BlockGalloway Mill, Georgia
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the McCaysville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30513. It lies near Ellis Knob. The Survey maps it on the Epworth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1888 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Epworth quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS Epworth quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Epworth quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Epworth quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
438 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 438 fires within 5 miles of Galloway Mill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 799 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 64 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 | 275 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 64 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | CASHES VALLEY |
| 5 August 1997 | 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 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Galloway Mill: 5 prospects, 5 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Sulfur, Copper, Gold, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackney Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| J.Y.Allen Property | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| McKinney Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| McKinney Mine. | Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | 1812 | |
| Mine No. 20 | Copper, Iron-Pyrite | Occurrence | Massive Sulfide | |
| Mobile | Copper, Sulfur | Past Producer | 1858 | |
| Mount Pisgah Prospect | Sulfur, Copper | Occurrence | Massive Sulfide | |
| Bryant Prospect | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Kellogg Prospect | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Mount Pisgah Copper Prospect | Copper | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Gap | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| Lickskillet | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Sugar Creek | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Galloway | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Higdon | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Madola | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Curtis | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Epworth | 3.4 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331786. 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.