Mills, Georgia
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the North Whitfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30710. It stands on Wildcat Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cohutta quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 24 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 Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Tiger Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Chatsworth quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Cohutta quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Cohutta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
145 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 145 fires within 5 miles of Mills (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 510 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 23 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 | 84 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-MURRAY-004 |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WHITFIELD001 |
| 15 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Mills (historical): 5 past producers, 5 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Iron, Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanski Property--Talc Indus Inc | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese | Producer | 1918 | |
| Sam & Jw Cline Property | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Cohutta No 2, Varnell-Cohutta Distr. | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Cohutta Number Two | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Lord Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| W R Rymer Property | Iron | Prospect | ||
| D.A.M. Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| D.A.M. Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Hannah Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Sloan Prospect | Manganese | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar (historical) | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Beaverdale | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Cohutta | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Red Clay | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Parrett Crossing | 4.2 miles | 24 | |
| Prater Mill | 4.8 miles | 24 | |
| Ruralvale | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Toonnerville | 6.3 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 353454. 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.













