Fields Landing, Georgia
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Canton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30114. It stands on Sweetwater Creek. The Survey maps it on the South Canton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS South Canton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS South Canton quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS South Canton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
312 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 312 fires within 5 miles of Fields Landing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 979 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 92 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 | 101 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 92 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 32 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-CHEROKEE-003 |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 9.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-CHEROKEE-002 |
| 6 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-CHEROKEE-025 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Fields Landing: 12 past producers, 9 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Barium-Barite, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blankenship Sand Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rich Mine (Canton Mine) | Copper, Iron-Pyrite | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite | |
| White Property | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Dean Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Hause Mines | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| J D Hillhouse Mines | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Wacaster Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Casteel Mine | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Cherokee Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Cherokee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee | 2.0 miles | 22 | |
| Little River Landing | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Sutallee | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Univeter | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| South Canton | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Victoria Landing | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Laffingal | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Holly Springs | 4.2 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331707. 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.












