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Brewers, Georgia

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Rockmart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30153. The Survey maps it on the Rockmart North quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Brewers within Polk County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 17 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

604 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 604 fires within 5 miles of Brewers (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,332 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 388 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/incendiarism388
Debris and open burning155
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Equipment and vehicle use15
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Recreation and ceremony6
Natural5
Smoking1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
9 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-POLK-010
8 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-POLK-008
7 September 2008Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2008Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2002Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-POLK-026
5 September 2006Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1998Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1998Arson/incendiarism1.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Polk County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Brewers (historical): 18 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Bloating Material. 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
RockmartBloating MaterialProducerSedimentary
Rockmart Cement MillStoneProducer
Braswell QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Rockmart QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ladd Lime and Stone Co PitsClayPast Producer
Rockmart Shale QuarryClayPast Producer
Rockmart Shale QuarryClayProducer
Albea and York MineIronPast Producer1892
Grady Mine No. 2IronPast Producer
Grady Mine No.1IronPast Producer1879

Every working recorded in Polk 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
Fish Creek1.2 miles19
Fish1.8 miles16
Grady (historical)3.1 miles19
Rockmart3.6 miles17
Van Wert3.8 miles16
Aragon3.8 miles17
Red Ore (historical)3.9 miles17
Ravenel (historical)4.0 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 343527. 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.