BlockArgo, Georgia
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Morganton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30572. It stands on Oliver Branch. The Survey maps it on the Noontootla quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 23 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.
- 1888 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Noontootla quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Noontootla quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Noontootla quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Noontootla quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
84 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Argo (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,524 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | HIDDEN LAKE |
| 23 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-FANNIN-002 |
| 4 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020UNION013 |
| 22 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 May 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | BRYSON GAP |
| 15 May 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2000-FANNIN-078 |
| 9 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | WINDING STAIR |
| 9 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.1 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | WINDINGSTAIR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Argo (historical): 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Prospect | Sulfur, Copper | Past Producer | 1868, 1898 | |
| Mccloud Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Forks | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Cooper Creek | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Margret | 4.4 miles | 25 | |
| Stock Hill | 4.8 miles | 23 | |
| Swan | 5.1 miles | 25 | |
| Newport | 5.4 miles | 23 | |
| Sugar Hill | 5.7 miles | 25 | |
| Wilson Mill | 5.9 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1704692. 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.