Russell House are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
References
Unincorporated communities in Oconee County, South Carolina
Unincorporated communities in South Carolina
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