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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.

Batesville within Habersham County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

75 since 1992

Regional 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 burning39
Arson/incendiarism18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Smoking2
Natural2
Other causes2
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
13 August 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2001-HABERSHAM-014
14 July 2016Natural17 acresChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestSILLY COOK
27 May 1992Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresChattahoochee-Oconee National Forestnot named
2 May 2015Debris and open burning1.6 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2015-HABERSHAM-019
7 April 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 April 2014Debris and open burning143 acresChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestGOSHEN MOUNTAIN
3 April 2006Arson/incendiarism4.2 acresChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestRIDER ROAD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Habersham County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bell Davis PropertyGoldPast ProducerVein
Childs PlacerGoldProspectPlacer Dominates, Some Vein Prospecting
Franklin & GlennGoldProspectPlacer Dominates, Some Vein Prospecting
Glen Comyn Gold MineGoldPast Producer
HoodGoldProspectPlacer
JonesGoldProspectPlacer Dominates, Some Vein Prospecting
Kennedy PlacerGoldProspectPlacer
L. Wilson PlacerGoldPast ProducerStream Placer
Lot 10 Gold MineGoldPast Producer
Ls Prade Placer(Shelton Mine; K & M Berron)GoldPast ProducerStream Placer

Every working recorded in Habersham County

Storms near this place

14 since 1995

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1995Thunderstorm WindBatesville$7,000Thunderstorm 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 2025Thunderstorm WindBatesville-County comms reported numerous trees and power lines blown down along the Highway 197 corridor between Batesville and Dicks Hill Parkway.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindBatesville-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 2015Thunderstorm WindBatesville-County comms reported power lines and a tree blown down near Batesville.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindBatesville-County comms reported numerous trees and power lines blown down throughout Habersham County.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindBatesville-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 2011Thunderstorm WindBatesville-Multiple trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county.
April 2011Tornado (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 2010Thunderstorm WindBatesville-Several trees were blown down from the Batesville area to north of Clarkesville.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindBatesville-A few trees were blown down around Batesville.
April 2009HailBatesville-Hail reportedly dented cars in the Batesville community.
September 2002Thunderstorm WindBatesville-Some trees were blown down.
June 2011HailBatesville-no account filed
July 2002HailBatesville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Habersham County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Wikle Store1.5 miles18
Mauldins (historical)5.9 miles20
Aerial6.0 miles20
Harvest8.4 miles19
College Park8.5 miles19
Soquee (historical)9.9 miles18
Fairview10.1 miles18
Dixon Crossroads10.4 miles19

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.