Fain, Georgia
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Blairsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30512. It stands on Fain Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jacks Gap quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1886 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1896 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1935 USGS Jacks Gap quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Jacks Gap quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jacks Gap quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Toccoa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Jacks Gap quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
192 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 192 fires within 5 miles of Fain between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,198 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 10 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 | 144 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 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 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Fain: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Corundum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track Rock Corundum Mine | Corundum | Past Producer | ||
| Coosa Creek Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Crumley Creek | Gold | Past Producer | Placer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fain in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fain | $15,000 | Reports of multiple trees and power lines down near Owltown. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fain | $1,000 | Tree down near the intersection of Town Creek School Road and Misty Mountain Lane. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fain | $1,000 | The Union County 911 Center reported that a few trees were blown down east of Owltown. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Fain | - | Several reports of hail the size of quarters to half dollars were received from the public. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Fain | - | The public reported hail up to the size of quarters covering the ground near Pine Top Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Creek | 0.2 miles | 22 | |
| Hood (historical) | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Choestoe | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Laura (historical) | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Caldwell (historical) | 3.4 miles | 23 | |
| Owltown | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Hood | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Otto (historical) | 5.8 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331682. 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.










