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Pisgah, Georgia

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Rich Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30536. It lies near Riley Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Tickanetley quadrangle.

Pisgah within Gilmer County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 22 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

75 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Pisgah between 1992 and 2020, burning about 695 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 21 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 burning30
Arson/incendiarism21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Natural6
Equipment and vehicle use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1
Other causes1
Smoking1

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
23 September 1999Naturalunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 1999Recreation and ceremony5.0 acresChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestLICKLOG FIRE
4 August 2007Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestSANDY BOTTOM FIRE
26 August 2011Smoking1.9 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2012-FANNIN-003
20 August 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-MURRAY-001
25 July 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresChattahoochee-Oconee National Forestnot named
30 June 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
2 June 2007Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gilmer County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Pisgah: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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
Mccloud MineGoldPast ProducerStream Placer
Noontootly CreekGoldPast ProducerVein
Wade Allenis Gold MineGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Gilmer 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
Big Creek0.7 miles22
Stanley Mill (historical)1.3 miles22
Diamond3.5 miles22
Rolston4.9 miles22
Tickanetley5.0 miles22
Quill5.8 miles22
Roy6.2 miles22
Marion6.3 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332696. 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.