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Coldwater, Georgia

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Coldwater census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30635. It stands on Double Branch. The Survey maps it on the Rock Branch quadrangle.

Coldwater within Elbert County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 14 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

135 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Coldwater between 1992 and 2019, burning about 278 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 8 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 burning79
Equipment and vehicle use13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Arson/incendiarism8
Smoking7
Natural6
Recreation and ceremony6
Misuse of fire by a minor4

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
5 September 1995Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 1999Smokingunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-ELBERT-004
10 September 2005Debris and open burning6.5 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 1997Debris and open burning1.1 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Elbert County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Coldwater: 12 prospects, 11 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Mica, Granite, Feldspar. 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
Cooley MineMica, FeldsparPast Producer
Adams QuarryGraniteProducer
Robin Blue QuarryGraniteProducer
Alexander MineMicaPast Producer
Anderson MineMicaPast Producer
Ben Martin MineMicaPast Producer1944
Ben Martin MineMicaPast Producer
C U Gaines ProspectMicaProspect
Carter MineMicaPast Producer
Chapman MineMicaPast Producer

Every working recorded in Elbert 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
Fains Store1.0 miles14
Rock Branch1.2 miles14
Concordia (historical)2.4 miles14
Montevideo3.6 miles15
Ruckersville4.1 miles14
Harmony4.3 miles14
Edinburg (historical)4.3 miles14
Centerville5.1 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 347811. 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.