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Fearing, Georgia

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cedartown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30125. It lies near Etna Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Indian Mountain quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Fearing within Polk County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

558 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 558 fires within 5 miles of Fearing (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,822 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 389 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/incendiarism389
Debris and open burning106
Missing data/not specified/undetermined36
Natural10
Equipment and vehicle use8
Recreation and ceremony5
Smoking3
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2016Arson/incendiarism9.5 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-POLK-009
9 September 2005Arson/incendiarism45 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1995Debris and open burning15 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2000Arson/incendiarism18 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1993Arson/incendiarism11 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1998Debris and open burning3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Polk County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 169 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 169 workings within 5 miles of Fearing (historical): 82 unknowns, 64 past producers, 14 occurrences, 9 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Iron, Manganese. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
MccollumManganese, Nickel, CobaltUnknownResidual
Penland HillManganese, CobaltOccurrence
Pope-Brittain DepositManganese, Iron, CobaltProspectWad
Price-Rowland ProspectManganese, Cobalt, IronPast Producer1938
Shiloh Church ProspectArsenic, Lead, Molybdenum, Zinc, NickelOccurrence1970
About 8 Mines and ProspectsManganese, CobaltOccurrenceHollandite
Mccollum Prospect Cave SpringCobalt, ManganeseOccurrence
North of Bluffington DepositsCobalt, ManganeseOccurrence
Rock Run DistrictIron, Manganese, CobaltPast ProducerWEATHERING RESIDUAL
Central Rock Run AreaAluminum, Water, FreePast Producer1891

Every working recorded in Polk County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Etna0.6 miles18
Prior1.6 miles18
Greenway (historical)3.7 miles14
Esom Hill3.8 miles17
Akes5.2 miles14
Treat (historical)7.3 miles14
Fullwood Springs7.5 miles14
Benedict8.1 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 343553. 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.