Thurmack, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the West Jackson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30517. It stands on Lott Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pendergrass quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1891 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Pendergrass quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
140 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Thurmack between 1992 and 2017, burning about 434 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 31 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 | 76 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 8.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-JACKSON-003 |
| 22 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-JACKSON-004 |
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-JACKSON-003 |
| 17 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-JACKSON-002 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Thurmack: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainsville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hall County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thurmack in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2020: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thurmack | $25,000 | The Jackson County Emergency Manager reported a few trees blown from east of Braselton to southwest of Jefferson. One tree was down across Winder Highway and another was blown down onto a house and a parked car on Ward Road. No injuries were reported. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Thurmack | - | The Emergency Manager reported Charlie Cooper Road was closed due to water over the roadway due to high streamflow in a nearby creek. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 4 inches of rain occurred over the area, causing the flash flooding. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Thurmack | - | The Jackson County Fire Department observed quarter-sized hail at the intersection of Georgia Highway 60 and New Cut Road near Brasleton. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Goochville | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Ednaville | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Talmo | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Pendergrass | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Braselton | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Hoschton | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Pond Fork (historical) | 4.4 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122554713 | 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 349532. 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.




