Fran Mar Heights, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Murrayville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30506. It stands on Latham Creek. The Survey maps it on the Chestatee quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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 Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Chestatee quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
189 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 189 fires within 5 miles of Fran Mar Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 186 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 29 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 | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HALL-006 |
| 12 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Fran Mar Heights: 12 prospects, 7 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merck Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Merk | Gold, Mica | Prospect | Vein | |
| Big Joe Mine | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Cool Spring Church | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Elrod/Stephens/Keath/Newton/Ivy Mt./Prater Mines | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Ivy Mtn. | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Johnson Property | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Jones | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Keath | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Longstreet Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sardis Shores | 0.4 miles | 14 | |
| Westview | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Chestatee North | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Lake Ranch | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Holiday Hills | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Venture Cove | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Looper Lake | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Lanier Northwest | 1.6 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122550253 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1686732. 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.




