Dedrich, Georgia
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Irwinton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31054. It stands on Little Commissioner Creek. The Survey maps it on the Irwinton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1916 USGS Irwinton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Irwinton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Irwinton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
349 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 349 fires within 5 miles of Dedrich between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,045 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 12 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 | 188 |
| Smoking | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021WILKINSON004 |
| 20 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WILKINSON008 |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 7.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-WILKINSON-003 |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WILKINSON006 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Dedrich: 11 past producers, 7 producers, 4 prospects, 2 occurrences. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Kaolin, Aluminum, Clay, Kaolin, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drill Site 3 | Kaolin, Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Irwinton Bauxite District | Aluminum, Kaolin | Past Producer | SEDIMENTARY | |
| Mcintyre Mill | Clay | Producer | ||
| Toddville Plant No. 2 and 6 | Clay | Producer | ||
| Toddville Plants 6c & 8 | Clay | Producer | ||
| Wilkinson County Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Adkins Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Dupree Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Fountain Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Mcintyre Mine | Aluminum | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgars | 1.0 miles | 13 | |
| Clayfields | 1.2 miles | 9 | |
| McIntyre | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Youngblood Corners (historical) | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Carmel (historical) | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Wriley | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Irwinton | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Carr Corners (historical) | 4.6 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122554645 | 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 331533. 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.







