Level Creek, Georgia
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Suwanee-Duluth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30024. The Survey maps it on the Suwanee quadrangle.
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.
- 1890 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
90 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Level Creek between 1992 and 2016, burning about 302 acres in total. None started naturally. 26 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 | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-FORSYTH-003 |
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 June 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 June 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Level Creek: 4 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattahoochee River Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Shakerag Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Collins | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Level Creek Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Little Property | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Settles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pointe | 0.5 miles | 20 | |
| Abbey Hill | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| Settles Bridge | 0.8 miles | 20 | |
| Suwanee Farms | 0.9 miles | 20 | |
| Carrols Crossing | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| Sugar Ridge | 1.9 miles | 20 | |
| Suwanee | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Sugar Hill | 2.6 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1688230. 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.









