BlockTimberidge, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Murrayville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30506. The Survey maps it on the Murrayville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 15 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 Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Murrayville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
337 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 337 fires within 5 miles of Timberidge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 445 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 66 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 | 195 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 66 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
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 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019LUMPKIN002 |
| 22 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Timberidge: 4 prospects, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branden Property | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Big Joe Mine | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Cool Spring Church | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Johnson Property | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Odom | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Potosi | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Smith Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welchell | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| Broadnax | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Lake Shore | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Mountain View | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| North Forest | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Cool Springs Forest | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Leisure Lake | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Price | 2.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1686813. 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.