Abilene, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Carrollton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30116. It stands on Hendricks Creek. The Survey maps it on the Temple quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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 Carrollton quadrangle1:62500
- 1973 USGS Temple quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
217 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 217 fires within 5 miles of Abilene between 1992 and 2020, burning about 534 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 55 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 | 100 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 55 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2003 | Natural | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 46 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Abilene: 4 occurrences, 1 plant, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Cobalt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Carrollton Copper Smelter | Copper | Plant | ||
| Reeds Mountain | Gold, Nickel, Cobalt | Past Producer | Sulfide Segregations | |
| Reeds Mountain Prospect | Cobalt, Nickel | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| W.M. Raburn Property | Manganese | Occurrence | 1919 | |
| J Humphrey Prospect | Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| W M Raburn Prospect | Sulfur | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Grove | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Hickory Heights | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Leisure Heights | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Castlegate East | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Pine Ridge Estates | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Greene Valley Estates | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Curtis | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Holly Heights | 3.8 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326148. 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.








