Gumlog, Georgia
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Young Harris census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30582. It lies near Hyatt Cove. The Survey maps it on the Blairsville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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 Gumlog quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS Gumlog quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Gumlog quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Blairsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Toccoa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Blairsville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
211 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 211 fires within 5 miles of Gumlog between 1992 and 2020, burning about 520 acres in total. None 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 | 127 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | IVY LOG GAP |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-TOWNS-001 |
| 27 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-TOWNS-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Gumlog: 12 prospects, 7 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Kyanite, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gay Bryant Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Warne-Sylva Kyn Belt | Kyanite | Occurrence | Metamorphic | |
| Brown | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Chastian Placer Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| E.R. Brown Mine | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Gum Log/J.H. Brown/Brown/Placer Mines | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Horse Vein | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Horse Vein | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Hunt Mine | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Kerby Prospect | Gold | Prospect | Vein |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gumlog in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2013: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Gumlog | $40,000 | The emergency manager reported four roads west and northwest of Young Harris were closed due to flooding. Crooked Creek washed out a culvert pipe at Settlement Road and Byers Creek washed out a culvert pipe at Crisp Road. Winchester Creek flooded portions of Winchester Creek Road and Crane Creek flooded portions of Kerby Road which made them completely impassable. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gumlog | $10,000 | The Towns County 911 Center reported that many trees and several power lines were down across the county. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gumlog | $5,000 | The Towns County 911 Center reported that nine trees were down across the county. Several traffic signals were also out of service as a result of strong thunderstorm wind gusts. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexanders Mill | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Welch | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Young Harris | 5.2 miles | 24 | |
| Jacksonville | 5.3 miles | 24 | |
| Campagne (historical) | 6.3 miles | 24 | |
| Red Banks | 6.6 miles | 24 | |
| Cedar Cliff | 7.6 miles | 24 | |
| Friendship | 7.9 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 330964. 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.











