Colonial Hills, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Hiram census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30141. It stands on Lick Log Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nebo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1891 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Nebo quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
379 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 379 fires within 5 miles of Colonial Hills between 1992 and 2019, burning about 558 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 97 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 | 198 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 97 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019PAULDING002 |
| 4 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Colonial Hills: 5 past producers, 4 prospects, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur, Gold, Mica, Iron-Pyrite, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berg Prospect | Iron-Pyrite, Copper | Occurrence | Pyrite | |
| Little Bob Mine | Copper, Sulfur, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Shirley Mine | Iron-Pyrite, Zinc | Occurrence | Massive Sulfide | |
| Dean Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Petty Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Shirley Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Berg Prospect | Sulfur | Prospect | ||
| Henry Winn Mine | Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Jack Moon Heirs Prospect | Sulfur | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Run | 0.3 miles | 17 | |
| Pine Valley Estates | 0.5 miles | 20 | |
| Ashley Acres | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Indian Rose | 1.1 miles | 20 | |
| Forkwood | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Greenfield Chase | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Sprayberry Farms | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Harpers Lake | 1.6 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 349805. 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.









