Shack, Georgia
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Fort Benning census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31905. It lies near Riche Hill. The Survey maps it on the Fort Benning quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Shack
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.
Riversidelisted 1971 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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.
- 1908 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1929 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:48000
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Fort Benning quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Fort Benning quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Americus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
65 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Shack (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 688 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 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 | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160929-9 |
| 22 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190916-13 |
| 11 September 2002 | Smoking | 34 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-MUSCOGEE-001 |
| 4 August 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 July 2000 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Shack (historical): 12 producers, 1 past producer. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattahoochee River Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE | Producer | Ilmenite, Kyanite, Quartz, Rutile, Zircon | |
| Cilla Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Dixieland Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE | Producer | Ilmenite, Kyanite, Quartz, Rutile, Zircon | |
| Dixieland Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Kyanite, REE | Producer | Placer | |
| No. 4 Mines | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Woolfolk Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Brown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dixieland Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kendrick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Phenix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woolfolk (historical) | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| Fort Benning | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| McDaniel Manor | 0.9 miles | 23 | |
| Kasihta (historical) | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Cottage Mills (historical) | 5.6 miles | 23 | |
| Ochillee | 6.4 miles | 25 | |
| Central Springs | 7.3 miles | 25 | |
| Jamestown | 8.7 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 351063. 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.









