BlockAnderson Mill, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Nevils-Stilson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30458. It stands on Big Branch. The Survey maps it on the Daisy quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1919 USGS Claxton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Claxton quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Claxton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Daisy quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
316 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 316 fires within 5 miles of Anderson Mill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,291 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 68 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 | 181 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 68 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-EVANS-005 |
| 29 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019BULLOCH006 |
| 27 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | 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 Anderson Mill: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overbrook | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Bowen Mill | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Nevils | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Statesborough | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Mitchell Forks | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Enal (historical) | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Denmark | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Adabelle | 8.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331041. 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.