Margret, Georgia
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Morganton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30572. It lies near Tooni Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Wilscot quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 25 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.
- 1888 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Wilscot quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Wilscot quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Wilscot quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Wilscot quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Margret between 1992 and 2020, burning about 291 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 18 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 | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | LICKLOG FIRE |
| 16 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | SKEENAH GAP |
| 23 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-FANNIN-002 |
| 25 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | not named |
| 4 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020UNION013 |
| 27 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | DIAL PULLOVER |
| 22 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 May 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | BRYSON GAP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Margret: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mccloud Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Noontootly Creek | Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
Storms near this place
4 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Margret in 4 storm reports between 2005 and 2011: 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2007 | Hail | Margret | $110,000 | The public reported golf ball-sized hail in the southeast part of the county between Hurst, Dial, and Margret. The hail, combined with estimated winds up to 55 mph, was large enough to crack windshields and cause damage near Wilscot Mountain on Georgia Highway 60. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Margret | $3,000 | The Fannin County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were down. An exact number was not provided. This information based on comparison to previous and subsequent storms with similar intensity in this region during this time frame. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Margret | - | The Fannin County 911 Center reported hail of unknown size. However, the storm moving across the far southeast part of the county was of stronger intensity than in a downstream county where it produced golf ball-sized hail. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Margret | - | The public reported quarter-sized hail. In addition, wind gusts were estimated between 50 and 60 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Creek | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| Sugar Hill | 1.8 miles | 25 | |
| Swan | 2.3 miles | 25 | |
| Dial | 3.8 miles | 25 | |
| Argo (historical) | 4.4 miles | 23 | |
| Newport | 5.1 miles | 23 | |
| Stock Hill | 5.5 miles | 23 | |
| Craytonia | 5.7 miles | 25 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122569417 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332317. 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.












