Fort Smith, Georgia
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Three Sisters Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30533. It stands on Walker Creek. The Survey maps it on the Neel Gap quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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 Neels Gap quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Neels Gap quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Neels Gap quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Toccoa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Neels Gap quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
324 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 324 fires within 5 miles of Fort Smith between 1992 and 2019, burning about 5,571 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 63 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 | 190 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 63 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Natural | 7.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-LUMPKIN-006 |
| 22 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | 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 Fort Smith: 2 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Iron, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C M Moore Estate Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Ralston Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fort Smith in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2015: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Smith | $5,000 | The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported that many trees were down across the county and especially to the northeast of Dahlonega. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Fort Smith | $5,000 | The Lumpkin County Emergency Management Director, the county 911 center, and the public all observed flash flooding in several areas of the county. Several roads were washed out from several hours of repeated heavy rainfall. Widespread minor flooding was observed along Woody and Yahoola Creeks flooding adjacent fields and pasture lands. A person had to be evacuated from their home near the Chestatee River. A mudslide occurred along Corinth Church Road. Fortunately, no injuries were observed and damage was confined to minor debris removal. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Smith | $1,500 | The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported several trees down across the northern part of the county. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Fort Smith | $1,000 | The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported quarter sized hail and one tree blown down on Yahoola Road near Highway 19. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Springs | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Willow (historical) | 3.6 miles | 24 | |
| Walnut (historical) | 4.0 miles | 24 | |
| Tube (historical) | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Gates (historical) | 4.4 miles | 24 | |
| Turners Corner | 4.5 miles | 24 | |
| Cane Creek | 4.5 miles | 21 | |
| Wild (historical) | 5.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331757. 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.










