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Jerusalem, Georgia

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Ludville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30143. It lies near Stripling Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Ludville quadrangle.

Jerusalem within Pickens County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 19 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.

Fires near this place

364 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 364 fires within 5 miles of Jerusalem between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,493 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 195 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
Arson/incendiarism195
Debris and open burning103
Missing data/not specified/undetermined23
Equipment and vehicle use12
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Recreation and ceremony8
Natural5
Smoking5
Railroad operations and maintenance2

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 2002Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-LUMPKIN-003
7 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1994Arson/incendiarism1.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pickens County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Jerusalem: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Flagstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold. 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
Betz MineGoldPast Producer
H & M QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Jerusalem QuarryFlagstoneProducer
Pine Log QuarryFlagstoneProducer

Every working recorded in Pickens County

Storms near this place

11 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jerusalem in 11 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 9 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2019Thunderstorm WindJerusalem$30,000A trained spotter reported numerous trees blown down around the intersection of Henderson Mountain Road and S. Basin Drive. A report was received on social media of a roof damaged by wind near the intersection of Jonah Lane and Noah Drive.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindJerusalem$10,000Numerous uprooted trees and snapped power poles reported near Henderson Mountain Rd and S Basin Dr.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindJerusalem$8,000Trained spotters reported trees and power lines blown down across western Pickens County including on Henderson Mountain Road and on Jerusalem Church Road southwest of Jasper and on Pleasant Hill road and Hobson Road near Talking Rock.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindJerusalem$5,000Storm spotters reported trees blown down from Henderson Mountain Road southwest of Jasper into Jasper.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindJerusalem$5,000A trained spotter reported multiple trees blown down onto power lines on Henderson Mountain Road.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindJerusalem$4,000An amateur radio operator reported several trees blown down across the southern half of the county. Locations include the 5000 block of Henderson Mountain Road, the 400 block of Salem Church Road, and Parker Road near the intersection of Refuge Road.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindJerusalem$2,000The public reported a tree blown down onto power lines on Henderson Mountain Road.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindJerusalem$1,000Tree downed at the intersection of carlan rd and roper rd blocking lanes.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindJerusalem-A tree was downed onto a power line on Henderson Mountain Rd at Windwood Way.
June 2020HailJerusalem-A trained spotter reported hail the size of quarters.
August 2007HailJerusalem-A storm spotter observed quarter-sized hail in the southwest part of the county, about seven miles southwest of Talking Rock or near Jerusalem. He also estimated that wind gusts were in the 50 to 60 mph range. Another report from the public indicated that two large pine trees were blown down about one mile west of Tate.

Every storm recorded in Pickens 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
Talmadge1.2 miles19
Ludville2.4 miles19
Hinton2.7 miles19
Scarecorn4.6 miles20
Blaine4.9 miles20
McDaniel5.3 miles19
Talking Rock6.2 miles20
Rober (historical)6.2 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326342. 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.