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Hedwig, Georgia

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Dahlonega census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30533. It stands on Hurricane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Campbell Mountain quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Hedwig within Lumpkin County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 21 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

544 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 544 fires within 5 miles of Hedwig (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,086 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 128 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 burning292
Arson/incendiarism128
Missing data/not specified/undetermined36
Equipment and vehicle use27
Recreation and ceremony23
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Smoking11
Natural10
Fireworks2

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
9 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-LUMPKIN-002
9 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lumpkin County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 43 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 43 workings within 5 miles of Hedwig (historical): 36 past producers, 5 prospects, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver. 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
BarlowGold, SilverProspectVein And Placer
Battle Branch MineGold, SilverPast ProducerVein
BelleGold, SilverProspectVein And Placer
Columbia MineGold, SilverPast Producer
GordonGold, SilverProspectVein And Placer
Josephine (Auraria)Gold, SilverProspectVein And Placer
Whim HillGold, SilverProspectVein And Placer
Barlow MineGoldPast Producer
Bast MineGoldPast Producer
Battle Branch MineGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lumpkin 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
Buckhorn Tavern1.4 miles21
Etowah (historical)1.9 miles18
Auraria2.5 miles18
Burtsboro2.8 miles18
Dahlonega3.9 miles18
Jay (historical)4.0 miles21
Cane Creek5.0 miles21
Nimblewill6.3 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 357188. 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.