Country music recording artist Ashley McBryde directly references the town in her debut single "A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega", which was released in October 2017.

Dahlonega is located in central Lumpkin County at 34°32′N 83°59′W / 34.533°N 83.983°W / 34.533; -83.983 (34.5305, −83.9847). U.S. Route 19 passes through the east side of the city, leading north 34 miles (55 km) to Blairsville and south 65 miles (105 km) to Atlanta. Georgia State Route 400, a freeway which runs concurrently with US-19 to Atlanta, has its northern terminus 5 miles (8 km) south of the center of Dahlonega. State Routes 9 and 52 run concurrently around the south side of Dahlonega, joining US 19 on the southeast side. State Route 9 leads southwest 14 miles (23 km) to Dawsonville, while State Route 52 leads west 18 miles (29 km) to Amicalola Falls State Park. To the east State Route 52 leads 16 miles (26 km) to Clermont.

When someday comes you'll need to get in.

When someday comes you'll need to be able to get around.