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Payton, Georgia

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Atlanta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30318. It stands on A D Williams Creek. The Survey maps it on the Northwest Atlanta quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Payton within Fulton County

On record in Payton

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

13 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Payton (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 21 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 burning7
Arson/incendiarism3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 July 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-LINCOLN-001
26 July 1993Debris and open burning1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
17 July 2019Arson/incendiarism2.5 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020FULTON SOUTH001
5 May 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 April 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2014-COBB-001
19 February 1992Debris and open burning2.8 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
16 February 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2015-COBB-001
7 November 2005Debris and open burning1.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fulton County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Payton (historical): 6 producers, 2 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Atlanta Cement PlantStoneProducer
Bellwood QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Alanta Brick & Tile Co. PitClayPast Producer
Dredge No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Plant No. 7ClayPast Producer
Sandy Creek MineClayProducer
Stamps MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Stamps Mine No 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Fulton County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Tilford0.8 miles24
Chattahoochee0.8 miles24
Bolton0.9 miles24
Magnolia1.0 miles24
Ellen1.3 miles24
Carey Park1.6 miles24
Hills Park1.7 miles24
Westover Plantation1.8 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1704910. 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.