Robertstown, Georgia
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Helen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30545. It stands on Horton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Helen quadrangle. It stands 1,450 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 20 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.
- 1886 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1896 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Helen quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Toccoa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
110 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of Robertstown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,207 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 15 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 | 60 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2007 | Natural | 350 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | STONEY KNOB |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | WHITE OAK GAP |
| 12 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-WHITE-001 |
| 20 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 1999 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | DOUBLE HEAD |
| 10 August 2006 | 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 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Robertstown: 21 prospects, 9 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Platinum, Tungsten, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White County Occurrences | Platinum, Tungsten, Gold | Occurrence | PLACER | |
| Ashbury Property | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Childs Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Childs Placer | Gold | Prospect | Placer Dominates, Some Vein Prospecting | |
| Conley Vein | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Deans Vein | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Franco-American | Gold | Prospect | Vein Some Placer Mining Also Done | |
| Franklin & Glenn | Gold | Prospect | Placer Dominates, Some Vein Prospecting | |
| Frazier | Gold | Prospect | Vein Some Placer Mining Also Done | |
| Gayton Plac | Gold | Prospect | Vein Some Placer Mining Also Done |
Storms near this place
5 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Robertstown in 5 storm reports between 2006 and 2011: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Robertstown | $2,000 | The White County 911 Center reported that at least a half-a-dozen trees were down across the county, mainly around Cleveland. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Robertstown | $750 | The Sautee Cooperative Observer conducted a damage survey across the north and east part of the county and found three large trees down, two down on the highway just east of Sautee on Georgia Highway 17 and another along Georgia Highway 255 east of Stovall Mill. Several tree limbs and branches were also down between Robertstown, Cleveland, and areas east of Sautee. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Robertstown | $500 | The White County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were blown down at Unicoi State Park. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Robertstown | - | The public observed nickel to quarter-sized hail near Unicoi State Park, just northeast of Helen. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Robertstown | - | The public reported that hail fell for up to 15 minutes in the Helen area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen | 0.8 miles | 20 | |
| Nacoochee | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Naguchee (historical) | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Sautee | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Lynch (historical) | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Yonah | 4.8 miles | 23 | |
| Stovall Mill | 7.7 miles | 19 | |
| Eastburn (historical) | 7.9 miles | 19 |
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 Robertstown | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q65041081 | 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 332874. 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.







