Story, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Acworth-Kennesaw census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30101. The Survey maps it on the Lost Mountain quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1891 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Lost Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Lost Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
230 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 230 fires within 5 miles of Story (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 344 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 77 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 | 106 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 77 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-PAULDING-014 |
| 30 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-PAULDING-012 |
| 20 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020PAULDING004 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Story (historical): 3 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sulfur, Iron-Pyrite, Sulfur, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coggins and Smith Prospect | Iron-Pyrite, Sulfur, Zinc | Occurrence | Massive Sulfide | |
| D. Ragsdale Prospect | Iron-Pyrite | Occurrence | Massive Sulfide | |
| Don Watson Prospect | Sulfur | Prospect | ||
| Mrs Sunie Clay Prospect | Sulfur | Prospect | ||
| J. B. Kemp Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| J.B.Kemp's Property (Hathaway Property) | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Mason Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| W. H. Hadaway Prospect | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Rock | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Red Rock Hills | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Davis Crossroads | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Calumet West | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Etheridge Glen | 3.3 miles | 24 | |
| Stilesboro Hills | 3.5 miles | 24 | |
| Mars Hill Acres | 3.5 miles | 24 | |
| Lost Mountain | 3.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1686064. 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.









