Beech Creek Homes, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Rome census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30165. The Survey maps it on the Rock Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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 Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Rock Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
231 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 231 fires within 5 miles of Beech Creek Homes between 1992 and 2019, burning about 962 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 93 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 93 |
| Debris and open burning | 92 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-FLOYD-018 |
| 30 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-FLOYD-007 |
| 27 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-FLOYD-005 |
| 27 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-FLOYD-006 |
| 24 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-FLOYD-014 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Beech Creek Homes: 5 producers, 5 past producers, 2 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley Mines | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rome Quarry Fla Rock Indus | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Berry School Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Bickerstaff Clay Products | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Floyd County Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Lavender Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Martin Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Oconee Clay Products Co Pits | Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Springs Estates | 0.5 miles | 17 | |
| Huffaker | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Cherokee Acres | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Fair Oaks | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Rollingwood | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Lakeview | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Sunset Acres | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| West Rome | 1.5 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122563653 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 353534. 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.









