BlockCalifornia, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30157. The Survey maps it on the Lost Mountain quadrangle.
On record in California
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Fannin-Cooper Farmlisted 2012 · 0.7 miles away
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.
- 1891 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Lost Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Lost Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
435 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 435 fires within 5 miles of California between 1992 and 2019, burning about 592 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 130 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 burning | 212 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 130 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-PAULDING-014 |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019PAULDING002 |
| 4 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of California: 9 past producers, 7 prospects, 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur, Gold, Iron-Pyrite, Zinc, Iron-Pyrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coggins and Smith Prospect | Iron-Pyrite, Sulfur, Zinc | Occurrence | Massive Sulfide | |
| Little Bob Mine | Copper, Sulfur, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Little Bob Mine | Copper, Iron-Pyrite, Zinc, Nickel, Cobalt | Past Producer | 1860, 1920 | |
| Berg Prospect | Iron-Pyrite, Copper | Occurrence | Pyrite | |
| D. Ragsdale Prospect | Iron-Pyrite | Occurrence | Massive Sulfide | |
| Dean Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Petty Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Shirley Mine | Iron-Pyrite, Zinc | Occurrence | Massive Sulfide | |
| Berg Prospect | Sulfur | Prospect | ||
| Don Watson Prospect | Sulfur | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creekwood Estates | 0.1 miles | 17 | |
| Powder Creek Crossing | 0.3 miles | 17 | |
| Gold Creek | 0.5 miles | 17 | |
| Hearthwood | 0.5 miles | 17 | |
| Timberchase | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Hardy Hills | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| Southfork | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Macland Springs | 0.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 349796. 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.