Persimmon, Georgia

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Clayton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30525. It stands on Racepath Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hightower Bald quadrangle.

Persimmon within Rabun County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

1886 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000
1892 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
1896 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000
1903 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
1935 USGS Hightower Bald quadrangle1:24000
1946 USGS Hightower Bald quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
1947 USGS Hightower Bald quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
1981 USGS Toccoa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
1988 USGS Hightower Bald quadrangle1:24000

Fires near this place

95 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Persimmon between 1992 and 2019, burning about 25,734 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 34 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	39
Arson/incendiarism	34
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	9
Natural	6
Other causes	4
Power generation/transmission/distribution	2
Equipment and vehicle use	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	Natural	16 acres	Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest	GLASSY
25 September 1999	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest	GERMANY
17 September 2000	Other causes	1.0 acres	Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest	MOUNTAIN GROVE
15 September 2016	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest	RHONDA
8 August 2002	Natural	15 acres	Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest	CEDAR CLIFF
1 August 2012	Natural	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2013-RABUN-001
30 July 1993	Natural	2.0 acres	Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest	not named
14 July 1993	Natural	1.0 acres	Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Rabun County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Persimmon: 7 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Olivine, Asbestos. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Burton Lake Olivine Deposit	Olivine, Asbestos	Prospect	Mafic Intrusive
Burton Lake Olivine Deposit	Asbestos, Magnesite	Occurrence
Tom Coward Gap Prospect	Iron-Pyrite, Gold, Copper	Past Producer	Massive Sulfide
Tom Coward Gap Prospect	Sulfur	Occurrence
Barclay Mine	Gold, Silver	Prospect	Vein
Bentley Mine	Gold, Silver	Prospect	Vein
Barclay Gold Mine	Gold	Past Producer
Bowers Placer	Gold	Past Producer	Stream Placer
J.G. Welborn	Gold	Past Producer	Stream Placer
Moore Girl Mine	Gold	Past Producer	Vein

Every working recorded in Rabun County

Storms near this place

16 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Persimmon in 16 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 12 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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
April 2011	Tornado (EF3)	Persimmon	1 killed, $5,000,000	The path of an intense tornado, which was likely the continuation of the Habersham County tornado, was found in Rabun County beginning in the Lake Burton area. Damage was first found near a marina on Wildcat Creek Cove. A fire department building near this location was destroyed. As the tornado moved northeast across Moccasin Creek, it intensified and widened to around one half mile. Several large lake homes were completely destroyed in this area. Another home slid off its foundation into the lake. The tornado continued northeast across the Moccasin Creek peninsula and over the main channel of Lake Burton. Severe damage was observed again along the north shore of Timpson Cove, roughly paralleling Meeting House Mountain Rd. Several large luxury homes along the shore were destroyed, while many others received major structural damage. One 83-year-old man was killed in one of these homes. In addition to the major structural damage, thousands of trees were blown down in the Lake Burton area. The tornado weakened as it crossed highway 76 just northeast of Timpson Cove, proceeding to Black Rock State Park, where hundreds of additional trees were blown down. As the tornado continued northeast from the state park, it intensified slightly as it moved over a residential area in Mountain City. Half of the roof was blown off a condominium building, while surrounding homes had minor to moderate roof damage. The tornado crossed highway 441 just north of Mountain City and appeared to lift in the Oakey Mountain area. The tornado was very unusual not only for its strength but also for the rugged terrain in which it occurred. It was the first tornado to hit Rabun County since 1983 and the first F3 or EF3 tornado in the county's recorded history.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Persimmon	-	County comms reported at least five trees along with a few power lines blown down.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Persimmon	-	County comms reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across Rabun County. A few trees blocked roadways.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Persimmon	-	Spotter reported multiple trees blown down on Darom Ln.
January 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Persimmon	-	County comms reported numerous trees blown down throughout Rabun County.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Persimmon	-	County comms reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Persimmon	-	County comms reported numerous trees blown down across the county.
April 2017	Hail	Persimmon	-	Spotter reported penny size hail.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Persimmon	-	FD reported multiple trees blown down on East Wildcat.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Persimmon	-	County comms reported numerous trees blown down across Rabun County. EM reported much of the tree damage was concentrated between Lake Burton and Tiger.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Persimmon	-	Two trees were blown down on Laurel Lodge Rd near highway 197, with another tree down along highway 197 near the Habersham line.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Persimmon	-	Multiple trees and power lines were blown down in the Lake Burton area.
April 2011	Hail	Persimmon	-	Golf ball size hail was reported on Blue Ridge Gap Rd.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Persimmon	-	Multiple trees were blown down at Moccasin Creek State Park.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Persimmon	-	A tree and a power pole were blown down on the north side of Lake Burton.
August 2008	Flash Flood	Persimmon	-	Stream flooding forced closure of Bear Gap Rd about 5 miles southwest of Lakemont and Cat Gap Rd about 8 miles west northwest of Clayton.

Every storm recorded in Rabun County

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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Blalock	0.2 miles	23
Germany	2.4 miles	24
Burton (historical)	3.7 miles	18
Kilby Mill	3.9 miles	24
Dickerson Mill	4.7 miles	24
Tiger	5.4 miles	19
Clayton	6.0 miles	24
Laurel Falls	6.6 miles	19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332645. 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.