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.
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
- Crescent Hill Baptist Church, Georgia Highway 17, Nacoocheefederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Nichols-Hardman House, Gazebo, Georgia Highway 17 & Georgia Highway 75, Nacoocheefederal building survey, 2 photographs
- Nichols-Hardman House, Georgia Highway 17 & Georgia Highway 75, Nacoocheefederal building survey, 1 photograph
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
Photographs
7 photographs, 2017Taken 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.
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
155 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 100 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Natural | 350 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | STONEY KNOB |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | 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 |
| 4 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-WHITE-001 |
| 20 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White County Occurrences | Platinum, Tungsten, Gold | Occurrence | PLACER | |
| Ashbury Property | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| 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 |
Storms near this place
9 since 2004Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Nacoochee | $20,000 | The 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 2020 | Flash Flood | Nacoochee | $20,000 | The 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nacoochee | $3,000 | Em reports seven trees down in area of helen hwy and duncan bridge rd. Powerlines also taken down by trees. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nacoochee | $3,000 | The 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 2013 | Flash Flood | Nacoochee | $3,000 | The 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nacoochee | $1,000 | A tree fell into the roadway on Duncan Bridge Rd near Mt. Yonah Elementary School. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nacoochee | $1,000 | A tree was downed at Duncan Bridge Rd at Primrose Dr. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nacoochee | $1,000 | The White County 911 Center reported that several trees were down at the intersection of Georgia Highways 75 and 17. |
| December 2018 | Flash Flood | Nacoochee | - | 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. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naguchee (historical) | 0.2 miles | 20 | |
| Sautee | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Helen | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Robertstown | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Lynch (historical) | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Yonah | 3.8 miles | 23 | |
| Stovall Mill | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Eastburn (historical) | 5.6 miles | 19 |
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.







