Ficklin, Georgia
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Washington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30673. It stands on Harden Creek. The Survey maps it on the Washington West 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.
- 1906 USGS Crawfordville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Washington West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Clark Hill Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
132 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Ficklin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 614 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 11 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 | 75 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
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 2013 | Debris and open burning | 5.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-WILKES-001 |
| 5 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WILKES004 |
| 30 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-TALIAFERRO-003 |
| 3 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 7.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-WILKES-003 |
| 22 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-WILKES-010 |
| 2 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-WILKES-003 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Ficklin: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Kyanite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little River Mill C-E Minerals | Kyanite | Producer | ||
| Hillman | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Stone Ridge Mine (Orr) | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Stoney Ridge Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ficklin in 2 storm reports between 2003 and 2009: 1 hail, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2009 | Flood | Ficklin | $1,000 | Flooding was observed in western Washington county along the Little River, which forms the border between Washington and Taliaferro counties. The river exceeded the flood stage of 19.0 feet at 1204 am EST on March 1st and remained above flood stage until 912 pm EST on March 2nd. The river crested at 22.5 feet on March 1st at 845 am EST. Damage was confined to minor debris removal. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Ficklin | - | The Wilkes county Emergency Management Director reported golf ball-sized hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little River | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Lundberg | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Tyrone | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Porters | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Lincoln Heights | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Daniel | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Logan | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Anne Heights | 7.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331705. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







