Kensington, Georgia
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Kensington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30707. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kensington quadrangle.
On record in Kensington
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
McLemore Cove Historic Districtlisted 1994- Miller Brothers Farmlisted 1987
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 26 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.
- 1886 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Catoosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1892 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1936 USGS Kensington quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Kensington quadrangle1:24000, 6 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 Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Kensington quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
224 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 224 fires within 5 miles of Kensington between 1992 and 2020, burning about 901 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 67 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 | 130 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 67 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WALKER002 |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 114 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 24 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Kensington: 13 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horine Development Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Patton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Road Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Road Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cassandra Area | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Estelle Mining Comp | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Glenn Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kensington in 3 storm reports between 1998 and 2002: 3 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kensington | $7,000 | An amateur radio operator reported that a tin roof was blown off a barn and several trees were uprooted. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kensington | $2,000 | The Walker county Emergency Management Director reported that a small metal shed was blown down, a few shingles were blown off roofs, and a few trees were blown down. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kensington | $500 | A road was blocked due to downed trees from thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Mill | 1.1 miles | 26 | |
| Davis Crossroads | 1.3 miles | 26 | |
| Cassandra | 1.5 miles | 25 | |
| Frick Gap (historical) | 1.9 miles | 25 | |
| Estelle Station (historical) | 1.9 miles | 26 | |
| Cooper Heights | 2.4 miles | 25 | |
| Estelle | 2.5 miles | 25 | |
| Valley Head | 3.0 miles | 25 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Kensington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6391405 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332139. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










