BlockHollingsworth, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Baldwin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30510. It lies near Whitehouse Hill. The Survey maps it on the Baldwin quadrangle.
On record in Hollingsworth
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Fort Hollingsworth-White Houselisted 1998
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1891 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Baldwin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
149 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 149 fires within 5 miles of Hollingsworth between 1992 and 2020, burning about 495 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 | 84 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-BANKS-001 |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BANKS-001 |
| 31 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BANKS-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hollingsworth: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Plant No. 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hollingsworth in 8 storm reports between 1996 and 2018: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Hollingsworth | $50,000 | The Banks County Emergency Management Director reported that very heavy rain from thunderstorms caused Mountain Creek to rapidly exceed its banks and wash out an earthen bridge on Dalton Road just south of Hollingsworth. As a result, the road was closed. Little Nails Creek in the same area also exceeded its banks and washed out a portion of Moss Mill Road, a gravel road. |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollingsworth | $1,500 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollingsworth | $700 | no account filed |
| November 2018 | Flash Flood | Hollingsworth | - | Emergency Manager reported Moss Mill Road near Highway 441 and Old Highway 441 was inundated with water due to Little Nails Creek overflowing its banks. Radar estimates indicate that 2.5 to 3 inches of rainfall occurred over the area. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Hollingsworth | - | The Banks County 911 Center reported that penny-sized hail was observed at the Fire Station on Damascus Road northwest of Hollingsworth. Radar data suggests that similar hail likely fell with this thunderstorm further southwest to east of Lula. |
| August 2005 | Hail | Hollingsworth | - | The Banks County Emergency Management Director reported nickel-sized hail. Thunderstorm wind gusts were also estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollingsworth | - | The Banks county 911 center reported pea size hail. |
| May 1996 | Hail | Hollingsworth | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nancytown (historical) | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Woffords Settlement (historical) | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Pruitt | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Pinefield Crossroads | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Alto | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Uvena | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Odis Crossroads | 6.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332009. 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.