BlockHarper, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Bowman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30624. The Survey maps it on the Dewy Rose quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1893 USGS Elberton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elberton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Dewy Rose quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
217 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 217 fires within 5 miles of Harper between 1992 and 2020, burning about 389 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 22 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 | 125 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
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 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-ELBERT-016 |
| 4 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-ELBERT-007 |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HART-006 |
| 18 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020ELBERT003 |
| 14 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Harper: 4 past producers, 4 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Granite, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ribbon Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Norman Sillimanite Prospect | Kyanite | Prospect | ||
| Adams Mine | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Brown Property | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Dewey Rose Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Frank Mewburn Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Ginn Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Ginn Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harper in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | Flood | Harper | $25,000 | Although heavy rain tapered off across Elbert County during the evening, stream levels on Beaverdam Creek continued to rise steadily throughout the morning of the 7th, and a stream gauge on the creek north of Elberton reflected the most significant flooding in at least 32 years. Major flooding occurred along the stream, with multiple roads washed out and water inundating at least one business along Brewers Bridge Rd. |
| February 2020 | Flash Flood | Harper | $5,000 | Flash flooding developed along the Beaverdam Creek basin in northern Elbert County after 3 to 5 inches of rain fell in about 24 hours, with much of that falling during the morning and afternoon of the 6th. Multiple roads were flooded along the stream from Bowman through Dewy Rose into areas just north of Elberton. |
| January 2024 | Flood | Harper | $1,000 | A stream gauge on Beaverdam Creek indicated flooding developed along the basin in northern Elbert County after 3 to 4 inches of rain fell in less 12 to 18 hours. Multiple, mainly unpaved roads were flooded along the stream from Bowman through Dewy Rose into areas just north of Elberton. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Harper | $1,000 | A stream gauge on Beaverdam Creek indicated flooding developed along the basin in northern Elbert County after 3 to 4.5 inches of rain fell in less than 24 hours. Multiple, mainly unpaved roads were flooded along the stream from Bowman through Dewy Rose into areas just north of Elberton. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Harper | $500 | After around 2 inches of rain fell across much of Elbert County, a stream gauge on Beaverdam Creek in the far northern part of the county exceeded established flood stage, indicating flooding of Brickyard Rd and Horse Farm Rd. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harper | - | County comms reported trees blown down at the intersection of Floyd Rd and Ruby Dr and trees and large limbs down and blocking the road at the intersection of Brewers Bridge Rd and Kathwood Dr. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harper | - | County comms reported multiple trees blown down in Elbert County. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harper | - | Trees were blown down near the intersection of highway 17 and Christian Rd, on Pulliam Mill Rd, Fork Creek Rd, and Moon Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hard Cash | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Bowman | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Dewy Rose | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Match | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Thirteen Forks | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Seymours Store | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Goss | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Centerville | 5.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 334663. 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.