Maxwell, Georgia
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1988. It lies in ZIP code area 30513. It stands on Trammel Branch. The Survey maps it on the Blue Ridge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1888 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Lake Toccoa quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Blue Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Lake Toccoa 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 Dalton quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Blue Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
328 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 328 fires within 5 miles of Maxwell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,605 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 64 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 | 192 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 64 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 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 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Maxwell: 8 past producers, 4 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Iron, Manganese, Marble, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackney Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Lacey Property | Marble, Dimension | Prospect | ||
| McKinney Mine. | Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | 1812 | |
| The W.M.Dallas Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Wishon Talc Mine | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | ||
| McKinney Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Searcy Property | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | 1919 | |
| J.Y.Allen Property | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Margaret Robinson Property | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| McKinney Mine Area | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual |
Storms near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maxwell in 2 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maxwell | $8,000 | Multiple to numerous trees down across Blue Ridge, including onto a house near Epsworth which was then struck by lightning and burned down. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maxwell | $500 | The Fannin County 911 Center reported that two trees were blown down near the Gilmer County line. Nickel sized hail also occurred. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballew Mill | 1.0 miles | 23 | |
| Stewart Mill | 2.3 miles | 23 | |
| Blue Ridge | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Greens Mill | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Sugar Creek | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Elrod Mill | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Murphy Junction | 4.9 miles | 23 | |
| Due (historical) | 5.2 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332337. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












