Cunningham, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cave Spring census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30161. The Survey maps it on the Livingston 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.
- 1886 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Livingston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
312 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 312 fires within 5 miles of Cunningham between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,263 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 103 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 | 159 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 103 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-FLOYD-004 |
| 3 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-FLOYD-001 |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-FLOYD-027 |
| 20 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-FLOYD-023 |
| 2 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-FLOYD-017 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 55 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 55 workings within 5 miles of Cunningham: 25 prospects, 24 past producers, 3 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Manganese, Iron, Manganese, Cobalt, Nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkstresser Prop Cave Spring | Cobalt, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Berkstresser, H.L. Prospect | Cobalt, Nickel | Producer | Replacement | |
| Bobo Bank | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Cave Spring-D | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Floyd County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gibson Mine | Manganese, Cobalt, Nickel | Producer | Residual | |
| Gibson Mine | Cobalt, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Harper Tract | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1895 | |
| Spence Property | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | 1918 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yancey (historical) | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Landers (historical) | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Six Mile | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Rivermont | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Vans Valley | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Radio Springs | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Foster Mills | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Robealou Acres | 4.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 355407. 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.









