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Univeter, Georgia

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Holly Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30115. The Survey maps it on the South Canton quadrangle.

Univeter within Cherokee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 22 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

402 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 402 fires within 5 miles of Univeter between 1992 and 2018, burning about 739 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 98 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 burning139
Arson/incendiarism98
Railroad operations and maintenance48
Misuse of fire by a minor38
Missing data/not specified/undetermined27
Recreation and ceremony19
Equipment and vehicle use19
Smoking11
Natural3

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
7 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-CHEROKEE-003
6 September 2016Debris and open burning9.6 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-CHEROKEE-002
6 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.7 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2003Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cherokee County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 34 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Univeter: 20 past producers, 11 prospects, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
Rich MineSulfur-Pyrite, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Rich Mine (Canton Mine)Copper, Iron-PyriteOccurrenceChalcopyrite
Unnamed, Chattahoochee Fe PropertyIronPast ProducerResidual
Blankenship Sand DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Blankenship Sand DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lawson & Quarles SandSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand & Gravel DivisionSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Dean MineMicaPast Producer
Hause MinesMicaPast Producer
J B Wheeler ProspectMicaProspect

Every working recorded in Cherokee County

Storms near this place

5 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Univeter in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2010Tornado (EF0)Univeter$425,000A damage survey conducted by the Cherokee County Emergency Management Director confirmed that a weak EF0 tornado had touched down approximately four miles east-southeast of Holly Springs. The tornado first touched down on Oak Meadow Drive in a well populated residential neighborhood, then tracked east-northeast approximately 3/4 mile before lifting near the intersection of Waters Road and East Cherokee Drive. The maximum path width was determined to be 75 yards wide with maximum wind gusts estimated to be 75 mph. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted along the path of the tornado. A number of trees fell on homes resulting in major damage to three homes and minor damage to another 10 homes. Three outbuildings and three vehicles were destroyed by the fallen trees.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindUniveter$10,000The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down from Little Brook Drive to Meadow Brook Drive and Park Creek Ridge in the Hickory Flat area.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindUniveter$10,000The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported trees, power lines and power poles blown down and blocking New Light road.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindUniveter$2,000Tree down on a house in Woodstock on Newcastle walk.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindUniveter-The public reported a wind gust of 60 MPH measured with a home weather station.

Every storm recorded in Cherokee 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
South Canton1.4 miles22
Holly Springs1.5 miles22
Canton2.8 miles20
North Canton3.3 miles20
Lebanon3.7 miles22
Fields Landing3.9 miles22
Avery4.1 miles20
Cherokee4.2 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 324615. 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.