Sharp Top, Georgia
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Ball Ground census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30107. The Survey maps it on the Ball Ground West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 22 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.
- 1890 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1926 USGS Tate quadrangle1:62500
- 1928 USGS Tate quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Ball Ground West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Ball Ground West quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Ball Ground West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
287 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 287 fires within 5 miles of Sharp Top between 1992 and 2020, burning about 584 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 91 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 | 136 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 91 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-CHEROKEE-007 |
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-CHEROKEE-007 |
| 3 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia 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 Sharp Top: 7 past producers, 4 prospects, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Iron, Beryllium, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denson Mines | Mica, Beryllium | Past Producer | ||
| Richards Property | Iron, Manganese | Occurrence | 1919 | |
| Cherokee Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Cherokee Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| G.P. Mcfarland Property | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| S.C. Tate Estate | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| A V Reeves Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Allen Morton Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Bennett Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| C C West Prospects | Mica | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worley Crossroads | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Burris Crossroads | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Waleska | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Gober | 5.6 miles | 22 | |
| Ball Ground | 5.9 miles | 22 | |
| Beasley Gap | 6.1 miles | 20 | |
| Keithsburg | 6.3 miles | 22 | |
| Salacoa | 7.1 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333016. 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.











