Quill, 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 George Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Tickanetley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 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 Tickanetley quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Tickanetley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Tickanetley 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 Tickanetley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
88 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Quill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 545 acres in total. 5 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 burning | 46 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-MURRAY-001 |
| 15 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-GILMER-003 |
| 2 June 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 May 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 May 2007 | Smoking | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 April 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 7.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Quill: 2 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartecay Mine (Lucky Eight) | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Unknown | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Quill in 1 storm report in 2018: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quill | $2,000 | The Gilmer County Emergency Manager reported a few trees blown down along Roy Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tickanetley | 0.8 miles | 22 | |
| Marion | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Diamond | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Roy | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Rolston | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Licklog (historical) | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Cartecay | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Pike (historical) | 4.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332775. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












