Center, Georgia
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Cartersville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30121. It stands on Rowland Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Allatoona Dam quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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
- 1907 USGS Acworth quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Acworth quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Allatoona Dam quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Allatoona Dam quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Allatoona Dam quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
286 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 286 fires within 5 miles of Center between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,110 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 130 |
| Debris and open burning | 90 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BARTOW-018 |
| 19 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BARTOW-016 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 270 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 270 workings within 5 miles of Center: 134 occurrences, 72 past producers, 55 unknowns, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Iron, Barium-Barite, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felton Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Gemes Mine Cartersville | Cobalt, Manganese | Past Producer | 1908 | |
| Jones Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Vaughn | Manganese, Cobalt | Past Producer | ||
| Allatoona | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Allatoona Dam Deposit | Titanium | Occurrence | Ilmenite | |
| Cartersville Operation | Barium-Barite, Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Cyprus Thompson Weinman Mine | Barium-Barite, Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Big Spring | Manganese, Iron | Unknown | 1919 | |
| Cherokee Barite | Manganese, Iron | Unknown | 1954 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Hills | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| East Boxwood Estates | 1.0 miles | 22 | |
| Rowland Spring | 1.4 miles | 22 | |
| Double Springs (historical) | 1.5 miles | 22 | |
| Buena Vista | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Happy Hollow | 2.0 miles | 22 | |
| Holly Spring | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Roving Hills Estates | 2.4 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331365. 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.












