Davis Crossroads, Georgia
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Kensington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30707. It stands on Shaw Branch. The Survey maps it on the Kensington quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 26 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 Ringgold quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Catoosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1892 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1936 USGS Kensington quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Kensington quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Kensington quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
204 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 204 fires within 5 miles of Davis Crossroads between 1992 and 2020, burning about 870 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 67 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 | 116 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 67 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WALKER002 |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 114 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 24 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Davis Crossroads: 17 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horine Development Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Patton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Road Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Road Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cassandra Area | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Estelle Mining Comp | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Glenn Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estelle Station (historical) | 0.8 miles | 26 | |
| Kensington | 1.3 miles | 26 | |
| Estelle | 1.5 miles | 25 | |
| Valley Head | 2.0 miles | 25 | |
| Hall Mill | 2.0 miles | 26 | |
| Cassandra | 2.6 miles | 25 | |
| Frick Gap (historical) | 3.1 miles | 25 | |
| Marsh Crossing | 3.4 miles | 25 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Davis Crossroads | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19867316 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331520. 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.










