Ruckersville, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Coldwater census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30635. The Survey maps it on the Rock Branch quadrangle.
On record in Ruckersville
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
- Alexander-Cleveland Houselisted 1977
- Rucker Houselisted 1978
Surveyed buildings and structures 4 records
- Alexander-Cleveland Farm, County Road 238, Ruckersvillefederal building survey, 32 photographs
- Reuben J. Anderson Farm, County Road 239 Vicinity, Ruckersvillefederal building survey, 17 photographs
- Richard B. Russell Dam Project, Ruckersvillefederal building survey, 1 photograph
- W. Frank Anderson Farm, County Road 239, Ruckersvillefederal building survey, 10 photographs
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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 Elberton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Rock Branch quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Photographs
3 photographs,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
138 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Ruckersville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 296 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 11 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 | 74 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1997 | Natural | 4.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 6.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020ELBERT004 |
| 14 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-ELBERT-004 |
| 14 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Ruckersville: 6 past producers, 3 producers, 2 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Mica, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Adams Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Alexander Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Beaver Dam Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Chapman Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Coronet Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Heard Mine | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Robin Blue Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Ward Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
11 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ruckersville in 11 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Ruckersville | $3,000 | This tornado blew down numerous trees and power lines in areas from highway 368, to Ruckersville, to Russell Lake. The most concentrated damage occurred near highway 368. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruckersville | - | Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines and causing an outage along Luther Burton Rd. |
| November 2017 | Hail | Ruckersville | - | Spotter reported half dollar size hail in the Ruckersville area. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Ruckersville | - | Spotter reported quarter size hail. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruckersville | - | Russell State Park employee reported a couple of trees and large tree limbs blown down. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Ruckersville | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruckersville | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruckersville | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Lightning | Ruckersville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruckersville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Ruckersville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburg (historical) | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Harmony | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Clarks Junction | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Coldwater | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| North Elberton | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Middleton | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Fains Store | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Concordia (historical) | 5.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332940. 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.





