BlockRed Ore, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Rockmart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30153. It stands on Fish Creek. 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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Rockmart North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
361 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 361 fires within 5 miles of Red Ore (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,441 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 177 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/incendiarism | 177 |
| Debris and open burning | 119 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020POLK012 |
| 29 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-POLK-017 |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020POLK011 |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Red Ore (historical): 15 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockmart | Bloating Material | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Rockmart Cement Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Silica Quarry No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ladd Lime and Stone Co Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rockmart Shale Quarry | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rockmart Shale Quarry | Clay | Producer | ||
| Braswell Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Piedmont Portland Cement Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rockmart Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Southern States Portland Cmnt Co Qy | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aragon | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Rockmart | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Portland | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Davitte (historical) | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Ravenel (historical) | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Van Wert | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Don (historical) | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Posco (historical) | 3.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 343592. 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.