BlockBelmont, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Gainesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30567. It lies near Price Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Chestnut Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1891 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Chestnut Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Chestnut Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
189 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 189 fires within 5 miles of Belmont between 1992 and 2018, burning about 487 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 36 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 | 100 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-HALL-001 |
| 8 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 8.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-JACKSON-003 |
| 25 September 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-HALL-002 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Belmont: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainsville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hall County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Belmont in 6 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2002 | Lightning | Belmont | $60,000 | The Times Newspaper of Gainesville reported that lightning struck a century-old south Hall home in Tanner Mill, setting fire to the roof. The resulting fire destroyed half of the roof and damaged the upstairs bedroom. In addition, the remainder of the home sustained water and smoke damage, although most possessions were salvaged. No injuries of deaths were reported with the incident. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Belmont | $3,000 | The Hall County Emergency Management Director reported flash flooding from Walnut Creek, just north of the Jackson county line in southeast Hall county. Walnut Creek washed out portions of Cooper Bridge Road in this portion of the county. Monetary damage during this time frame was confined to debris removal adjacent to the creek. No homes or property were affected during this time period. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belmont | $2,000 | The public reported that 10 trees were blown down in the area between Belmont and Gillsville in the eastern eastern part of the county near the Jackson county line. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belmont | $1,000 | Tree down across roadway at intersection of Candler Rd and Mcever Lake Rd. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belmont | $1,000 | EM reported tree down at Tanners Mill Cir and Sherman Allen Rd. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Belmont | - | The public reported penny-sized hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Tanner Mill | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Candler | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Bolman Estates | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Bretton Woods | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Sugar Hill | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Marlette Heights | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Alandale | 3.8 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Belmont | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q43080621 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 354540. 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.