Mossy Creek, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Mossy Creek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30528. It stands on Flat Creek. The Survey maps it on the Leaf quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Leaf quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Toccoa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
231 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 231 fires within 5 miles of Mossy Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 310 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 28 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 | 169 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-HALL-004 |
| 11 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-WHITE-001 |
| 8 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 6.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-HABERSHAM-012 |
| 7 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-HABERSHAM-011 |
| 6 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HABERSHAM-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Mossy Creek: 4 prospects, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armour Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Chatman Estate | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Crow (L.W. Bowen) Mine | Gold | Prospect | Placer, Some Vein Prospecting Also | |
| Crow Heirs Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Elrod, T. | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| J. Loudermilk (J. Perkins) | Gold | Prospect | Placer, Some Vein Prospecting Also | |
| Lymsden Property | Gold | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mossy Creek in 5 storm reports between 2015 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Lightning | Mossy Creek | $150,000 | The White County Emergency Manager reported extensive damage to a residence on New Bridge Road due to a fire caused by lightning striking the home. |
| October 2020 | Flash Flood | Mossy Creek | $5,000 | The Emergency Manager reported a portion of Barrett Mill Road was washed out due to high water conditions from Flat Creek. Radar estimates indicate that 6 to 8 inches of rain occurred in the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mossy Creek | $5,000 | The White County 911 center reported several trees blown down on Webster Lake Road. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mossy Creek | $1,000 | Tree downed at Duncan Bridge Rd near Webster Lake Rd. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mossy Creek | $1,000 | The Cleveland Police reported a tree down at the intersection of Airport Road and Lothridge Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benefit | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Rogers Mill | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Leaf | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Leo | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Centerside | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Kinseytown | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Pink | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Eastburn (historical) | 4.7 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 328860. 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.







