Little River South, Georgia
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Woodstock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30188. It stands on Badger Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mountain Park quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1890 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Mountain Park quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Mountain Park quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
350 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 350 fires within 5 miles of Little River South between 1992 and 2017, burning about 648 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 88 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 | 115 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 88 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 57 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | 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
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Little River South: 13 past producers, 5 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell-Star Mine | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Bailey Property | Gold | Past Producer | 1840 | |
| Cherokee Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| M.D. Smith | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Putnam Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Three-O-One Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Van Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Worley Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Daniels Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Dean Mine | Mica | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little River North | 0.3 miles | 23 | |
| Park Place Estates | 0.3 miles | 23 | |
| Driftwood Forest | 0.5 miles | 23 | |
| Nowlin Hall | 0.5 miles | 23 | |
| Arnold Mill | 0.6 miles | 23 | |
| Mill Creek Crossing | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| Driftwood Station | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| Little River Crossing | 0.9 miles | 23 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122593803 | 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 1705108. 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.








