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Burtsboro, Georgia

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Dahlonega census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30534. The Survey maps it on the Dawsonville quadrangle.

Burtsboro within Lumpkin County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 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

443 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 443 fires within 5 miles of Burtsboro between 1992 and 2020, burning about 995 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 108 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 burning247
Arson/incendiarism108
Missing data/not specified/undetermined31
Recreation and ceremony21
Equipment and vehicle use13
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Natural7
Smoking6
Fireworks2

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 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-LUMPKIN-002
9 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 1993Debris and open burning2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lumpkin County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 34 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Burtsboro: 17 past producers, 17 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver. 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
BarlowGold, SilverProspectVein And Placer
Battle Branch MineGold, SilverPast ProducerVein
BelleGold, SilverProspectVein And Placer
GordonGold, SilverProspectVein And Placer
Josephine (Auraria)Gold, SilverProspectVein And Placer
Whim HillGold, SilverProspectVein And Placer
AmicalolaGoldProspectVein, Some Placers
Baby Pl.GoldProspectVein, Some Placers
Battle Branch MineGoldPast Producer
Belle MineGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lumpkin 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
Etowah (historical)2.1 miles18
Hedwig (historical)2.8 miles21
Auraria3.5 miles18
Buckhorn Tavern4.1 miles21
Jay (historical)5.7 miles21
Wier (historical)5.8 miles20
Nimblewill6.4 miles20
Dahlonega6.7 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331293. 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.