North Hills, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Rome census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30161. It lies near Blossom Hill. The Survey maps it on the Rome North quadrangle.
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
- 1967 USGS Rome North quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
345 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 345 fires within 5 miles of North Hills between 1992 and 2020, burning about 727 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 125 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 | 134 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 125 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020FLOYD003 |
| 6 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-FLOYD-016 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of North Hills: 10 prospects, 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pattillo Property | Manganese | Prospect | 1919 | |
| Rome Quarry Fla Rock Indus | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Berry School Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rome City Shale Quarry | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Braden Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Burney Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Evans Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Freeman Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| J T Waters Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Kerce Prospect | Aluminum | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atteiram Heights | 0.3 miles | 18 | |
| Berkshire Estates | 0.3 miles | 18 | |
| Lakemoore Heights | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Fieldwood | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Sherwood Forest | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Maplewood | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Maplewood Park | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Sequoia Acres | 1.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 353800. 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.









