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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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.
- 1890 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1907 USGS Acworth quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Acworth quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS South Canton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS South Canton quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS South Canton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
402 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 139 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 98 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 48 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-CHEROKEE-003 |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 9.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-CHEROKEE-002 |
| 6 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 34 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Rich Mine (Canton Mine) | Copper, Iron-Pyrite | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite | |
| Unnamed, Chattahoochee Fe Property | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Blankenship Sand Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Blankenship Sand Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lawson & Quarles Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel Division | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dean Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Hause Mines | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| J B Wheeler Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
5 since 2010Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Univeter | $425,000 | A 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Univeter | $10,000 | The 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Univeter | $10,000 | The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported trees, power lines and power poles blown down and blocking New Light road. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Univeter | $2,000 | Tree down on a house in Woodstock on Newcastle walk. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Univeter | - | The public reported a wind gust of 60 MPH measured with a home weather station. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Canton | 1.4 miles | 22 | |
| Holly Springs | 1.5 miles | 22 | |
| Canton | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| North Canton | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Lebanon | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Fields Landing | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Avery | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Cherokee | 4.2 miles | 22 |
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.












