A tight-knit White County community built around its own private five-acre lake, with generous 1+ acre lots throughout.
Chimney Lake was built by a local family company with a deliberate focus on community, not just construction — developers Roger London and Judy London Dunagan are Cleveland natives who've stayed involved in the neighborhood's growth. Residents consistently describe it as peaceful, walkable within the community, and genuinely neighborly.
The lake itself dates back to a 19th-century homestead — a chimney from the original Jackson family home still stands, giving the community its name and a real sense of history.
Every homesite runs at least one acre, so you get real space between neighbors even within a planned community. MountainCraft Builders, with over 50 years of North Georgia homebuilding experience, does much of the new construction here.
It's about 25 miles from Northeast Georgia Medical Center and roughly 50 miles from Georgia Mall, keeping it rural but not impractically remote.
This pulls live from MLS, so what you see is what's actually on the market today — not a stale snapshot.
View Current Chimney Lake ListingsChimney Lake residents consistently say the same thing — the neighbors are what make it special. If that kind of genuine community matters to you, this is worth an early tour.
This is intentionally a smaller, close-knit development. If you'd rather have more anonymity and a bigger amenity package, Sterling on the Lake or Royal Lakes offer that instead.
Some buyers want exactly this kind of close-knit neighborhood, others don't. Let's talk honestly about which one you are.