BlockWaterville, Georgia
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the LaFayette census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30753. The Survey maps it on the Subligna quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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 Ringgold quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Catoosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1892 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Subligna quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
434 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 434 fires within 5 miles of Waterville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,154 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 130 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 | 242 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 130 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-WALKER-009 |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Waterville: 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Deposit | Aluminum, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Aggregate Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Boss Tripoli Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakton | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Walnut Grove | 2.7 miles | 25 | |
| Martindale | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Corinth | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Greenbush (historical) | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Guild (historical) | 3.3 miles | 25 | |
| Suttles Mill | 3.4 miles | 24 | |
| Horse Lake Estates | 3.7 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 354222. 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.