Coal Mountain, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Silver City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30040. The Survey maps it on the Coal Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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 Suwanee quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Coal Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Coal Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
208 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 208 fires within 5 miles of Coal Mountain between 1992 and 2017, burning about 297 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 52 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 | 101 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 52 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-FORSYTH-002 |
| 23 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-FORSYTH-002 |
| 1 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Coal Mountain: 3 past producers, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Davis Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Lot 70 2nd Dist. | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Lyons | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Sawnee Mt. | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Zamoda Au Prospect | Gold | Prospect | Vein |
Storms near this place
1 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coal Mountain in 1 storm report in 1995: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Mountain | - | A Dobbins Air Force Base meteorologist reported that thunderstorm winds knocked down four large trees just north of Coal Mountain. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunn | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Matt | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Pirkle Woods | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Cumming | 4.9 miles | 21 | |
| Chestatee | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Hightower | 6.5 miles | 22 | |
| Oscarville | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| Heardville | 7.2 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331421. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








