Marlanta, Georgia
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Northeast Cobb census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30062. 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
41 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Marlanta between 1992 and 2012, burning about 151 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 5 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 | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area | VICKERY |
| 15 July 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 June 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 June 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area | VICKERY |
| 20 June 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 May 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.3 acres | 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 Marlanta: 4 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniels Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Ocoee Mine | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Green Placer/Mcclure/Nunnaly | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Mcclure No.2 | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Nunnaly | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Van Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windrush | 0.5 miles | 23 | |
| Chimney Lakes | 0.6 miles | 23 | |
| Heartwood | 0.9 miles | 23 | |
| Westfield | 0.9 miles | 23 | |
| Mountain Creek | 1.0 miles | 23 | |
| Waterfront | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Coventry Green | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Carriage Lakes | 1.5 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 Q122552050 | 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 1704802. 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.








