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Smiths Crossroad, Georgia

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the LaGrange census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30240. The Survey maps it on the Cannonville quadrangle.

Smiths Crossroad within Troup County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 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

158 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 158 fires within 5 miles of Smiths Crossroad between 1992 and 2020, burning about 659 acres in total. 10 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 burning83
Arson/incendiarism14
Smoking12
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Equipment and vehicle use10
Natural10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Recreation and ceremony5
Railroad operations and maintenance5

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
8 September 2003Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2008Equipment and vehicle use1.3 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 1999Debris and open burning5.1 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 1999Debris and open burning2.4 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 2007Natural59 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 August 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 2002Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2003-TROUP-005

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Troup County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Smiths Crossroad: 3 prospects, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Barium-Barite, Beryllium, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Hogg MineMica, BerylliumPast Producer
Lagrange QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Hart ProspectBarium-BariteProspect
Mat Teague ProspectBarium-BariteProspect
Smith's Store ProspectMicaProspect

Every working recorded in Troup 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
South Pine Ranchettes1.2 miles15
Old Chimney1.2 miles15
Plantation Manor1.8 miles15
Bartley Road Estates2.0 miles15
Parkway Estates2.0 miles15
Pleasant Grove2.1 miles11
Federal Hills2.3 miles15
Hilyer2.3 miles11

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q122594126The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326518. 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.