Fort Mountain, Georgia
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Chatsworth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30705. It stands on Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Chatsworth 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
12 surveys from 21 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.
- 1886 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1938 USGS Chatsworth quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Chatsworth quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
476 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 476 fires within 5 miles of Fort Mountain (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,974 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 71 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 | 258 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 71 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 42 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 6.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-MURRAY-011 |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Fort Mountain (historical): 26 past producers, 6 prospects, 3 producers, 3 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Talc-Soapstone, Iron, Barium-Barite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Galena Prospect | Lead | Prospect | ||
| J.F.Love Property | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| C.C.Keith Property | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Fort Mountain Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hayes Rock Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| W.F.Hampton Property | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| C.C. and J.H. Keith Property | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Hickey Property Mine-A? | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| J.K. Keith Property | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| J.W.Coffey Property | Iron | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatsworth | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Oran | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Eton | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Spring Place | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Hasslers Mill | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| Ramhurst | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Dennis | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Treadwell | 6.4 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 334541. 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.











