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.
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
- 1968 USGS Rockmart North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
604 since 1992Regional 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/incendiarism | 388 |
| Debris and open burning | 155 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-POLK-010 |
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-POLK-008 |
| 7 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-POLK-026 |
| 5 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockmart | Bloating Material | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Rockmart Cement Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Braswell Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rockmart Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ladd Lime and Stone Co Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rockmart Shale Quarry | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rockmart Shale Quarry | Clay | Producer | ||
| Albea and York Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1892 | |
| Grady Mine No. 2 | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Grady Mine No.1 | Iron | Past Producer | 1879 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish Creek | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Fish | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Grady (historical) | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Rockmart | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Van Wert | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Aragon | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Red Ore (historical) | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Ravenel (historical) | 4.0 miles | 17 |
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.









