Nicholasville, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Campton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30656. The Survey maps it on the Between quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1896 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Between quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Athens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
161 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 161 fires within 5 miles of Nicholasville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 406 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 26 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 | 83 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 4.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WALTON-005 |
| 8 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Smoking | 4.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Nicholasville: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Smith Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Thompson Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nicholasville in 3 storm reports between 2023 and 2025: 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nicholasville | $5,000 | Em reports several trees down from double springs rd and new hope church rd to Campton. |
| January 2024 | Flash Flood | Nicholasville | - | The Emergency Manager reported Fannie Thompson Road closed due to high flows on Wildcat Creek that inundated the roadway. Radar estimates indicate between 4 and 5 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| January 2023 | Flash Flood | Nicholasville | - | The Emergency Manager reported a portion of Fannie Thompson Road was flooded by high water from Wildcat Creek. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 4 inches of rain fell over the area, resulting in increased runoff into the creek and causing flash flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campton | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Walker Park | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Bold Springs | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Between | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Windsor | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Gratis | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Split Silk | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Monroe | 5.5 miles | 17 |
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 Nicholasville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q65087338 | 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 356427. 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.







