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Tesnatee, Georgia

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cleveland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30528. It stands on Shoal Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cleveland quadrangle.

Tesnatee within White County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 19 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.

Fires near this place

321 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 321 fires within 5 miles of Tesnatee between 1992 and 2020, burning about 885 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 23 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 burning238
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Arson/incendiarism23
Equipment and vehicle use18
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Recreation and ceremony5
Natural3
Smoking2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1998Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2019Debris and open burning1.2 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020WHITE001
6 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2012-HALL-006
4 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-HALL-008
21 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in White County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Tesnatee: 3 prospects, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Sulfur, Zinc, Sulfur, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Chestatee MineCopper, Sulfur, ZincPast Producer
Chestatee Pyrite MineSulfur, IronProspect
Ashbury PropertyGoldPast ProducerVein
Cavender Creek ProspectGoldProspect
Cora Lee ProspectGoldProspect
Garnet MineGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in White County

Storms near this place

8 since 2013

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tesnatee in 8 storm reports between 2013 and 2021: 5 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2020Flash FloodTesnatee$30,000The Emergency Manager reported Sandy Flats Road was washed out near the Lumpkin and White County line due to high flow from Chateen Creek. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 6 inches of rain occurred, falling on already wet soils and producing flash flooding.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindTesnatee$25,000The White County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county from south and west of Cleveland to east of Helen. One tree fell on a garage on Underwood Farm Road. No injuries were reported.
August 2013Flash FloodTesnatee$10,000The White County emergency manager reported that Shoal Creek and its associated drainage branches in southwest White County came out of their banks and flooded portions of Georgia Highway 115 and 284. Water was up to 8 inches deep over parts of Georgia Highway 115 and 284 with a couple of culverts washed out.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindTesnatee$8,000The White County 911 center reported trees and power lines blown down across the county from southwest of Cleveland along Asbury Mill Road around Peaceful Valley Drive and Gene Nix Road to north of Helen near the intersection of Highway 75 and Ridge Road.
August 2019LightningTesnatee$5,000The White County Emergency Manager reported a house fire due to a lightning strike on Phillips Drive.
March 2021Flash FloodTesnatee-The Emergency Manager reported flooding near the intersection of Town Creek Church Road and Town Creek Road. Radar estimates indicate that 5 to 6 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding.
August 2021Flash FloodTesnatee-The Emergency Manager and several media outlets reported flash flooding in the Cleveland area, including but not limited to Campbell Street, Thomas Road at Georgia 115 West, South Main Street, Quillian Street, Cooley Woods at Mountain Meadows, and Ricky West at Mossy Acres. Radar estimates indicate that between 6 and 8 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding.
May 2018Flash FloodTesnatee-The Emergency Manager reported that Sandy Flats Road was closed due to high water.

Every storm recorded in White 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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Pleasant Retreat (historical)2.4 miles19
Oculus (historical)2.5 miles19
Leo4.8 miles19
Cleveland5.3 miles19
Centerside5.4 miles19
Benefit5.5 miles19
Pink7.2 miles19
Mossy Creek7.8 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 350916. 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.