Antioch, Georgia
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Clayton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30525. It stands on Tuckaluge Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rabun Bald quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 24 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.
- 1886 USGS Walhalla quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Walhalla quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1896 USGS Walhalla quadrangle1:125000
- 1935 USGS Rabun Bald quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Rabun Bald quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Rabun Bald quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Toccoa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Rabun Bald quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Antioch between 1992 and 2017, burning about 786 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 13 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 | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | JOE BLECKLEY |
| 15 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-DADE-009 |
| 14 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-DADE-008 |
| 22 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.4 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | MYSTERY |
| 21 July 2008 | Natural | 107 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | WILSON KNOB |
| 13 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | BECKY BRANCH |
| 8 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | not named |
| 7 April 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 55 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | MARCUS #2 |
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 Antioch: 3 past producers, 2 prospects. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamby Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Lamar Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Lamar Mine | Gold | Prospect | Placer, Some Vein Prospecting | |
| Ledford Mine | Gold | Prospect | Placer, Some Vein Prospecting | |
| Screamer Mt. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain City | 4.9 miles | 24 | |
| Clayton | 5.5 miles | 24 | |
| Laurel Falls | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| York | 5.7 miles | 24 | |
| Spring Lake | 6.2 miles | 24 | |
| Pine Mountain | 6.8 miles | 18 | |
| Sky Valley | 6.9 miles | 24 | |
| Three Forks | 7.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326957. 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.









