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McIvor, Georgia

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Vinings census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30080. It lies near Mount Wilkinson. The Survey maps it on the Sandy Springs quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

McIvor within Cobb County

On record in McIvor

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

13 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of McIvor (historical) between 1993 and 2019, burning about 16 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Debris and open burning3
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreChattahoochee River National Recreation AreaAKERS MILL
7 July 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-LINCOLN-001
6 April 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2014-COBB-001
17 April 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreChattahoochee River National Recreation AreaPOWERSFERY
17 April 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresChattahoochee River National Recreation AreaPALISADES
1 April 1997Natural2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
19 March 1995Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
16 February 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2015-COBB-001

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cobb County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of McIvor (historical): 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Sulfur. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Atlanta Cement PlantStoneProducer
Kramper PropertySulfurPast Producer
Plant No. 7ClayPast Producer
Dredge No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Stamps MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Cobb County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Countryside at Cumberland0.3 miles23
Country Park0.4 miles23
The Highlands0.4 miles23
Cumberland Hill0.6 miles23
Farmstead0.7 miles23
Cumberland Bridge0.7 miles23
Woodmere0.8 miles23
Rose Garden Hills0.9 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1686213. 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.