BlockMountain Scene, Georgia
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Macedonia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30546. It stands on Spaniard Branch. The Survey maps it on the Tray Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1886 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1896 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1935 USGS Tray Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Tray Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Tray Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Toccoa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
115 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Mountain Scene between 1992 and 2016, burning about 1,219 acres in total. 3 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 | 66 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | IVY RIDGE |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-TOWNS-002 |
| 18 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-TOWNS-001 |
| 23 June 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-TOWNS-022 |
| 23 June 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | CYNTH |
| 18 June 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | VALLEY VIEW |
| 4 May 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 160 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | WILDCAT CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Mountain Scene: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cynth Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presley | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Macedonia | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Osborn | 4.6 miles | 22 | |
| Beech Cove Vista | 5.4 miles | 22 | |
| Visage (historical) | 5.8 miles | 22 | |
| Sunnyside | 6.0 miles | 24 | |
| Hiawassee | 6.6 miles | 24 | |
| Titus | 7.8 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332441. 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.