Northcutt, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the North Gilmer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30540. It stands on Whitepath Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ellijay quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1888 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
140 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Northcutt between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,188 acres in total. 5 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 | 82 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-GILMER-002 |
| 21 August 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-GILMER-004 |
| 5 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Northcutt: 12 past producers, 7 prospects, 3 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Manganese, Marble, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Searcy Property | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | 1919 | |
| A.J.Pinson Property | Iron, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Davis Prospects | Manganese | Past Producer | 1919 | |
| Holt Property | Marble, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Lacey Property | Marble, Dimension | Prospect | ||
| Searcy Property | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Whitaker Property | Marble, Dimension | Prospect | ||
| Holt | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Turkey Pen | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Whitaker | Gold | Prospect | Placer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Northcutt in 1 storm report in 2023: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northcutt | $1,000 | Report of power lines down on Waleska Lane. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turniptown (historical) | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| White Path | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Jones Mill (historical) | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Ellijay | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| East Ellijay | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Santaluca | 3.9 miles | 23 | |
| Cherry Log | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Chopped Oak | 4.1 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 329059. 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.









