Baldwin (previously known as Stonepile), was founded on December 17, 1896. Home to approximately 1,500 people, it rises 1,470 feet above sea level and straddles Habersham and Banks Counties. The population was 2,425 at the 2000 census.

Baldwin is located on U.S. 441 just south of Georgia 365 on the Appalachain continental divide. City hall sits in Banks County. Baldwin borders the bigger city of Cornelia, which has the Habersham Chamber of Commerce. Nearby in Demorest is Piedmont College. Also nearby is Lake Russell, a national park. The Habersham county airport is in Baldwin. Biggest employer is Fieldale, which is primarily chicken processing.