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North Forest, Georgia

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Northeast Cobb census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30062. The Survey maps it on the Mountain Park quadrangle.

North Forest within Cobb County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

14 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of North Forest between 1994 and 2016, burning about 41 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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/incendiarism4
Debris and open burning3
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
21 September 1999Naturalunder an acreChattahoochee River National Recreation AreaVICKERY
15 July 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 June 1996Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresChattahoochee River National Recreation AreaVICKERY
5 April 1995Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
1 April 1994Misuse of fire by a minor1.5 acresChattahoochee River National Recreation AreaGOODFRIDAY
4 March 1994Recreation and ceremony1.2 acresChattahoochee River National Recreation AreaGOLDBRANCH
24 March 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
24 March 1995Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cobb County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of North Forest: 6 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. 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
Daniels ProspectMicaProspect
Ocoee MineCopperPast Producer
Roswell MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fuller ProspectGoldPast ProducerStream Placer
Green Placer/Mcclure/NunnalyGoldPast ProducerStream Placer
Mcclure No.2GoldPast ProducerStream Placer
No NameGoldPast ProducerVein
NunnalyGoldProspectPlacer
Van ProspectGoldPast ProducerStream Placer

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
Plantation Place0.3 miles23
Sturbridge Village0.8 miles23
Oak Chase1.1 miles23
Waterfront1.3 miles23
Mountain Creek1.3 miles23
Heartwood1.3 miles23
Plantation North1.4 miles23
Westfield1.6 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1704807. 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.