Nuberg, Georgia
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Hartwell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30634. It stands on Boyds Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hartwell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1893 USGS Elberton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Hartwell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
148 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 148 fires within 5 miles of Nuberg between 1992 and 2020, burning about 298 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 10 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 | 93 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HART-002 |
| 5 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Nuberg: 4 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C U Gaines Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Carter Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| H & P Mine & McKinney Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Rock Branch Church Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Shiflett Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| T A Anderson Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
8 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nuberg in 8 storm reports between 2005 and 2021: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nuberg | $200,000 | Emergency manager reported five chicken houses collapsed off Woodland Way. A few tree limbs were blown down as well. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nuberg | - | Public reported trees blown down on Woodland Way. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nuberg | - | County comms reported multiple trees blown down in the Nuberg area. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nuberg | - | Several trees were blown down in the Nuberg area. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nuberg | - | Trees were blown down on highway 77 near Nuberg. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Nuberg | - | Reported along highway 77 near the Elbert County line. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Nuberg | - | A second period of large hail affected Nuberg as another severe thunderstorm moved along the Hart/Elbert County line. |
| December 2005 | Hail | Nuberg | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bio | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Amandaville (historical) | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Monteideo (historical) | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Eagle Grove | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Hartwell | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Flat Shoals | 8.0 miles | 13 | |
| Goldmine | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Oak Bower (historical) | 8.4 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.
| Wikidata item Q122572530 | 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 326427. 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.




