BlockStottsville, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cornelia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30563. The Survey maps it on the Ayersville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1886 USGS Walhalla quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Walhalla quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1896 USGS Walhalla quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Ayersville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Toccoa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
262 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 262 fires within 5 miles of Stottsville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 579 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 36 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 | 134 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
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 1997 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 7.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020HABERSHAM001 |
| 5 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BANKS-001 |
| 12 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-HABERSHAM-013 |
| 1 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HABERSHAM-002 |
| 8 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Stottsville: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P.Fort Property | Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Piedmont College Farm | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Habersham Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Habersham Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stamborough Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Airy | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| New Switzerland | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Cornelia | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Shorts Mill | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Baldwin | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Demorest | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Habersham Station (historical) | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Wilbanks Corner | 4.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 351446. 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.