BlockLynch, Georgia
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Helen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30571. It stands on Sautee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Helen quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Lynch
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 within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Harshaw-Stovall Houselisted 1984 · 0.1 miles away
Sautee Valley Historic Districtlisted 1986 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 20 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 Helen quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Toccoa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
139 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Lynch (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 766 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 14 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 | 95 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 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 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-HABERSHAM-014 |
| 10 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2006 | 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
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Lynch (historical): 20 prospects, 9 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Davis Property | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Childs Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Childs Placer | Gold | Prospect | Placer Dominates, Some Vein Prospecting | |
| Conley Vein | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Deans Vein | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Franco-American | Gold | Prospect | Vein Some Placer Mining Also Done | |
| Franklin & Glenn | Gold | Prospect | Placer Dominates, Some Vein Prospecting | |
| Frazier | Gold | Prospect | Vein Some Placer Mining Also Done | |
| Gayton Plac | Gold | Prospect | Vein Some Placer Mining Also Done | |
| Glen Comyn Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sautee | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| Naguchee (historical) | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Nacoochee | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Helen | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Robertstown | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Stovall Mill | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| Yonah | 6.2 miles | 23 | |
| Eastburn (historical) | 6.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 350892. 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.