Kyle, Georgia
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the McCaysville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30513. It lies in Kyle Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Mineral Bluff quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 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 Mineral Bluff quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS Mineral Bluff quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Mineral Bluff quadrangle1:24000
- 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 Mineral Bluff quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Mineral Bluff quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
416 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 416 fires within 5 miles of Kyle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,119 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 77 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 | 242 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 77 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | ANGELICO RIDGE |
| 1 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-FANNIN-002 |
| 31 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Kyle: 14 past producers, 4 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Copper, Sulfur, Iron, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Mine | Iron, Zinc, Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | 1854, 1941 | |
| Calloway Mine | Zinc, Iron, Copper, Sulfur, Lead, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1853, 1948 | |
| Cherokee Mine | Copper, Iron, Zinc, Sulfur, Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1847, 1962 | |
| Cities Service Iron Roaster | Copper, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Iron, Zinc | Producer | ||
| Mary | Iron, Zinc, Copper, Sulfur | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | |
| Old Tennessee Mine | Copper, Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| South Pit | Zinc, Copper, Sulfur, Sulfur-Pyrite, Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | 1847, 1977 | |
| North Pit | Zinc, Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | 1847, 1976 | |
| Mine No. 20 | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Mobile | Copper, Sulfur | Past Producer | 1858 |
Storms near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kyle in 1 storm report in 2017: 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Hail | Kyle | - | The Fannin County Emergency Manager reported quarter size hail at the intersection of Kelly Ridge Road and Galloway Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galloway | 1.5 miles | 23 | |
| Epworth | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| Williamstown | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Kingtown | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Pantertown | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Pierceville | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| McCaysville | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Union | 2.2 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332162. 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.













