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Lumpkin, Georgia

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Blacks Mill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30534. It stands on Logan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Coal Mountain quadrangle.

Lumpkin within Dawson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

302 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 302 fires within 5 miles of Lumpkin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 509 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 77 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 burning160
Arson/incendiarism77
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Recreation and ceremony13
Smoking9
Equipment and vehicle use8
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
26 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use1.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 2016Debris and open burning1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-DAWSON-003
12 September 2002Arson/incendiarism6.3 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-FORSYTH-004
11 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 1995Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 August 2008Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 August 1995Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dawson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Lumpkin: 13 prospects, 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Barium-Barite. 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
Branden PropertyBarium-BariteProspect
Whatley PropertyBarium-BaritePast Producer
AmicalolaGoldProspectVein, Some Placers
Baby Pl.GoldProspectVein, Some Placers
ChurchGoldProspectVein
CooperGoldProspectVein
EllsworthGoldProspectVein, Some Placers
G.E. RussellGoldProspectVein
HammondGoldProspectVein
MagicGoldProspectVein, Some Placers

Every working recorded in Dawson County

Storms near this place

16 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lumpkin in 16 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2013Flash FloodLumpkin$50,000The USGS stream gage on the Etowah River reached flood stage of 13 feet. The river crest at 15.9 feet. Moderate flooding occurred with several road closures. Etowah River Road was completely washed out where the dirt portion of it parallels the river. The road is expected to be closed for the next 2 weeks for repairs. A landslide occurred on a portion of Georgia Highway 53 near War Hill Park Road. Two feet of mud covered one lane with only one lane passable.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindLumpkin$30,000The Dawson County Emergency Manager reported a portion of the metal roof was blown off of a strip mall around the intersection of Highway 400 and Highway 53. The debris landed onto power lines behind the building, severing the lines.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindLumpkin$25,000Substantial wind damage in the area of Kilough Church Road. One structure was damaged due to a falling tree.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindLumpkin$15,000The Dawson County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down in the Lumpkin area of southeast Dawson County. One tree fell onto a house and power lines along West Mountainside Drive.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindLumpkin$5,000The Dawson County Emergency Management Director reported that up to a dozen trees were down on the east and south side of Dawsonville. Trees were down on Woodland Circle, Dawson Forest Road East, and Georgia Highway 53 East. In addition, the canopy to some playground equipment was blown over at Rock Creek Park. A tree was also blown down on Georgia Highway 9 in Silver City on the Forsyth county line.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindLumpkin$3,000Trees down along Etowah River Road and Hwy 136.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindLumpkin$2,000Couple of trees down on hwy 136 west of hwy 19.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindLumpkin$2,000The Dawson County 911 Center reported that six trees were down in the eastern part of the county near Georgia 400.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindLumpkin$1,500The Emergency Manager reported several trees down along Hickory Nut Trail.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindLumpkin$500The Dawson County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were blown down along Georgia Highway 53 near War Hill Park Road.
April 2025HailLumpkin-Public call reports hail estimated 1 inch in size near intersection of parker forest and dawson forest rd east.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLumpkin-Tree reported down on a home on the 100 block of River Sound Lane.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindLumpkin-Report of trees down at Henry Grady Hwy and Price Rd.
April 2021HailLumpkin-A report was received over social media of hail the size of half dollars near the intersection of Highways 400 and 136.
June 2012HailLumpkin-The public reported that quarter-sized hail fell six miles east of Dawsonville.
May 2006HailLumpkin-The Dawson County 911 Center relayed a report of penny-sized hail.

Every storm recorded in Dawson 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
Dougherty1.6 miles18
Landrum3.4 miles18
Silver City4.6 miles19
Dawsonville5.6 miles18
Barrettsville6.4 miles22
McKee8.3 miles19
Hubbardsville10.4 miles22
Juno11.1 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332284. 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.