Brookton, Georgia
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Clermont census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30506. The Survey maps it on the Clermont quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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 Clermont quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
185 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 185 fires within 5 miles of Brookton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 474 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 24 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 | 122 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
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 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HALL-006 |
| 28 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-HALL-004 |
| 5 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HALL-003 |
| 5 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Brookton: 2 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armour Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Deavours Mine | Gold | Prospect | Placer, Some Vein Prospecting | |
| Glade Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Savage Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brookton in 7 storm reports between 2019 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Brookton | $75,000 | A National Weather Service survey determined that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds 90 mph and a maximum path width of 300 yards touched down in northern Hall County along Napone Road west of Clarks Bridge Road. The tornado travelled east northeast along Napone Road, crossed Clarks Bridge Road and continued east northeast along Glade Farm Road before lifting near Glade Lake before reaching Flat Creek. Numerous trees were blown down or snapped along this path and the steeple was blown off of the Dewberry Baptist Church. No injuries were reported. [04/19/19: Tornado #2, County #1/1, EF-1, Hall, 2019:026]. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brookton | $25,000 | Multiple trees reported down on two homes on the 6100 block of River Run Circle. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brookton | $1,000 | Tree in the road near North Browning Bridge Rd and Clarks Bridge Rd. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brookton | $1,000 | Tree down on power lines near the intersection of Clermont Hwy and Dahlonega Hwy. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brookton | $1,000 | Powerline down across roadway on 5200 block of Cleveland Hwy. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brookton | $1,000 | Powerline down across roadway at intersection of Cleveland Hwy and Green Cir. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brookton | - | A large tree down at Dahlonega Hwy and Clermont Hwy. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land (historical) | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| River Run | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Walden Woods | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Clermont | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Glades | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Beaver Pond | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Heather Heights | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Haven | 4.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331248. 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.




