BlockRocky Creek, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Sugar Valley-Resaca census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30701. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Plainville 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 Plainville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
227 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 227 fires within 5 miles of Rocky Creek (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,014 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 52 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 | 120 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 52 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
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 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020FLOYD004 |
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-FLOYD-015 |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-FLOYD-014 |
| 23 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 17 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Rocky Creek (historical): 4 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Clay, Aluminum, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Property | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Shropshtre Deposit 1 | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Plainville Brick Co Pits No. 1 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Plainville Brick Co Pits No. 2 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| C.J.Hord Property | Iron | Prospect | ||
| C.S. Bryan Property | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Sugar Valley Land Company Mine | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curryville | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Oostanaula | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Reeves | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Plainville | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| McDaniels | 6.5 miles | 19 | |
| Calhoun | 6.5 miles | 19 | |
| Lily Pond | 6.6 miles | 19 | |
| Sugar Valley | 6.7 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 334499. 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.