New Hope, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the South Lincoln census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30817. The Survey maps it on the Woodlawn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1892 USGS Mc Cormick quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1912 USGS Mc Cormick quadrangle1:125000
- 1921 USGS Appling quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Appling quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Woodlawn quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Clark Hill Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
156 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 156 fires within 5 miles of New Hope between 1992 and 2020, burning about 509 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 6 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 | 90 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-LINCOLN-002 |
| 9 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 19 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of New Hope: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohler (Mathis) | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Colley Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Colley Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Samuels Place (Rhodes Taturn?) | Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
Storms near this place
11 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Hope in 11 storm reports between 1997 and 2020: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Tornado (F2) | New Hope | $350,000 | An F2 tornado destroyed 7 homes and did major and minor damage to about a dozen others at Indian Cove. |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F1) | New Hope | $50,000 | An F1 tornado did major damage and minor damage to several homes and mobile homes. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hope | $6,000 | Dispatch reported power lines down on Augusta Hwy. Emergency also reported a few trees down in the same area and a utility shed had its roof taken off. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | New Hope | $5,000 | Lincoln Co dispatch reported flooding on Augusta Hwy (State Road 47) near State Road 220. Exact location and times estimated. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hope | - | A tree was downed at Augusta Hwy and Ashmore Barden Rd. Time estimated. |
| July 2018 | Hail | New Hope | - | Dime to nickel size hail reported along Augusta Hwy southeast of Lincolnton. |
| March 2008 | Hail | New Hope | - | Sheriff reported nickel size hail in the New Hope area. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | New Hope | - | Sheriff reported intermittent touch down of tornado between New Hope and Kenna. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hope | - | Sheriff reported powerlines down across southern Lincoln county. |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hope | - | Post Office reports large branches down in town. |
| September 1997 | Hail | New Hope | - | Highway Dept. reports 3/4 inch hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martins Crossroads | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Agnes (historical) | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| White Rock (historical) | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Double Branches | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Leathersville | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Maxim | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Salem (historical) | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Woodlawn | 4.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332488. 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.










