BlockPierceville, Georgia
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the McCaysville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30541. It lies near Wolf Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Epworth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 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 Epworth quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS Epworth quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Epworth quadrangle1:24000
- 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 Epworth quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
374 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 374 fires within 5 miles of Pierceville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 984 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 79 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 | 211 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 79 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-FANNIN-004 |
| 22 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | ASH ROAD 8 18 11 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Pierceville: 12 past producers, 6 prospects, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Copper, Sulfur, Iron, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calloway Mine | Zinc, Iron, Copper, Sulfur, Lead, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1853, 1948 | |
| Cherokee Mine | Copper, Iron, Zinc, Sulfur, Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1847, 1962 | |
| Cities Service Iron Roaster | Copper, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Iron, Zinc | Producer | ||
| Mary | Iron, Zinc, Copper, Sulfur | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | |
| Mine No. 20 | Copper, Iron-Pyrite | Occurrence | Massive Sulfide | |
| North Pit | Zinc, Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | 1847, 1976 | |
| Old Tennessee Mine | Copper, Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| South Pit | Zinc, Copper, Sulfur, Sulfur-Pyrite, Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | 1847, 1977 | |
| Mine No. 20 | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Mobile | Copper, Sulfur | Past Producer | 1858 |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 330607. 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.