Jones Mill, Georgia
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the North Gilmer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30540. It stands on Amy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cashes Valley 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
13 surveys from 23 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.
- 1888 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Cashes Valley quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Cashes Valley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Cashes Valley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Cashes Valley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
109 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 109 fires within 5 miles of Jones Mill (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,906 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 21 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 | 64 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | WOLFPEN |
| 29 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-GILMER-002 |
| 21 August 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-GILMER-001 |
| 12 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-GILMER-004 |
| 26 July 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 July 2016 | Natural | 9.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | GIBSON CREEK FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Jones Mill (historical): 7 past producers, 7 prospects, 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Manganese, Marble, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Searcy Property | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | 1919 | |
| A.J.Pinson Property | Iron, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Davis Prospects | Manganese | Past Producer | 1919 | |
| Holt Property | Marble, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Lacey Property | Marble, Dimension | Prospect | ||
| Searcy Property | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Whitaker Property | Marble, Dimension | Prospect | ||
| Holt | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Turkey Pen | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Whitaker | Gold | Prospect | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chopped Oak | 0.9 miles | 23 | |
| Santaluca | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Flat Branch | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| White Path | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Goose Island | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Cherry Log | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Northcutt | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Higdon Mill (historical) | 4.0 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332113. 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.












