McElheneys Crossroads, Georgia
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Hillsboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31064. The Survey maps it on the Berner quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1951 USGS Forsyth quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Berner quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Milledgeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
142 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of McElheneys Crossroads between 1992 and 2020, burning about 769 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 13 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 | 73 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020JASPER003 |
| 14 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2016 | Natural | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-JASPER-004 |
| 28 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | ROUND HOLE |
| 19 August 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | JASPER |
| 18 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | 1111 ROAD |
| 18 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of McElheneys Crossroads: 4 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Feldspar, Mica, Vermiculite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athen Prospect | Vermiculite, Mica | Prospect | ||
| Bell Cochran Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| C H Greer Mine | Vermiculite | Past Producer | ||
| Feldspar Corp Jasper Quarry A | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Feldspar Corp Jasper Quarry C | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Feldspar Corp. Jasper Quarry B | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Feldspar Corp/ Ga Mine & Plant | Feldspar | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladesville | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Minneta | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Kunsford (historical) | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Adgateville | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Benton Crossing (historical) | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Monticello | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Smiths Mill (historical) | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Bethel | 7.0 miles | 12 |
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 Q122544471 | 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 328740. 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.







