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Goldens Mill, Georgia

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Irwinton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31054. It stands on Bull Branch. The Survey maps it on the Napier Pond quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Goldens Mill within Wilkinson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

298 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 298 fires within 5 miles of Goldens Mill (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,116 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 11 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 burning176
Equipment and vehicle use29
Missing data/not specified/undetermined26
Smoking25
Misuse of fire by a minor16
Arson/incendiarism11
Natural11
Recreation and ceremony4

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
26 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-BALDWIN-005
26 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-BALDWIN-006
24 September 1993Smokingunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use8.6 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2021WILKINSON003
20 September 2019Debris and open burning3.8 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020WILKINSON008
20 September 2010Debris and open burning7.8 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-WILKINSON-003
19 September 1997Debris and open burning3.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wilkinson County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Goldens Mill (historical): 5 producers, 1 plant, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Kaolin, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Criswell ProspectAluminumProspect
M & W Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerAlluvium
Bentley-Boone MineKaolinProducer
Dixie MineKaolinProducer
Gilbralter MineKaolinProducer
Glawson MineKaolinProducer
Klondyke Mine & MillKaolinPlant

Every working recorded in Wilkinson County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Carr Corners (historical)2.5 miles12
Mount Carmel (historical)2.8 miles12
Youngblood Corners (historical)3.5 miles12
Ivey6.1 miles10
Wriley6.2 miles13
McIntyre6.2 miles13
Dedrich6.3 miles13
Edgars6.5 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 334928. 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.