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Stanley Mill, Georgia

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Rich Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30522. It stands on Long Branch. The Survey maps it on the Tickanetley quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Stanley Mill within Gilmer County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 22 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

81 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Stanley Mill (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 700 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 24 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 burning35
Arson/incendiarism24
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Natural4
Equipment and vehicle use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1
Smoking1

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
23 September 1999Naturalunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
4 August 2007Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestSANDY BOTTOM FIRE
26 August 2011Smoking1.9 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2012-FANNIN-003
20 August 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-MURRAY-001
30 June 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
2 June 2007Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
16 June 2007Natural4.5 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
1 June 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestRICH MTN PLANE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gilmer County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Stanley Mill (historical): 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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
Noontootly CreekGoldPast ProducerVein
Wade Allenis Gold MineGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Gilmer 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
Big Creek0.8 miles22
Pisgah1.3 miles22
Diamond4.8 miles22
Rolston5.6 miles22
Cherry Log5.9 miles23
Tickanetley6.2 miles22
Lucius6.2 miles23
White Path6.5 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333112. 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.