Grandview, Georgia
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Jasper census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30143. It lies near Sharptop Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Jasper quadrangle.
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.
- 1890 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1926 USGS Tate quadrangle1:62500
- 1928 USGS Tate quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
287 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 287 fires within 5 miles of Grandview between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,924 acres in total. 4 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 | 128 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 64 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-PICKENS-016 |
| 4 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-PICKENS-013 |
| 4 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-PICKENS-012 |
| 4 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-PICKENS-011 |
| 4 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-PICKENS-010 |
| 4 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-PICKENS-009 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Grandview: 4 past producers, 3 producers, 2 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Marble, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mica, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Georgia Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| James Foster Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| W P Stancil Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Mine Number 6 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Perseverence Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Pickens County Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Piedmont Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Tate Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Marble Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Ruden | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| West Brook | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Tate Mountain Estates | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Burnt Mountain Estates | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Tate | 5.4 miles | 21 | |
| Marblehill | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| Daniels | 5.7 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356072. 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.











