BlockCreighton, Georgia
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Lathemtown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30107. It stands on Settingdown Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ball Ground East quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 21 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
- 1926 USGS Tate quadrangle1:62500
- 1928 USGS Tate quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Ball Ground East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Ball Ground East quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Ball Ground East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
211 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 211 fires within 5 miles of Creighton (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 583 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 87 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 | 87 |
| Debris and open burning | 80 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1993 | Smoking | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-FORSYTH-003 |
| 12 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-CHEROKEE-004 |
| 30 August 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Creighton (historical): 9 past producers, 4 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Copper, Iron-Pyrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cochran Mine | Mica, Beryllium | Past Producer | ||
| Creighton Mine | Gold, Cobalt | Past Producer | ||
| Dickens Prospect | Copper, Iron-Pyrite | Past Producer | Massive Sulfide | |
| Franklin-Creighton Mine | Gold, Cobalt, Copper | Past Producer | 1841, 1909 | |
| Unnamed Barium Deposit | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Amphlett Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| F M Williams Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Mcbrayer Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| South Amphlett Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Cox Prospect | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ophir | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Lathemtown | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Free Home | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Centerville (historical) | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Mica | 4.5 miles | 21 | |
| Orange | 4.6 miles | 21 | |
| Holbrook | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Macedonia | 5.6 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1685732. 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.