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Yukon, Georgia

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the South Gilmer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30536. It lies near Talona Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Ellijay quadrangle.

Yukon within Gilmer County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 17 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

205 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 205 fires within 5 miles of Yukon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 446 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 50 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 burning120
Arson/incendiarism50
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Smoking8
Recreation and ceremony6
Natural4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor2

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
9 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1999Smokingunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-GILMER-007
16 September 1999Debris and open burning2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gilmer 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 Yukon: 10 past producers, 3 producers, 2 prospects, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Marble, Dimension. 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
Lots 142 & 143Marble, DimensionProspect
Unnamed Marble MineMarble, DimensionPast Producer
Gilmer County Quarry No. 2Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mill No 1 Ga Marble CoStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Mill Nos 2 & 3 Ga Marble CoStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant
Mine No. 1Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Mine Number 2Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Cartecay Iron PropertyIronPast Producer
Ellijay Mining Company PropertyIronPast Producer
Georgia-Tioga Iron Co. MineIronPast ProducerResidual

Every working recorded in Gilmer County

Storms near this place

6 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yukon in 6 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2014Flash FloodYukon$5,000The Gilmer County Deputy Emergency Manager reported flood waters from a stream were surrounding and flowing under a home on Shamrock Farm Road around 6 miles south to southeast of Ellijay. Three persons in the home were rescued by first responders in a boat. Some erosion occurred to the rock road to the house. The flood waters did not enter the home.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindYukon$1,000Emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Bible Baptist Rd and Yukon Trace.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindYukon$1,000Emergency manager reported a tree down on Clear Creek Rd, blocking the entrance to a school.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindYukon$1,000Emergency manager reported a tree down on Clear Creek Rd, blocking the entrance to a school.
May 2019HailYukon-Quarter size hail reported at Clear Creek Middle School.
July 2004HailYukon-The public reported quarter-sized hail.

Every storm recorded in Gilmer 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
Ella Gap1.9 miles17
Tioga2.3 miles20
Webb2.4 miles19
Oak Hill2.6 miles17
Talona3.1 miles20
Kiker3.2 miles19
Dyke3.5 miles18
Pleasant Valley3.7 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333489. 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.