Auraria, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Dahlonega census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30534. It lies near Whim Hill. The Survey maps it on the Dawsonville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1890 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Dawsonville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Dawsonville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
574 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 574 fires within 5 miles of Auraria between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,104 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 117 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 318 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 117 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-LUMPKIN-002 |
| 8 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 51 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 51 workings within 5 miles of Auraria: 37 past producers, 12 prospects, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barlow | Gold, Silver | Prospect | Vein And Placer | |
| Battle Branch Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Belle | Gold, Silver | Prospect | Vein And Placer | |
| Columbia Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Gordon | Gold, Silver | Prospect | Vein And Placer | |
| Josephine (Auraria) | Gold, Silver | Prospect | Vein And Placer | |
| Whim Hill | Gold, Silver | Prospect | Vein And Placer | |
| Barlow Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Bast Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Battle Branch Mine | Gold | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Auraria in 10 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Hail | Auraria | $200,000 | The public observed golf ball-sized hail west of Dahlonega and penny to quarter-sized hail west of Georgia Highway 9 in the Mill Creek Station Subdivision near the Dawson county line. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auraria | $2,000 | Emergency manager reported tree damage and damage to power lines along Summerour Rd. |
| March 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auraria | $2,000 | The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported that at least six trees were down across the county, especially in the Dahlonega area. Power was out from a downed power line in the Georgia Highway 52 area near Dahlonega. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auraria | $1,500 | The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down near Highway 9. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auraria | $1,000 | Tree downed along auraria rd near burnt stand road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auraria | $1,000 | Tree downed along burnt stand road near glenn oaks dr. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auraria | $1,000 | The Lumpkin County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down near the intersection of Auraria Drive and Blackburn Road. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auraria | $1,000 | The Lumpkin County Emergency Management Director reported that four trees were down in the far western part of the county near the Dawson county line in the Wimpy Mill area. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Auraria | - | The public observed half-dollar-sized hail near Auraria and nickel-sized hail near Dahlonega. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Auraria | - | An amateur radio operator relayed a report of quarter-sized hail on the south side of Dahlonega. WSR-88D radar data suggests that quarter to penny-sized hail likely fell from this point northward to near Dahlonega. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etowah (historical) | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Hedwig (historical) | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Buckhorn Tavern | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Burtsboro | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| New Bridge (historical) | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Albert (historical) | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Dahlonega | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Halfway (historical) | 6.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 354415. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








