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Kasihta, Georgia

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Fort Benning census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31905. The Survey maps it on the Fort Benning quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Kasihta within Chattahoochee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 23 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

141 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 141 fires within 5 miles of Kasihta (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,443 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 19 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 burning61
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Arson/incendiarism19
Recreation and ceremony19
Smoking8
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Equipment and vehicle use4
Natural3
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Other causes1

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
29 September 2016Debris and open burning1.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160929-9
26 September 2010Debris and open burning14 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 2019Debris and open burning2.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190916-13
16 September 2005Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
4 August 1998Smokingunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
11 August 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 July 1999Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 July 2000Smoking8.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Chattahoochee County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Kasihta (historical): 9 producers, 1 past producer. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
No. 4 MinesClayPast Producer
Woolfolk MineClayProducer
Chattahoochee River GravelSand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REEProducerIlmenite, Kyanite, Quartz, Rutile, Zircon
Dixieland MineSand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REEProducerIlmenite, Kyanite, Quartz, Rutile, Zircon
Dixieland PitsSand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REEProducerPlacer
Brown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Phenix PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Seale PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Uchee Creek MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Uchee PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

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
Fort Benning1.6 miles23
Woolfolk (historical)2.0 miles23
Shack (historical)2.4 miles23
McDaniel Manor2.5 miles23
Cottage Mills (historical)6.4 miles23
Ochillee8.8 miles25
Central Springs9.5 miles25
Jamestown9.6 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 351039. 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.