Etta, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the North Paulding census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30132. It stands on Possum Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dallas quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.
- 1891 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
340 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 340 fires within 5 miles of Etta (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 722 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 101 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 | 166 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 101 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
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 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-PAULDING-014 |
| 30 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-PAULDING-012 |
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 Etta (historical): 9 prospects, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Feldspar, Iron-Pyrite, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coggins and Smith Prospect | Iron-Pyrite, Sulfur, Zinc | Occurrence | Massive Sulfide | |
| Mrs Sunie Clay Prospect | Sulfur | Prospect | ||
| Turner Prospect | Mica, Feldspar | Prospect | ||
| Dunaway Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Hobbs | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Hodges | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Mason Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Merrit Prospect | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Michigan Au Mining Company | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| N.Dockery | Gold | Prospect | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hasford Estates | 0.1 miles | 17 | |
| Oak Haven | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Park Place | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Mill Creek Station | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Beverly Estates | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Roxana | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Hopecastle Forest | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Hampton Estates | 1.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1730670. 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.









