BlockMurchisons, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Kingston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30145. It stands on Toms Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wax 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
10 surveys from 18 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 Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Wax quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
501 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 501 fires within 5 miles of Murchisons (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,688 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 244 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 244 |
| Debris and open burning | 191 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-BARTOW-005 |
| 9 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-BARTOW-006 |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020FLOYD003 |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2021FLOYD001 |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BARTOW-000 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Murchisons (historical): 17 prospects, 14 past producers, 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Manganese, Iron, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley Garden Prospect | Manganese, Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Adairsville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Greenfield Property | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Howard Hydraulic Cement Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Virginia Iron, Coal, and Coke Co. | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | 1919 | |
| Hodge Mining Co.Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1897, 1942 | |
| Mcmakin Mine | Iron, Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Sullins Prospect | Iron, Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Ligon Mine | Manganese | Occurrence | 1951 | |
| Pattillo Property | Manganese | Prospect | 1919 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eves (historical) | 0.7 miles | 19 | |
| Woollys (historical) | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Kingston | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Ford (historical) | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Ligon (historical) | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Halls | 5.5 miles | 18 | |
| Aylmer (historical) | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Summit (historical) | 6.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 334318. 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.