Horseleg Estates, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Rome census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30165. It stands on Horseleg Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rome South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1886 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Rome South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
391 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 391 fires within 5 miles of Horseleg Estates between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,381 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 155 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 | 155 |
| Debris and open burning | 150 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-FLOYD-018 |
| 4 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-FLOYD-018 |
| 3 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-FLOYD-016 |
| 29 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 8.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Horseleg Estates: 5 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry School Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rome City Shale Quarry | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Barnsley Mines | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Evans Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Floyd County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kirkland Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Rome Quarry Fla Rock Indus | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Ridge | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Merry Acres | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| River Place | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Castle Cove | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Horseshoe Bend | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| John Graham Homes | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Chiaha (historical) | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Brookwood | 1.9 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122594953 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 353719. 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.









