New Holland, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Gainesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30501. The Survey maps it on the Gainesville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 15 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.
- 1891 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
245 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 245 fires within 5 miles of New Holland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 351 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 40 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 | 109 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 23 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020HALL002 |
| 23 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HALL-010 |
| 19 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HALL-006 |
| 18 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of New Holland: 9 prospects, 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Merk | Gold, Mica | Prospect | Vein | |
| Brenau College | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Currahee Mine | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Dean | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Jones | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Longstreet Mine | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Mammoth Mine | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Maynas Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| O'Shields | Gold | Prospect | Vein |
Storms near this place
9 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Holland in 9 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Holland | $50,000 | The Hall County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down onto a home on Cloverdale Street causing significant damage to the home. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Holland | $20,000 | The Hall County 911 Center reported numerous trees down across the county. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | New Holland | $20,000 | Hall County officials relayed a report of numerous roads under water in the Gainesville area. A few cars had stalled out in the flood waters covering the roads. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Holland | $4,000 | The local broadcast media reported trees and power lines blown down across the roadway on Highway 129 around South Enota Drive. |
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Holland | $1,000 | Tree downed along Gillsville Hwy just east of Suggs Road. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Holland | $1,000 | The Hall County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down near the intersection of Athens Street and Highway 365. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Holland | - | Tree down on Gaines Mill Rd near Shady Lane Drive. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Holland | - | Public report of a couple of trees down near the 100 block of Spring Street. |
| April 2017 | Hail | New Holland | - | The Hall County Emergency Manager reported quarter size hail at the Hall County EOC in Gainesville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Village | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Wild Fern | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Morning Side Hills | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Gainesville | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Rabbitown | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Fleetwood | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Camellia Heights | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Gower Springs (historical) | 1.5 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on New Holland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14686744 | 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 332485. 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.




