Tyree, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Fairplay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30187. The Survey maps it on the Hulett quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Villa Rica quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Hulett quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
146 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of Tyree between 1992 and 2019, burning about 633 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 27 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 | 78 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2019 | Natural | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020CARROLL004 |
| 13 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CARROLL-005 |
| 18 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2013-CARROLL-006 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Tyree: 1 past producer, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron-Pyrite, Gold, Copper, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keaten-Thomas Prospect | Iron-Pyrite, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Gossan | |
| Keaton-Thomas Prospect | Sulfur | Prospect | ||
| Villa Rica Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairplay | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Hollis Heights | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Cheviot Hills | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Hannah | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Saint Andrews Country Club Estates | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Links of Leith | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| McWhorter | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| The Noles Estates | 2.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1686577. 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.









