Padena, Georgia
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Morganton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30560. It stands on Star Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wilscot quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 25 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.
- 1888 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Ellijay quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Wilscot quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Wilscot quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Wilscot quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Wilscot quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
316 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 316 fires within 5 miles of Padena between 1992 and 2020, burning about 703 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 82 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 | 176 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 82 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | SKEENAH GAP |
| 14 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | SANDY BOTTOM FIRE |
| 23 August 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-FANNIN-001 |
| 1 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-FANNIN-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Padena: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Marble, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samples Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| The Park Property | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| The W.M.Dallas Mine | Mica | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurst | 1.8 miles | 25 | |
| Morganton | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Forge Mill | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Hemp | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Lakewood | 3.4 miles | 23 | |
| Craytonia | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Bryan Mill | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Wright Mill | 4.2 miles | 23 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122549920 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332592. 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.












