Alpharette, Georgia
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Roswell-Alpharetta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30005. The Survey maps it on the Duluth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1890 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Alpharette between 1992 and 2016, burning about 109 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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 | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Alpharette: 3 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Ocher Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Faver Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| John Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Little Property | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Mcclure | Gold | Prospect | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocee | 0.7 miles | 21 | |
| Preston Ridge | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Webb | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Country Place | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Johns Creek | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Wedgewood Forest | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Lake Union Hill | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Jamestowne | 3.6 miles | 22 |
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 Q122560972 | 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 333874. 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.









