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Germany, Georgia

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Clayton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30525. It lies near Round Top. The Survey maps it on the Dillard quadrangle.

Germany within Rabun County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

139 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Germany between 1992 and 2019, burning about 562 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 26 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 burning77
Arson/incendiarism26
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Natural7
Other causes6
Recreation and ceremony3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1998Natural16 acresChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestGLASSY
5 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestSAWMILL
25 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestGERMANY
17 September 2000Other causes1.0 acresChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestMOUNTAIN GROVE
15 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestRHONDA
2 August 2012Naturalunder an acreChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestSAGA MTN
11 August 2008Other causesunder an acreChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestLEAD TREE FIRE
1 August 2012Naturalunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2013-RABUN-001

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Rabun County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Germany: 4 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Barclay MineGold, SilverProspectVein
Bentley MineGold, SilverProspectVein
Bowers PlacerGoldPast ProducerStream Placer
J.G. WelbornGoldPast ProducerStream Placer
Moore Girl MineGoldPast ProducerVein
Moore Girl's MineGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Rabun County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Persimmon2.4 miles23
Blalock2.5 miles23
Dickerson Mill3.2 miles24
Clayton3.7 miles24
Tiger3.8 miles19
Kilby Mill4.0 miles24
Burton (historical)4.1 miles18
Laurel Falls4.5 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331805. 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.