Norton, Georgia
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the North Whitfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30721. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Chatsworth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 21 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 Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1938 USGS Chatsworth quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Chatsworth quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
275 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 275 fires within 5 miles of Norton between 1992 and 2019, burning about 536 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 45 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 | 148 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
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 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2016-WHITFIELD-001 |
| 3 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-MURRAY-001 |
| 24 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-WHITFIELD-008 |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 8.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-WHITFIELD-009 |
| 18 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-MURRAY-006 |
| 18 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Norton: 4 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| George Cline Property | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| J.W.Coffey Property | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Mrs.W.R.Davis Property | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Sam & Jw Cline Property | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Southern Talc Slate Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| W R Rymer Property | Iron | Prospect | ||
| W. R. Cline Property | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Ruralvale Area | Past Producer | Residual |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruralvale | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Toonnerville | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Dawnville | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Cedar Valley | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Fillmore (historical) | 4.5 miles | 21 | |
| Beaverdale | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Prater Mill | 4.6 miles | 24 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 5.2 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 329060. 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.











