Trackrock, Georgia
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Blairsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30512. It stands on Stephens Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hiawassee 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
12 surveys from 24 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 Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1896 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1935 USGS Hiawassee quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS Hiawassee quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Hiawassee quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Hiawassee quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Toccoa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Hiawassee quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
199 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 199 fires within 5 miles of Trackrock (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,166 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 8 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 | 153 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | IVY LOG GAP |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-UNION-001 |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Trackrock (historical): 6 prospects, 5 past producers, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Corundum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track Rock Corundum Mine | Corundum | Past Producer | ||
| Butt Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| E.R. Brown Mine | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Kerby Prospect | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Killian Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Legal Tender Mine | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Lot 184 Mine | Gold | Unknown | Vein | |
| Malden Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Murdock Vein Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Placer Mine | Gold | Prospect | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Townsend Mill | 0.9 miles | 24 | |
| Caldwell (historical) | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Ebenezer | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Blairsville | 5.0 miles | 23 | |
| Hood (historical) | 5.4 miles | 23 | |
| Fain | 5.8 miles | 22 | |
| Spile | 5.9 miles | 23 | |
| Spilo (historical) | 5.9 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1705081. 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.











