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Nacoochee, 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 Nacoochee Indian Mound. The Survey maps it on the Helen quadrangle.

Nacoochee within White County

On record in Nacoochee

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

Surveyed buildings and structures 3 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 20 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.

Photographs

7 photographs, 2017

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

The Old Sautee Store, a store founded in 1872 in a Georgia town with an unusual name: Sautee Nacoochee, derived from names for two area Indian sub-tribes
The Old Sautee Store, a store founded in 1872 in a Georgia town with an unusual name: Sautee Nacoochee, derived from names for two area Indian sub-tribes
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
The Stovall Mill Covered Bridge outside a White County, Georgia town with a most unusual name: Sautee Nacoochee
The Stovall Mill Covered Bridge outside a White County, Georgia town with a most unusual name: Sautee Nacoochee
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Gazebo, part of the old Hardman Farm site, atop the Nacoochee Indian cermonial mound in White County, Georgia
Gazebo, part of the old Hardman Farm site, atop the Nacoochee Indian cermonial mound in White County, Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Nichols-Hardman House, Georgia Highway 17 & Georgia Highway 75, Nacoochee, White County, GA
Nichols-Hardman House, Georgia Highway 17 & Georgia Highway 75, Nacoochee, White County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Crescent Hill Baptist Church, Georgia Highway 17, Nacoochee, White County, GA
Crescent Hill Baptist Church, Georgia Highway 17, Nacoochee, White County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Nichols-Hardman House, Gazebo, Georgia Highway 17 & Georgia Highway 75, Nacoochee, White County, GA
Nichols-Hardman House, Gazebo, Georgia Highway 17 & Georgia Highway 75, Nacoochee, White County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Gazebo, part of the old Hardman Farm site, atop the Nacoochee Indian cermonial mound in White County, Georgia
Gazebo, part of the old Hardman Farm site, atop the Nacoochee Indian cermonial mound in White County, Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

155 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 155 fires within 5 miles of Nacoochee between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,127 acres in total. 7 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 burning100
Arson/incendiarism18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Natural7
Equipment and vehicle use5
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Other causes2
Recreation and ceremony2

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
7 September 1999Debris and open burning1.7 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2007Natural350 acresChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestSTONEY KNOB
6 September 1999Debris and open burning1.8 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 August 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-WHITE-001
20 August 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
14 August 1999Debris and open burning3.9 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in White County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 33 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Nacoochee: 21 prospects, 10 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Platinum, Tungsten, 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
White County OccurrencesPlatinum, Tungsten, GoldOccurrencePLACER
Ashbury PropertyGoldPast Producer
Bell Davis PropertyGoldPast ProducerVein
Childs MineGoldPast Producer
Childs PlacerGoldProspectPlacer Dominates, Some Vein Prospecting
Conley VeinGoldProspect
Deans VeinGoldProspect
Franco-AmericanGoldProspectVein Some Placer Mining Also Done
Franklin & GlennGoldProspectPlacer Dominates, Some Vein Prospecting
FrazierGoldProspectVein Some Placer Mining Also Done

Every working recorded in White County

Storms near this place

9 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nacoochee in 9 storm reports between 2004 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 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
August 2021Flash FloodNacoochee$20,000The Emergency Manager and several Media relayed reports of flash flooding in the city of Helen. Widespread flooding of Edelweiss Strasse and Bruken Strasse occurred due to high water on the Chattahoochee River. Water inundated the patio of a restaurant and caused damage to a bridge by the Chamber of Commerce. Radar estimates indicate that between 6 and 8 inches of rain occurred over the area during the storm.
October 2020Flash FloodNacoochee$20,000The Emergency Manager reported Carolina Springs Road was heavily damaged by flood waters, including a partial washout. Radar estimates indicate that 6 to 8 inches of rain occurred in the area, resulting in the flash flooding.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindNacoochee$3,000Em reports seven trees down in area of helen hwy and duncan bridge rd. Powerlines also taken down by trees.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindNacoochee$3,000The White County 911 center reported trees blown down in the 4800 block of Helen Highway and around the intersection of Highway 255 and Sky Lake Road.
August 2013Flash FloodNacoochee$3,000The White County emergency manager reported Brasstown Creek came out of it banks and flooded a portion of Puddlebee Road around 6 miles northeast of Cleveland. A barn nearby was also flooded with animals stranded. The same creek further downstream flooded a portion of Roy Powers Road.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindNacoochee$1,000A tree fell into the roadway on Duncan Bridge Rd near Mt. Yonah Elementary School.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindNacoochee$1,000A tree was downed at Duncan Bridge Rd at Primrose Dr.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindNacoochee$1,000The White County 911 Center reported that several trees were down at the intersection of Georgia Highways 75 and 17.
December 2018Flash FloodNacoochee-Emergency Manager reported a significant amount of water over Carolina Springs Road, just south of Helen Highway, due to a creek overflowing its banks. Radar estimates indicated 3 to 5 inches of rain occurred in a short time, and locally higher amounts were possible.

Every storm recorded in White 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
Naguchee (historical)0.2 miles20
Sautee1.6 miles20
Helen1.6 miles20
Robertstown2.4 miles20
Lynch (historical)2.6 miles20
Yonah3.8 miles23
Stovall Mill5.5 miles19
Eastburn (historical)5.6 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332461. 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.