Masseyville, Georgia
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Kensington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30738. It lies near Kirkis Gulf. The Survey maps it on the Cedar Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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 Ringgold quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Catoosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1892 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1936 USGS Cedar Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Cedar Grove quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Cedar Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Cedar Grove quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
223 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 223 fires within 5 miles of Masseyville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,056 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 63 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 | 128 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 63 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-DADE-003 |
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WALKER004 |
| 16 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-DADE-011 |
| 13 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WALKER-019 |
| 11 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-WALKER-010 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Masseyville: 17 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Dimension, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halloysite Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Southern Iron and Steel Co Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Bibble Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Blake's Mine Et Al. | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Cassandra Area | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Estelle Mining Comp | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Grove | 2.1 miles | 25 | |
| McCutchen (historical) | 4.9 miles | 25 | |
| Dillon (historical) | 5.0 miles | 25 | |
| Cassandra | 5.3 miles | 25 | |
| Davis Crossroads | 5.4 miles | 26 | |
| Kensington | 5.8 miles | 26 | |
| Frick Gap (historical) | 5.9 miles | 25 | |
| Mahan (historical) | 6.1 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332329. 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.











