Avery, Georgia
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Holly Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30115. The Survey maps it on the Canton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Canton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Canton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
318 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 318 fires within 5 miles of Avery between 1992 and 2019, burning about 535 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 64 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 | 152 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 64 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 31 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-CHEROKEE-003 |
| 5 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Avery: 11 past producers, 4 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Iron-Pyrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Rich Mine (Canton Mine) | Copper, Iron-Pyrite | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite | |
| Smith Prospect | Iron-Pyrite | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Lawson & Quarles Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel Division | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cook Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| J B Wheeler Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| J T Haley Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| R M Reece Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Davis Mine (Owl Hollow) | Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Flat | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Carmichael Crossroads | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Union Hill | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Buffington | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Batesville | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Harmony | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| Univeter | 4.1 miles | 22 | |
| White City | 4.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 310683. 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.








