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Ravenel, Georgia

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Aragon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30104. The Survey maps it on the Rockmart North quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Ravenel within Polk County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 17 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

481 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 481 fires within 5 miles of Ravenel (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,252 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 259 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
Arson/incendiarism259
Debris and open burning150
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Misuse of fire by a minor19
Equipment and vehicle use13
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Recreation and ceremony6
Natural5
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
8 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2017-POLK-008
8 September 2006Arson/incendiarism1.7 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2010Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-POLK-007
6 September 1998Arson/incendiarism2.1 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2006Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1998Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1998Arson/incendiarism1.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Polk County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Ravenel (historical): 18 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Aluminum. 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
Broadaway MineAluminumPast Producer
RockmartBloating MaterialProducerSedimentary
Rockmart Cement MillStoneProducer
Ladd Lime and Stone Co PitsClayPast Producer
Rockmart Shale QuarryClayPast Producer
Rockmart Shale QuarryClayProducer
Braswell QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Piedmont Portland Cement Co QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Rockmart QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Southern States Portland Cmnt Co QyStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Polk 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
Aragon1.1 miles17
Hamlet (historical)1.2 miles17
Portland1.8 miles17
Davitte (historical)2.0 miles17
Red Ore (historical)2.5 miles17
Posco (historical)2.7 miles17
Seney3.3 miles17
Brewers (historical)4.0 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 343591. 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.