Batesville, 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
182 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 182 fires within 5 miles of Batesville between 1992 and 2019, burning about 297 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 28 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 | 110 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 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 |
| 2 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-FORSYTH-002 |
| 16 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1995 | 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 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Batesville: 10 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| J T Haley Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Bailey Property | Gold | Past Producer | 1840 | |
| Chester (Turner) Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Morgan | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Rudicil Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Rudicil Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| T. N. Westbrook Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| T.N.Westbrook's | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Worley Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Hill | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Hickory Flat | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Creek Hollow South | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Avery | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Hardman Place | 3.5 miles | 23 | |
| Carmichael Crossroads | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Tomahawk | 3.8 miles | 23 | |
| Hunters Mill | 4.4 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326171. 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.








