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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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 Walhalla quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Walhalla quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1896 USGS Walhalla quadrangle1:125000
- 1935 USGS Dillard quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Dillard quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Dillard quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Toccoa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Dillard quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
139 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 77 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 | Natural | 16 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | GLASSY |
| 5 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | SAWMILL |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | GERMANY |
| 17 September 2000 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | MOUNTAIN GROVE |
| 15 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | RHONDA |
| 2 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | SAGA MTN |
| 11 August 2008 | Other causes | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | LEAD TREE FIRE |
| 1 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-RABUN-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclay Mine | Gold, Silver | Prospect | Vein | |
| Bentley Mine | Gold, Silver | Prospect | Vein | |
| Bowers Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| J.G. Welborn | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Moore Girl Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Moore Girl's Mine | Gold | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Blalock | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Dickerson Mill | 3.2 miles | 24 | |
| Clayton | 3.7 miles | 24 | |
| Tiger | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Kilby Mill | 4.0 miles | 24 | |
| Burton (historical) | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Laurel Falls | 4.5 miles | 19 |
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.









