Swan, Georgia
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Morganton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30513. It stands on Laurel Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wilscot quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 25 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
- 1935 USGS Wilscot quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Wilscot quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Wilscot quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Wilscot quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
105 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Swan between 1992 and 2019, burning about 241 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 28 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 | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | LICKLOG FIRE |
| 16 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | SKEENAH GAP |
| 4 August 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | SANDY BOTTOM FIRE |
| 26 August 2011 | Smoking | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-FANNIN-003 |
| 23 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-FANNIN-002 |
| 25 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | not named |
| 30 June 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 May 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Swan: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mccloud Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Noontootly Creek | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Wade Allenis Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Swan in 4 storm reports between 2013 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Swan | $250,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 100 mph and a maximum path width of 450 yards touched down along Deep Hole |Campground Road south of the Morganton Highway, Georgia Highway 60, and traveled east-northeast along Morganton Highway, intensifying and downing hundreds of trees along the highway. A 40 foot steel radio tower at a Fannin County Fire Station was blown down and at least four homes suffered damage from fallen trees. The tornado weakened and turned northeast along Cooper Creek Road downing sporadic trees before finally dissipating near the Union County line near the Davis Family Cemetery off of Mulky Gap Road. [01/11/20: Tornado #2, County #1/1, EF-1, Fannin, 2020:002]. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan | $2,500 | The Fannin County 911 Center reported numerous trees and power lines down along Highway 60 in the south part of the county. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan | $1,000 | Em reported tree down at Rock Creek Rd and Morgantown Hwy. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Swan | - | Quarter size hail was reported at a campground along Skeenah Gap Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Hill | 1.3 miles | 25 | |
| Dial | 1.5 miles | 25 | |
| Margret | 2.3 miles | 25 | |
| Cooper Creek | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Newport | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Stock Hill | 3.9 miles | 23 | |
| Aska | 3.9 miles | 23 | |
| Wilscot | 3.9 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333170. 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.












