North Shores, Georgia
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Acworth-Kennesaw census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30101. It stands on Little Allatoona Creek. The Survey maps it on the Acworth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 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.
- 1890 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1907 USGS Acworth quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Acworth quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Acworth quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Acworth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
226 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 226 fires within 5 miles of North Shores between 1992 and 2020, burning about 646 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 98 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 | 98 |
| Debris and open burning | 74 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BARTOW-008 |
| 26 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020PAULDING004 |
| 20 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 48 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of North Shores: 23 past producers, 19 occurrences, 5 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartow No 2 Mine | Graphite, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Puckett Property | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1919 | |
| Unnamed Barium Deposit | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Allatoona Vein | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Avery Mine | Gold, Silver | Prospect | Vein | |
| No Name-Lot 903 Mine | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| No Name-Lots 905,906 Mines | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Pumpkinvine Creek Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pumpkinvine Creek Dredge No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Graphite Mine | Graphite | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon Shores | 0.2 miles | 24 | |
| Allatoona Bay | 0.5 miles | 24 | |
| Jarratt Crossing | 1.1 miles | 24 | |
| Hill Forest Estates | 1.1 miles | 24 | |
| Allatoona Ridge | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Etowah Cove | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| Lakewood Heights | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| Allatoona Shores | 1.8 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1686374. 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.











