Cedar Ridge, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the North Paulding census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30101. It stands on McEvers Branch. The Survey maps it on the Burnt Hickory Ridge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1890 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1906 USGS Stilesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Stilesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Burnt Hickory Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
263 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 263 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Ridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 854 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 96 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 | 96 |
| Debris and open burning | 88 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BARTOW-008 |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020PAULDING004 |
| 20 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 141 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 47 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 47 workings within 5 miles of Cedar Ridge: 22 occurrences, 19 past producers, 4 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Barium-Barite, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartow No 2 Mine | Graphite, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Georgia Minerals | Iron, Manganese | Unknown | 1954 | |
| Puckett Property | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1919 | |
| Pumpkinvine Creek Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pumpkinvine Creek Dredge No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Graphite Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Woodward Prospect | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Big Tom Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| No Name-Lot 903 Mine | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| No Name-Lots 905,906 Mines | Manganese | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Crest Plantation | 0.7 miles | 24 | |
| Allatoona Heights | 1.0 miles | 24 | |
| Crowville | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Picketts Crossing | 1.4 miles | 24 | |
| Picketts Plantation | 1.4 miles | 24 | |
| Picketts Mill | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| Picketts Creek | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Cross Road Farms | 2.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 349801. 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.










