BlockKearns, Georgia
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Acworth-Kennesaw census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30152. It lies near Little Kennesaw Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Marietta 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
10 surveys from 20 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 Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Kearns (historical) between 1992 and 2017, burning about 103 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 9 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 | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park | FIRE2 |
| 19 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 July 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 July 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park | 90109 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Kearns (historical): 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalker Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Kennesaw Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| J. B. Kemp Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| J.B.Kemp's Property (Hathaway Property) | Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgewood Park | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Oakton | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Greyfield North | 2.6 miles | 24 | |
| Signal Point | 2.6 miles | 24 | |
| Kennesaw | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| West Hampton | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Valley Hill Estates | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Elizabeth | 3.2 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1686358. 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.