BlockBig Creek, Georgia
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Big Creek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30041. It stands on Pine Creek. The Survey maps it on the Duluth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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
- 1956 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
144 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Big Creek between 1992 and 2016, burning about 245 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 29 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 | 63 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-FORSYTH-003 |
| 6 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-FORSYTH-001 |
| 27 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Big Creek: 5 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Magnesite, Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattahoochee River Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mary Thomas Property | Magnesite | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Ocher Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Faver Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Little Property | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Settles Property | Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
Storms near this place
14 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Big Creek in 14 storm reports between 1998 and 2015: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Big Creek | $250,000 | The public measured a wind gust of 62 mph on a home weather instrument. Several small and large trees were also blown down in the area by the strong winds. Pea-sized hail was also observed in the area at the time. Further southwest in the Brookwood area near the Fulton county line, more than 30 trees were uprooted or snapped off. A number of power lines were down in the same area and several homes sustained roof damage. The public also reported damage to large sections of a metal and rock fence at the Laurel Springs Subdivision on Mathis Airport Road between Paddock Parkway and Laurel Springs Parkway in southern Forsyth county, near Brookwood. The thunderstorm that caused this damage was the same storm that spawned the tornado that traveled across northern Cobb and northern Fulton counties. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Big Creek | $50,000 | The Forsyth County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down from around Big Creek to south of Cumming and the Chattahoochee River Club. Several houses were hit by falling trees, no injuries were reported. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Big Creek | $10,000 | The Forsyth County 911 Center reported that several trees were down across the southern and eastern part of the county. Two power lines were also down as well. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Big Creek | $10,000 | The Forsyth county sheriff reported a roof was heavily damaged. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Big Creek | $5,000 | The USGS stream gage on Dick Creek at Old Atlanta Road near Johns Creek and Suwanee reached flood stage of 10 feet. The creek crest at 12.8 feet. Minor flooding occurred with a few road closures nearby. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Big Creek | $5,000 | The USGS stream gage along Big Creek between Alpharetta and Cumming in the southwest part of the county showed that minor flooding continued across the area following earlier flash flooding. Damage was confined to minor debris removal adjacent to the creek. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Big Creek | $2,000 | Local newspaper reported numerous trees down in the Sharon Road area. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Big Creek | $1,320 | The USGS stream gage along the lower portion of Big Creek in the far southern portion of Forsyth county near the Fulton county line went into minor flood at 1245 am EDT on the 21st. Damage at this time in this portion of the county was confined to minor debris removal adjacent to the flooded portion of the creek. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Big Creek | $500 | The USGS stream gage on Big Creek in far southwest Forsyth county, along the Fulton county line, reached flood stage of 7.0 feet at 430 pm EDT. The creek crested at 7.17 feet at 530 pm EDT, then fell below flood stage at 722 pm EDT. Damage was confined to minor debris removal adjacent to the creek. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Big Creek | $250 | The public reported that a Pine tree was blown down onto Georgia Highway 141, Peachtree Parkway, near Brookwood. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Big Creek | - | A storm spotter observed penny-sized hail in the far southern part of Forsyth county near the Fulton and Gwinnett county borders in the Big Creek area. This hail fell from a separate thunderstorm from the one that earlier produced an EF1 tornado southeast of Cumming on the west side of Lake Lanier. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Big Creek | - | The public reported penny-sized hail near Georgia Highway 9. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Big Creek | - | Several reports of hail, ranging in size from pennies to golf balls, were received from the public. The public reported nickel to golf ball-sized hail in Cumming. Penny to quarter-sized hail was reported from the southwest part of the county, west of Brookwood and Big Creek. A spotter reported nickel-sized hail five miles north of Cumming. Hail was reported to have covered the ground in several areas. In some areas in Cumming, the hail accumulated to a depth of three inches, which resulted in local drainage problems and street flooding. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Big Creek | - | Nickel to quarter size hail fell in southern Forsyth county. Small trees were downed near the Fulton county line. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookwood | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Mars Hill Crossroads | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| The Polo Fields | 5.1 miles | 21 | |
| Cumming | 6.5 miles | 21 | |
| Drew | 6.8 miles | 21 | |
| Pirkle Woods | 7.8 miles | 21 | |
| Dunn | 8.8 miles | 21 | |
| Ducktown | 9.6 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331159. 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.