 The city was officially incorporated in 1889, over 50 years after the establishment of the original farming settlement.While industry in Waleska's past has included tobacco farming, manufacturing, some mineral development, lumbering, and agriculture, which are both still active in the area, the chief "industry" of the town is and has always been Reinhardt University.Waleska is located in northwestern Cherokee County at (34.317968, -84.552951).