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White Sulphur, Georgia

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Lula census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30501. It stands on Limestone Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gainesville quadrangle.

White Sulphur within Hall County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 15 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

246 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 246 fires within 5 miles of White Sulphur between 1992 and 2020, burning about 429 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 27 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 burning135
Arson/incendiarism27
Missing data/not specified/undetermined22
Misuse of fire by a minor19
Equipment and vehicle use15
Smoking10
Railroad operations and maintenance10
Recreation and ceremony6
Natural2

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
28 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minor2.3 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020HALL002
25 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-HALL-007
21 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-HALL-009
19 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hall County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of White Sulphur: 10 prospects, 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gainesville QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
MerkGold, MicaProspectVein
A.G. JenningsGoldPast ProducerVein
Brenau CollegeGoldProspectVein
Currahee MineGoldProspectVein
DeanGoldProspectVein
Deavours MineGoldProspectPlacer, Some Vein Prospecting
Glade MineGoldPast ProducerStream Placer
JonesGoldPast ProducerVein
Longstreet MineGoldProspectVein

Every working recorded in Hall County

Storms near this place

9 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names White Sulphur in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 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
August 2008Tornado (EF1)White Sulphur$100,000A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City and the Hall County Emergency Management Agency confirmed that yet a third tornado associated with the remnants of tropical storm Fay touched down in Hall county. This brief tornado touched down just southwest of Gillsville in the extreme northeast part of Hall county and lifted just before reaching the Banks county line. The majority of the damage along this 3/4 mile-long path was done near the city of Gillsville. At least 20 trees were uprooted or blown over along the path of tornado. In addition, the roof was blown off one home at the intersection of Timber Ridge and Hewell Road. Three other homes sustained minor to moderate damage from the wind and downed trees. The maximum path width was determined to be 100 yards. Maximum wind within the tornado was estimated to be 90 mph.
March 2019Thunderstorm WindWhite Sulphur$25,000The Hall County Emergency Manager reported several trees and power lines blown down from Casper Drive across Wiley Road to Berkshire Ridge Drive. A large portion of the tin roof was blown off of an open front barn and a few mobile homes had damage to skirting, siding and roofing.
July 2013Flash FloodWhite Sulphur$15,000The Atlanta local media and Hall County emergency manager confirmed a portion of C. Rogers Road near White Sulpher in north Hall County was washed out due to a culvert pipe being overwhelmed by flood waters from localized intense rainfall. The washed out road caused around 100 families to become isolated with no other alternative route.
October 2020Flash FloodWhite Sulphur$10,000The Emergency Manager reported B Clark Road was washed out by high flow conditions from a nearby creek. Radar estimates indicate that 6 to 10 inches of rain occurred in the area, resulting in the flash flooding.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindWhite Sulphur$5,000Broadcast Media relayed reports from Hall County Fire Services of numerous trees and power lines down on the north side of Gainesville, including on Riverside Drive, Blueberry Hills Drive, Enota Avenue, Enota Drive, Park Hill Drive, and Green Street Circle.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindWhite Sulphur$1,000Tree down along Honeysuckle Road near Highway 129.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindWhite Sulphur$1,000Tree down at Old Cornelia Highway and Joe Chandler Road.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindWhite Sulphur$1,000The local broadcast media reported a small tree blown down at the intersection of Morningside Circle and Pine Valley Road.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindWhite Sulphur$500The Hall County Sheriff's Office reported that one tree and one power line were down between White Sulfer Road and Georgia Highway 365, approximately two miles northeast of Gainesville.

Every storm recorded in Hall 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
White Sulphur Station (historical)0.1 miles15
Pine Point0.4 miles15
Botany Woods1.0 miles15
Clarks Bridge1.1 miles15
Hidden Acres1.4 miles13
Dixie Hills1.4 miles15
Quiet Place in the Woods1.4 miles15
Surf Side Club Estates1.5 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333414. 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.