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Yonah, Georgia

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Cleveland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30528. It stands on Thurmond Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cowrock quadrangle. 657 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,539 feet above sea level.

Yonah within White County

Population over time

2 figures

Yonah grew from 507 to 657 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010507
2020657+150 (+30%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 23 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

190 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 190 fires within 5 miles of Yonah between 1992 and 2020, burning about 635 acres in total. 6 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 burning128
Arson/incendiarism23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Equipment and vehicle use8
Natural6
Smoking3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes2

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 1999Debris and open burning1.7 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
10 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-WHITE-002
4 August 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-WHITE-001
25 August 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
20 August 1999Natural3.0 acresChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestDOUBLE HEAD
14 August 1999Debris and open burning3.9 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 July 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder 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

10 of 41 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Yonah: 23 prospects, 16 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Platinum, Tungsten, Gold. 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
White County OccurrencesPlatinum, Tungsten, GoldOccurrencePLACER
Ashbury PropertyGoldPast Producer
AtkinsonGoldPast ProducerVein Some Placer Working Also Within A
Baker & Son PlacerGoldPast ProducerVein
BellsGoldProspectVein Some Placer Working Included
Blake (Sprague)GoldPast ProducerVein Some Placer Working Also Within A
Conley VeinGoldProspect
Cox Bottom MineGoldProspectVein Some Placer Working Included
Deans VeinGoldProspect
EtriesGoldPast ProducerVein Some Placer Working Also Within A

Every working recorded in White County

Storms near this place

21 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yonah in 21 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 2 hail. The reports record 2 deaths and 3 injuries. 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 2022Thunderstorm WindYonah2 killed, 3 hurtReport of numerous trees down on top of Mt Yonah.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindYonah$100,000Over 100 trees down across an acre of land off of hwy 129 between Robert Jarrard Rd and Antioch Cemetery Road.
March 2021Flash FloodYonah$25,000The Emergency Manager reported Gordon Road was washed out and the culverts were blocked with debris. Radar estimates indicate that 5 to 8 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding.
March 2021Flash FloodYonah$25,000The Emergency Manager reported Robert Jarrard Road was washed out and the culverts blocked with debris. Radar estimates indicate that 5 to 8 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindYonah$10,000The White County 911 center reported several trees blown down across the central portion of the county including near the Mountain Lakes Resort around Highway 75A and Rose Road, at the White County Board of Education office on West Kytle Street and near the Tractor Supply store on South Main Street.
August 2013Flash FloodYonah$10,000The White County emergency manager reported the North Georgia Zoo near Camp Coleman Lake or around 6 miles west to northwest of Cleveland was flooded by Glade Creek. The animals were evacuated. Some damage to structures...bridges and fences occurred. Gravel or dirt roads and walkways were washed away.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindYonah$8,000Trees reported down on Hwy 129 near White County High School.
March 2021Flash FloodYonah$6,000The Emergency Manager reported a portion of Tolhurst Road was washed out due to high water from Joes Branch. Radar estimates indicate that 5 to 6 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding.
March 2021Flash FloodYonah$6,000The Emergency Manager reported a portion of the road washed out at Paradise Valley Road and Paradise Valley Camp Ground. Radar estimates indicate that 5 to 6 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindYonah$6,000The White County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down across the southwestern portion of the county from the Paradise Valley Road area to Stansel Road, Thomas Road and Collins Road.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindYonah$1,500The White County Emergency Manager reported that a half dozen trees were blown down in a yard along Kellum Valley Road.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindYonah$1,000Trees down at the end of Tolhurst rd along Joes Branch Creek.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindYonah$1,000Tree down on a home near the intersection of Testatee Gap Valley RD and Bell Shadows Dr.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindYonah$250The White County 911 Center reported that a tree was blown down on Highway 129.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindYonah-Tree down on a house near Garden Lane and Pink Mountain Boulevard.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindYonah-Tree down along Asbestos Rd near Helen Hwy.
March 2021Flash FloodYonah-The Emergency Manager reported flooding along Mill Creek Trail from Town Creek and a Town Creek tributary. Radar estimates indicate that 5 to 6 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding.
March 2021Flash FloodYonah-The Emergency Manager reported flooding near the intersection of Frank Black Road and Night Hawk Drive due to high water from Freeman Creek. Radar estimates indicate that 5 to 6 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding.
August 2021Flash FloodYonah-The Emergency Manager and several media outlets reported flash flooding over several roads in Sautee Nacoochee, including, but not limited to, Mauldin Road at Asbestos Road, Bean Creek at Gold Valley Road, Asbestos Road and Chastain Road. Radar estimates indicate that 6 to 8 inches of rain fell over the area, resulting in the flash flooding.
March 2017HailYonah-An amateur radio operator reported quarter size hail.
May 2014HailYonah-The public reported quarter-sized hail.

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
Cleveland3.1 miles19
Naguchee (historical)3.8 miles20
Nacoochee3.8 miles20
Pink4.1 miles19
Helen4.3 miles20
Stovall Mill4.8 miles19
Robertstown4.8 miles20
Eastburn (historical)4.8 miles19

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.

Wikipedia article on YonahAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q16108948The 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 333482. 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.