Harvest, Georgia
19 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 30523. It lies near Yellowbank Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Clarkesville NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clarkesville NE quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Toccoa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
229 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 229 fires within 5 miles of Harvest between 1992 and 2020, burning about 457 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 25 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 | 154 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-HABERSHAM-008 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Harvest: 5 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville District Kyn Occurrence | Kyanite | Past Producer | 1932 | |
| Habersham Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stamborough Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bell Davis Property | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Chatman Estate | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Elrod, T. | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Twiner/T.G. Edwards | Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harvest in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harvest | $10,000 | County comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down throughout Habersham County and roof damage to a government office in Clarkesville. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harvest | - | County comms reported a smattering of trees and power lines blown down in Clarkesville and vicinity. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Harvest | - | Public reported 3/4 inch hail at the intersection of Heyden Ridge Dr and Stonepile Rd. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Harvest | - | Public reported dime to quarter size hail on Majestic Way. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harvest | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the 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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Pardue Mill | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Aerial | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Habersham | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Mauldins (historical) | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Bert (historical) | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Soquee (historical) | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| College Park | 4.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 328084. 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.







