Edgewood Estates, Georgia
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Acworth-Kennesaw census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30101. It stands on Little Allatoona Creek. The Survey maps it on the Acworth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 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 Cartersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1907 USGS Acworth quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Acworth quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Acworth quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Acworth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
163 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 163 fires within 5 miles of Edgewood Estates between 1992 and 2019, burning about 375 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 64 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 | 64 |
| Debris and open burning | 55 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BARTOW-008 |
| 30 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020PAULDING004 |
| 19 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-CHEROKEE-002 |
| 16 September 1999 | 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 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Edgewood Estates: 10 past producers, 4 occurrences, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Garrison | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Hamilton | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Hamilton Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| House Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| J. B. Kemp Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| J.B.Kemp's Property (Hathaway Property) | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| J.J.Howard | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Kendrick Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Payne Mine | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Hill | 0.2 miles | 24 | |
| Davenport Trace | 0.3 miles | 24 | |
| Mars Hill Acres | 0.6 miles | 24 | |
| Harris Woods | 0.7 miles | 24 | |
| Allatoona Ridge | 0.7 miles | 24 | |
| Mars Hill Downs | 0.8 miles | 24 | |
| Hill Forest Estates | 0.9 miles | 24 | |
| Whitney Station | 1.0 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1686339. 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.











