Gerber, Georgia
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Chattanooga Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30725. It stands on Long Branch. The Survey maps it on the Fort Oglethorpe 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
13 surveys from 28 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 Ringgold quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Catoosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1892 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1936 USGS Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
477 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 477 fires within 5 miles of Gerber (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,552 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 161 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 | 214 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 161 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Other causes | 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 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-DADE-009 |
| 8 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WALKER-016 |
| 5 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WALKER-014 |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020DADE007 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Gerber (historical): 10 past producers, 5 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gillum Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Tiftonia Plant Pit No. 395 | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Alton Park Tract | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Chatanooga Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| General Shale Georgia Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Alton Park Tract | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1952 | |
| Dave L Brown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dave L Brown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rossville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga Valley | 0.7 miles | 28 | |
| Eagle Cliff | 1.0 miles | 28 | |
| Moons | 1.1 miles | 28 | |
| Valley View | 1.3 miles | 28 | |
| Flintstone | 1.4 miles | 28 | |
| Cenchat | 2.0 miles | 28 | |
| Fantasy Hills | 2.1 miles | 28 | |
| Green Hills | 2.3 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 354060. 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.












