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Montpelier, Georgia

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Lizella census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31066. The Survey maps it on the Moran quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Montpelier within Bibb County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 10 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

158 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 158 fires within 5 miles of Montpelier (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 577 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 14 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 burning110
Arson/incendiarism14
Equipment and vehicle use7
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Natural7
Smoking5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Recreation and ceremony3

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
7 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2013-CRAWFORD-011
20 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use2.3 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 August 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2001-MONROE-011
28 August 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
24 August 2007Natural1.3 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
2 August 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
16 August 2012Debris and open burning2.6 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2013-MONROE-005
11 August 2008Equipment and vehicle use1.9 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bibb County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Montpelier (historical): 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Forsyth PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence

Every working recorded in Bibb 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
Rockmill (historical)3.1 miles11
Beaveroaks4.1 miles11
Lizella4.5 miles11
Sofkee Estates4.5 miles11
Blanton Acres5.0 miles11
West Point5.5 miles11
Kings Cove5.7 miles11
Shadowood5.7 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1672226. 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.