Ligon, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Euharlee-Taylorsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30178. The Survey maps it on the Wax 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 18 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 Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Wax quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
394 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 394 fires within 5 miles of Ligon (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,108 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 194 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 194 |
| Debris and open burning | 130 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 1998 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021FLOYD001 |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Ligon (historical): 4 past producers, 4 occurrences, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligon Mine | Manganese | Occurrence | 1951 | |
| Strickland Property | Manganese | Occurrence | 1908 | |
| Vincent Property | Iron, Manganese | Occurrence | 1908 | |
| Virginia Iron, Coal, and Coke Co. | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | 1919 | |
| Brannon Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Carroll Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Mcmakin Mine | Iron, Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Sullins Prospect | Iron, Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Hodge Mining Co.Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1897, 1942 | |
| Iron Hill District | Iron | Past Producer | Residual |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford (historical) | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Crossroads | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Euharlee | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Aylmer (historical) | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Woollys (historical) | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Murchisons (historical) | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Eves (historical) | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Kingston | 5.6 miles | 18 |
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 Ligon (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19986793 | 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 334304. 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.









