High Point, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the St. Marys census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31558. It sits by Stockwell Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Cumberland Island North quadrangle.
On record in High Point
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- High Point-Half Moon Bluff Historic Districtlisted 1978 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 19 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.
- 1918 USGS Cumberland Island quadrangle1:62500
- 1930 USGS Cumberland Island quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Cumberland Island quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cumberland Island North quadrangle1:24000
- 1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Cumberland Island North quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Fernandina Beach quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Cumberland Island North quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Cumberland Island North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of High Point between 1993 and 2020, burning about 3,200 acres in total. 28 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Cumberland Island National Seashore | HORSETRAIL |
| 3 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Cumberland Island National Seashore | JUDGE |
| 25 August 1999 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Cumberland Island National Seashore | COASTER |
| 25 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge | C.ISLAND 2 |
| 12 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Cumberland Island National Seashore | TERRAPIN TRAIL |
| 1 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Cumberland Island National Seashore | WHITNEY ROAD |
| 23 July 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Cumberland Island National Seashore | RAINOUT |
| 23 July 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Cumberland Island National Seashore | NATURAL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of High Point: 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Zirconium, Titanium, Thorium, REE, Zirconium, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Island Deposit | Thorium, REE, Zirconium, Titanium | Prospect | Beach Placer | |
| Cumberland Island | Zirconium, Titanium | Prospect | PLACER, MARINE | |
| Folkston Placer | Zirconium, Titanium | Producer | Beach 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shellbine | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Cabin Bluff | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Bell View (historical) | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Stafford | 7.3 miles | 22 | |
| Grover View | 8.3 miles | 17 | |
| Elliotts Bluff | 8.8 miles | 18 | |
| Dover Bluff | 9.0 miles | 18 | |
| Forestview | 9.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331972. 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.












