BlockJames Spring, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Broad River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30633. It stands on Hog Branch. The Survey maps it on the Danielsville North 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
6 surveys from 15 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 Carnesville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Danielsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Danielsville North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
154 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 154 fires within 5 miles of James Spring (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 251 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 15 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 | 91 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020FRANKLIN002 |
| 1 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-FRANKLIN-002 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of James Spring (historical): 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsay Buchanan Mine | Mica | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bond | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Phillips | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Shiloh | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Madison Springs | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Fort Lamar | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Bluestone | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Velpoe | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Harrison | 4.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 335507. 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.