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Carmichael Crossroads, Georgia

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Lathemtown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30115. The Survey maps it on the Canton quadrangle.

Carmichael Crossroads within Cherokee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 20 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

242 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 242 fires within 5 miles of Carmichael Crossroads between 1992 and 2019, burning about 432 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 32 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 burning132
Arson/incendiarism32
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Equipment and vehicle use16
Railroad operations and maintenance15
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Smoking7
Natural6
Recreation and ceremony4

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
22 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
8 August 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 August 1995Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
31 August 1997Arson/incendiarism6.6 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
2 August 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
18 August 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cherokee County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Carmichael Crossroads: 13 past producers, 6 prospects, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dickens ProspectCopper, Iron-PyritePast ProducerMassive Sulfide
Lawson & Quarles SandSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand & Gravel DivisionSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Smith ProspectIron-PyriteOccurrenceVein
Cook MineMicaPast Producer
J B Wheeler ProspectMicaProspect
J T Haley MineMicaPast Producer
Burty No. 2GoldProspectVein
Davis Mine (Owl Hollow)GoldPast ProducerVein
F. Burt'sGoldProspectVein

Every working recorded in Cherokee 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
Union Hill1.4 miles20
Avery1.8 miles20
Buffington2.4 miles20
Harmony2.5 miles20
White City2.8 miles20
Hickory Flat3.2 miles20
Macedonia3.4 miles21
Batesville3.5 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326208. 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.