Wikle Store, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Clarkesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30523. It stands on Chastain Branch. The Survey maps it on the Lake Burton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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 Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1896 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Dahlonega quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Burton Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Lake Burton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Toccoa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Wikle Store between 1992 and 2020, burning about 602 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 32 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 | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | ANN GAP |
| 14 July 2016 | Natural | 17 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | SILLY COOK |
| 27 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | not named |
| 2 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2015-HABERSHAM-019 |
| 17 May 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-RABUN-024 |
| 8 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | LAUREL RIDGE |
| 7 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Wikle Store: 10 prospects, 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reaves Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Smith Property | Gold, Silver | Prospect | Vein Some Placer Mining Also | |
| Stonesypher Mine | Gold, Silver | Prospect | Vein Some Placer Mining Also | |
| Hood | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Kennedy Placer | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| L. Wilson Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Ls Prade Placer(Shelton Mine; K & M Berron) | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| M.F. Wilson | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Robert Brooks Placer | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Soque River Placer | Gold | Prospect | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Mauldins (historical) | 7.3 miles | 20 | |
| Aerial | 7.5 miles | 20 | |
| College Park | 9.2 miles | 19 | |
| Harvest | 9.6 miles | 19 | |
| Shirley Grove | 10.0 miles | 19 | |
| Turnerville | 10.4 miles | 19 | |
| Soquee (historical) | 10.6 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122569458 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 351456. 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.








