BlockAbernathys Mill, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Buchanan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30113. It stands on Cochran Creek. The Survey maps it on the Buchanan quadrangle. It stands 1,017 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1889 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Buchanan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Buchanan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
753 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 753 fires within 5 miles of Abernathys Mill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,875 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 505 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 505 |
| Debris and open burning | 172 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020HARALSON009 |
| 6 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HARALSON-006 |
| 4 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-POLK-005 |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Abernathys Mill: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Name | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felton | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Latham (historical) | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Dugdown | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Buchanan | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Poplar Springs | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Tabernacle | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Little Creek | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Piney Woods | 6.2 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q54888649 | The 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 330996. 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.