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Rogers Mill, Georgia

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Suwanee-Duluth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30096. The Survey maps it on the Duluth quadrangle.

Rogers Mill within Gwinnett County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 21 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

70 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Rogers Mill between 1992 and 2017, burning about 258 acres in total. None started naturally. 29 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/incendiarism29
Debris and open burning18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Equipment and vehicle use5
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Recreation and ceremony3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Smoking2

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
9 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 August 2000Debris and open burning2.0 acresChattahoochee River National Recreation AreaCHAT004217
20 August 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.9 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
18 August 1995Arson/incendiarism7.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
18 August 1995Arson/incendiarism2.7 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gwinnett County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Rogers Mill: 2 producers, 2 past producers, 2 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Galite #1Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Shakerag MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
CollinsGoldProspectVein
John Creek PlacerGoldPast ProducerStream Placer
Little PropertyGoldPast ProducerVein
McclureGoldProspectPlacer

Every working recorded in Gwinnett 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
Carriage Gate0.4 miles21
Centurion Hills0.7 miles20
Duluth0.9 miles21
Chattawood1.3 miles21
Forest Manor North1.6 miles21
Carolina (historical)1.7 miles21
Cardinal Lake Estates2.2 miles21
Maple Ridge2.4 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1688342. 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.