Rivermont, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Rome census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30165. The Survey maps it on the Rome South quadrangle.
On record in Rivermont
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Mayo's Bar Lock and Damlisted 1989 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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 Rome South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
348 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 348 fires within 5 miles of Rivermont between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,661 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 130 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 | 147 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 130 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-FLOYD-004 |
| 6 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-FLOYD-018 |
| 4 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-FLOYD-018 |
| 27 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-FLOYD-005 |
| 27 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-FLOYD-006 |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Rivermont: 6 prospects, 4 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 44 | Manganese | Past Producer | 1901 | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Floyd County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bobo Bauxite | Aluminum | Prospect | Weathering Residual | |
| Bobo Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Duke Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Hatch Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Lanham Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Little Lamb Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radio Springs | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Robealou Acres | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Horseshoe Bend | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| River Place | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Merry Acres | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| River Ridge | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Castle Cove | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Six Mile | 3.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 353848. 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.









