Choestoe Falls is a waterfall on Shoal Branch in Union County, Georgia, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 9.8 miles south of Young Harris and roughly 55.2 miles northeast of Alpharetta as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
The Blue Ridge is the highest part of the southern Appalachians, a range of forested peaks and coves with oak, hickory, tulip poplar and hemlock and spruce-fir on the summits, in one of the wettest climates in the East. Steep mountain streams drop over granite, gneiss and quartzite ledges, giving the region hundreds of waterfalls. Shoal Branch carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Union County holds 13 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Ivy Thicket Branch Falls, is about 2.7 miles away. Helton Creek Falls, 120 feet high, is about 3.2 miles away. Cross Mountain Branch Falls, is about 4.4 miles away.
Choestoe Falls is located at 34.7929° N, 83.8688° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.