McCullough, Georgia
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Mineral Bluff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30559. It lies near Dividing Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Culberson 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 Culberson quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS Culberson quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Culberson 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 Culberson quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
340 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 340 fires within 5 miles of McCullough between 1992 and 2020, burning about 903 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 40 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 | 210 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | ALLEN CIRCLE |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | FERRON REESE |
| 16 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-UNION-005 |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-FANNIN-006 |
| 10 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of McCullough: 8 occurrences, 5 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Marble, Dimension, Talc-Soapstone, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillard & Prince Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Polk Patterson Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Collins Property | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Owenby Property | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Silvey Property | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Arp Property | Marble, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Rapier Mill Creek Deposit | Marble, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| The Hame String Creek Property | Marble, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| The Park Property | Marble, Dimension | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Gum | 1.0 miles | 23 | |
| Rocky Gap (historical) | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Watson Gap (historical) | 1.4 miles | 23 | |
| Coles Crossing | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Cutcane | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Dora (historical) | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Loving | 3.5 miles | 23 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 3.6 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332345. 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.












