Greenway, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cedartown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30125. The Survey maps it on the Benedict 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
8 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.
- 1889 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Benedict quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
711 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 711 fires within 5 miles of Greenway (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,926 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 490 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 490 |
| Debris and open burning | 137 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-POLK-009 |
| 9 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-POLK-007 |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020POLK003 |
| 7 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-POLK-006 |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 53 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 53 workings within 5 miles of Greenway (historical): 34 unknowns, 13 past producers, 5 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Arsenic, Lead, Molybdenum, Zinc, Nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| About 8 Mines and Prospects | Manganese, Cobalt | Occurrence | Hollandite | |
| Penland Hill | Manganese, Cobalt | Occurrence | ||
| Shiloh Church Prospect | Arsenic, Lead, Molybdenum, Zinc, Nickel | Occurrence | 1970 | |
| Dempsey Property | Manganese | Occurrence | 1908 | |
| Baker Hill | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Baker Hill Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1960 | |
| Byrd Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| C.A.Wood Property | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Charlie Fite Mine No. 1 | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Charlie Fite Mine No.2 | Iron | Past Producer | 1943 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esom Hill | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Akes | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Fearing (historical) | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Treat (historical) | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Etna | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Fullwood Springs | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Prior | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Caseyville | 4.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 343564. 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.







