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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.

Avery within Cherokee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

318 since 1992

Regional 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 burning152
Arson/incendiarism64
Railroad operations and maintenance31
Misuse of fire by a minor20
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Equipment and vehicle use14
Natural6
Smoking6
Recreation and ceremony6

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-CHEROKEE-003
5 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cherokee County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Rich MineSulfur-Pyrite, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Rich Mine (Canton Mine)Copper, Iron-PyriteOccurrenceChalcopyrite
Smith ProspectIron-PyriteOccurrenceVein
Lawson & Quarles SandSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand & Gravel DivisionSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Cook MineMicaPast Producer
J B Wheeler ProspectMicaProspect
J T Haley MineMicaPast Producer
R M Reece ProspectMicaProspect
Davis Mine (Owl Hollow)GoldPast ProducerVein

Every working recorded in Cherokee County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Hickory Flat1.8 miles20
Carmichael Crossroads1.8 miles20
Union Hill2.2 miles20
Buffington3.2 miles20
Batesville3.2 miles20
Harmony3.7 miles20
Univeter4.1 miles22
White City4.4 miles20

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.