Oak Hill, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1981. It lies in ZIP code area 30536. It stands on Licklog 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
174 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 174 fires within 5 miles of Oak Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,274 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 30 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 | 113 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 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 |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-GILMER-007 |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 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
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Oak Hill: 8 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartecay Mine (Lucky Eight) | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Gilmer County Quarry No. 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Holt Property | Marble, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Cartecay Iron Property | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Ellijay Mining Company Property | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| T.W.Craigo Property | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Tioga Iron Co Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed, Ellijay Area | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Unnamed, Ellijay Area-A | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| W.H.Eller Property | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
5 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oak Hill in 5 storm reports between 2021 and 2023: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Hill | $5,000 | The Gilmer County 911 center reported a few trees and power lines blown down from the Ellijay and Roy areas north to Cherry Log. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Hill | $1,000 | Emergency Manager reports a tree down blocking the road on Lower Cartecay Rd near Hwy 52. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Hill | $1,000 | Emergency Manager reported a large tree down blocking the roadway at Mt. Zion Rd and Big Creek Rd. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Hill | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down blocking the road on Lower Cartecay Rd near Hwy 52. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Hill | - | Two trees reported down on a house on Lower Cartecay Rd near Hwy 52. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Yukon | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Pike (historical) | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Cartecay | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| East Ellijay | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Dyke | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Ella Gap | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Webb | 3.8 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332530. 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.









