Osborn, Georgia
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Hiawassee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30546. It lies near Ab Cove. The Survey maps it on the Macedonia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 22 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 Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1896 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1935 USGS Osborn quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS Osborn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Osborn quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Macedonia quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Toccoa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macedonia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
194 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 194 fires within 5 miles of Osborn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 815 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 22 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 | 130 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | IVY RIDGE |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-TOWNS-002 |
| 18 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-TOWNS-001 |
| 11 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 June 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-TOWNS-022 |
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 Osborn: 4 past producers, 4 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Iron-Pyrite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Mtn Silica Mine | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Berrong Prospect (Johnson Copper Prospect) | Copper, Iron-Pyrite | Occurrence | Massive Sulfide | |
| Cynth Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Chastain (Branch) Mine | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Eller Mine | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Hooper & Berong Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Newton Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Skeet Hooper | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Smith Mine | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Wills Creek Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macedonia | 1.4 miles | 22 | |
| Presley | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| Visage (historical) | 1.8 miles | 22 | |
| Beech Cove Vista | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Hiawassee | 3.6 miles | 24 | |
| Titus | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Sunnyside | 4.2 miles | 24 | |
| Hunt (historical) | 4.2 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 330577. 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.











