Hidden Acres, Georgia
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Clermont census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30506. The Survey maps it on the Clermont quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1891 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Clermont quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
236 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 236 fires within 5 miles of Hidden Acres between 1992 and 2020, burning about 380 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 26 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 | 132 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HALL-007 |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HALL-009 |
| 19 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Hidden Acres: 5 prospects, 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Merk | Gold, Mica | Prospect | Vein | |
| A.G. Jennings | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Deavours Mine | Gold | Prospect | Placer, Some Vein Prospecting | |
| Glade Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Jones | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Longstreet Mine | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| O'Shields | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Pass | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Savage Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Bridge Place | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Surf Side Club Estates | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Clarks Bridge | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Botany Woods | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| White Sulphur Station (historical) | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| White Sulphur | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Pine Point | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Dixie Hills | 1.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1686739. 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.




