Ella Gap, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Ellijay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30540. It lies near Talona Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Ellijay 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.
- 1888 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Ellijay 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
- 1971 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
232 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 232 fires within 5 miles of Ella Gap between 1992 and 2020, burning about 402 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 48 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 | 136 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-GILMER-007 |
| 2 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-GILMER-001 |
| 7 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-GILMER-002 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Ella Gap: 9 past producers, 2 producers, 2 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Marble, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots 142 & 143 | Marble, Dimension | Prospect | ||
| Gilmer County Quarry No. 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mill No 1 Ga Marble Co | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mine Number 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cartecay Iron Property | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Ellijay Mining Company Property | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Georgia-Tioga Iron Co. Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Georgia-Tioga Iron Company Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| T.W.Craigo Property | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Tioga Iron 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.
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 Q122545804 | 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 327750. 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.









