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Habersham, Georgia

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Clarkesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30535. It stands on Hazel Creek. The Survey maps it on the Clarkesville quadrangle.

Habersham within Habersham County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 18 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.

Photographs

8 of 12 photographs shown, 2017

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Dirt road beside a cornfield near Clarkesville in Habersham County, Georgia
Dirt road beside a cornfield near Clarkesville in Habersham County, Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Unusual old barn with a ventilation deck near Clarkesville in Habersham County, Georgia
Unusual old barn with a ventilation deck near Clarkesville in Habersham County, Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Vintage tractor beside a cornfield near Clarkesville in Habersham County, Georgia
Vintage tractor beside a cornfield near Clarkesville in Habersham County, Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
These cows on a farm in Habersham County, Georgia, don't let a little green pond scum deter them from cooling off on hot summer day
These cows on a farm in Habersham County, Georgia, don't let a little green pond scum deter them from cooling off on hot summer day
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Old chicken coop in Habersham County, Georgia
Old chicken coop in Habersham County, Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Tallulah Falls Bridge, Spanning Tallulah Falls River on U.S. Highway 23/State Route 15, Tallulah Falls, Habersham County, GA
Tallulah Falls Bridge, Spanning Tallulah Falls River on U.S. Highway 23/State Route 15, Tallulah Falls, Habersham County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
West-Jackson Garage, 111 North Washington Street, Clarkesville, Habersham County, GA
West-Jackson Garage, 111 North Washington Street, Clarkesville, Habersham County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Tallulah Falls Dam, Spanning Tallulah Falls River on U.S. Highway 23/State Route 15, Tallulah Falls, Habersham County, GA
Tallulah Falls Dam, Spanning Tallulah Falls River on U.S. Highway 23/State Route 15, Tallulah Falls, Habersham County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Habersham County

Fires near this place

260 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 260 fires within 5 miles of Habersham between 1992 and 2020, burning about 388 acres in total. 6 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 burning173
Arson/incendiarism26
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Equipment and vehicle use14
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Smoking7
Recreation and ceremony6
Natural6

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
8 September 1997Smokingunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 August 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-HABERSHAM-008
29 August 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2015-HABERSHAM-001

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Habersham County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Habersham: 5 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Kyanite. 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
Clarksville District Kyn OccurrenceKyanitePast Producer1932
Piedmont College FarmIronPast ProducerResidual
Chatman EstateGoldPast ProducerStream Placer
Elrod, T.GoldProspectPlacer
H. WoodsGoldPast ProducerStream Placer
Habersham QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Habersham QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Stamborough QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Habersham County

Storms near this place

4 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Habersham in 4 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. The reports record 3 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 1993Thunderstorm WindHabersham3 hurtWindows were blown out of a mobile home in Habersham.
December 2024Thunderstorm WindHabersham$15,000Fire dept reported several trees blown down around Clarkesville and vicinity, with one tree down on the fire station. At Least one business outside of town had roof damage.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindHabersham-County comms reported a few trees blown down west of Clarkesville.
August 2008Flash FloodHabersham-Flash flooding was reported from Demorest to Mt. Airy.

Every storm recorded in Habersham 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
Bert (historical)0.6 miles18
Pardue Mill1.3 miles18
Habersham Station (historical)1.4 miles18
Demorest1.9 miles18
Hills2.4 miles18
Clarkesville2.5 miles18
Soquee (historical)2.6 miles18
Fairview2.9 miles18

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on HabershamAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q60789174The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356130. 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.