Batesville, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Clarkesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30523. It lies near Mack Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Clarkesville NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1886 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1896 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clarkesville NE quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Toccoa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Batesville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 510 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 18 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 | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-HABERSHAM-014 |
| 14 July 2016 | Natural | 17 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | SILLY COOK |
| 27 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | not named |
| 2 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-HABERSHAM-019 |
| 7 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 143 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | GOSHEN MOUNTAIN |
| 3 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.2 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | RIDER ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Batesville: 14 prospects, 7 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Davis Property | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Childs Placer | Gold | Prospect | Placer Dominates, Some Vein Prospecting | |
| Franklin & Glenn | Gold | Prospect | Placer Dominates, Some Vein Prospecting | |
| Glen Comyn Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Hood | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Jones | Gold | Prospect | Placer Dominates, Some Vein Prospecting | |
| Kennedy Placer | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| L. Wilson Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Lot 10 Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Ls Prade Placer(Shelton Mine; K & M Berron) | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Batesville in 14 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesville | $7,000 | Thunderstorm winds in the northwest part of the county blew the roof of a barn off and caused damage to a shed. A few trees were downed on powerlines. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesville | - | County comms reported numerous trees and power lines blown down along the Highway 197 corridor between Batesville and Dicks Hill Parkway. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesville | - | Public reported county comms reported trees blown down at Watts Mill Rd and Sillycook Trail. County comms reported a large tree down a miles southeast of this location. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesville | - | County comms reported power lines and a tree blown down near Batesville. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesville | - | County comms reported numerous trees and power lines blown down throughout Habersham County. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesville | - | Trees were blown down along highway 197 with the third severe thunderstorm to move across the northern part of the county during the late evening. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesville | - | Multiple trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Batesville | - | An area of strong tornado damage began in a secluded area across extreme northern Habersham County. Damage was initially found just west of Baker Branch Rd, though an aerial survey performed by the NWS office in Peachtree City, GA confirmed that the tornado actually began in northern Lumpkin County, moved across northern White County and continued into northwest Habersham County. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted as the tornado tracked northeast toward Goshen Mountain Rd. About 8 homes along Goshen Mountain Rd received minor to moderate roof damage. Meanwhile, trees fell on some homes and vehicles. Other homes had porches blown off while a small cabin was completely destroyed. The tornado continued northeast from there, but the track was lost in this very remote area. However, additional tornado damage was found just across the Rabun County line, on the west side of Lake Burton. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesville | - | Several trees were blown down from the Batesville area to north of Clarkesville. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesville | - | A few trees were blown down around Batesville. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Batesville | - | Hail reportedly dented cars in the Batesville community. |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesville | - | Some trees were blown down. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Batesville | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Batesville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikle Store | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Mauldins (historical) | 5.9 miles | 20 | |
| Aerial | 6.0 miles | 20 | |
| Harvest | 8.4 miles | 19 | |
| College Park | 8.5 miles | 19 | |
| Soquee (historical) | 9.9 miles | 18 | |
| Fairview | 10.1 miles | 18 | |
| Dixon Crossroads | 10.4 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 354479. 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.







