THE CALHOUN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys and Low Rolling Hills setting.
Calhoun town has 1.19 square miles of land in McMinn County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys and Low Rolling Hills, within Ridge and Valley.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Calhoun and McMinn County
Calhoun is associated with McMinn County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Calhoun by land and water
The Census records 0.06 square miles of water within Calhoun, or 4.7% of its total area. It is 4.3 percentage points higher than the 0.5% recorded for McMinn County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Calhoun town has 1 times the land area of nearby Charleston city (1.15 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

