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Jay, 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 Mud 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.

Jay 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

408 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 408 fires within 5 miles of Jay (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,564 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 73 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 burning238
Arson/incendiarism73
Missing data/not specified/undetermined40
Equipment and vehicle use18
Recreation and ceremony15
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Natural7
Smoking5
Fireworks1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
8 September 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2012-LUMPKIN-004
26 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestPERSIMMON FIRE
25 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lumpkin County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Jay (historical): 5 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Iron. 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
C M Moore Estate ProspectIronProspect
Gordon MineGoldPast Producer
Ivey MineGoldPast Producer
Ralston MineGoldPast Producer
Rider MineGoldPast Producer
Tahloneka Branch (Winfield Branch)GoldPast ProducerStreaam Placer

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 Tavern3.2 miles21
Cane Creek3.3 miles21
Nimblewill3.6 miles20
Hedwig (historical)4.0 miles21
Dahlonega5.0 miles18
Tube (historical)5.6 miles18
Burtsboro5.7 miles18
Etowah (historical)5.8 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 357193. 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.