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Jones Mill, Georgia

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Higdon-Mobile census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30541. It stands on Mill Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hemp Top quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Jones Mill within Fannin County

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 24 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

60 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Jones Mill (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 28,884 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 12 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 burning30
Arson/incendiarism12
Natural7
Recreation and ceremony5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Smoking1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
28 August 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
22 August 2008Debris and open burning2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
22 July 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
18 July 1995Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestRICE CAMP TRAIL
2 June 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestFLAT TOP
1 June 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestJACKS RIVER CAMP
15 May 1997Natural20 acresChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestCRENSHAW GAP
12 May 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fannin County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Jones Mill (historical): 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. 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
Bryant ProspectCopperProspect
Kellogg ProspectCopperProspect
Mount Pisgah Copper ProspectCopperProspect

Every working recorded in Fannin 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
Oasis2.3 miles21
Colwell2.8 miles21
Dunn4.3 miles21
Higdon4.6 miles21
Madola5.2 miles21
Chestnut Gap5.9 miles21
Lickskillet6.0 miles21
Galloway Mill7.4 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332114. 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.