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Ropers Crossroads, Georgia

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Evans census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30907. The Survey maps it on the Evans quadrangle.

Ropers Crossroads within Columbia County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 24 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

181 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 181 fires within 5 miles of Ropers Crossroads between 1992 and 2019, burning about 344 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 40 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 burning73
Arson/incendiarism40
Misuse of fire by a minor21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Recreation and ceremony8
Natural7
Equipment and vehicle use6
Smoking6
Railroad operations and maintenance2

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 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2018-RICHMOND-002
9 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2012-COLUMBIA-010
9 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.3 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-RICHMOND-016
26 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-COLUMBIA-004
23 September 2019Recreation and ceremony2.1 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020RICHMOND009
23 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020COLUMBIA002
20 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-RICHMOND-023

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Columbia County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Ropers Crossroads: 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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
Bel Air Mine Ga Vitr BrickClayProducer
Barton Chaple PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Barton-Chapel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Columbia 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
Pinewood0.2 miles24
Hillbrook0.3 miles24
Shadowmoor0.4 miles24
Highview Acres0.4 miles24
Wymberly0.5 miles24
Shady Grove Estates0.5 miles24
Blanchard Park0.5 miles20
Sedgefield0.5 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 329520. 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.