Ebenezer, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Good Hope census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30025. The Survey maps it on the Rutledge North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1896 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rutledge North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Athens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
154 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 154 fires within 5 miles of Ebenezer between 1992 and 2019, burning about 548 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 6 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 | 88 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020MORGAN002 |
| 24 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-WALTON-002 |
| 24 September 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1998 | Natural | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-WALTON-005 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Ebenezer: 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conner Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ebenezer in 5 storm reports between 2023 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind. 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ebenezer | $1,000 | Tree down along Adcock Rd and Hester Town Rd. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ebenezer | $1,000 | Tree down blocking road near intersection of Hester Town Rd and Adcock Rd. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ebenezer | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree blocking roadway at intersection of Adcock road and Hester Town road. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ebenezer | - | Report of tree down near intersection of Hawkins Academy Rd and Amber Stapp Studdard Rd. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ebenezer | - | Tree down near intersection of Knox Chapel Rd and Parkview Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herndonville | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Whitney | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Pannell | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Good Hope | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Cleaton (historical) | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Social Circle | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Monroe | 7.5 miles | 17 | |
| Alcovy Mountain | 7.9 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326259. 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.







