Briscoe, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cedartown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30125. The Survey maps it on the Cedartown East 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 19 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 Cedartown East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
511 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 511 fires within 5 miles of Briscoe (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,745 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 242 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 | 242 |
| Debris and open burning | 207 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-POLK-003 |
| 6 September 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-POLK-002 |
| 6 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-POLK-006 |
| 4 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-FLOYD-001 |
| 3 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 33 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 27 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 71 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 71 workings within 5 miles of Briscoe (historical): 33 prospects, 31 past producers, 3 producers, 3 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Manganese, Iron, Cobalt, Nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Tract | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1895 | |
| Penland Hill | Manganese, Nickel, Cobalt | Producer | Residual | |
| Berkstresser Prop Cave Spring | Cobalt, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Berkstresser, H.L. Prospect | Cobalt, Nickel | Producer | Replacement | |
| Gibson Mine | Manganese, Cobalt, Nickel | Producer | Residual | |
| Gibson Mine | Cobalt, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Bobo Bank | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Cave Spring-D | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Cuzzort Property | Iron | Past Producer | 1898 | |
| J D Waddell Mine | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Creek | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Cedartown | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Seney | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Grady (historical) | 7.0 miles | 19 | |
| Fish Creek | 7.9 miles | 19 | |
| Benedict | 8.0 miles | 14 | |
| Fish | 8.2 miles | 16 | |
| Hamlet (historical) | 8.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 343528. 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.









