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Wilkins, Georgia

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Rome census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30145. The Survey maps it on the Shannon quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Wilkins within Floyd County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

502 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 502 fires within 5 miles of Wilkins (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,143 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 231 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
Arson/incendiarism231
Debris and open burning194
Equipment and vehicle use34
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Recreation and ceremony13
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Smoking3
Natural3
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2001Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-BARTOW-005
9 September 2001Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-BARTOW-006
8 September 2007Debris and open burning4.5 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2019Debris and open burning1.2 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020FLOYD003
7 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2020Debris and open burning2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2021FLOYD001
6 September 2010Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-BARTOW-000
6 September 2010Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-BARTOW-010

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Floyd County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 48 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Wilkins (historical): 26 past producers, 21 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Manganese, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Barnsley Garden ProspectManganese, AluminumProspect
Greenfield PropertyIron, ManganeseProspect1918
Adairsville QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Howard Hydraulic Cement Co QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mcmakin MineIron, AluminumPast Producer
Sullins ProspectIron, AluminumOccurrence
Pattillo PropertyManganeseProspect1919
Saylor PropertyManganesePast Producer1917
Sherman PropertyManganesePast Producer1895
Braden ProspectAluminumProspect

Every working recorded in Floyd County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Dykes (historical)3.0 miles18
Freemans (historical)4.0 miles18
Etowah4.5 miles18
Bryants Mill (historical)4.5 miles18
Sherwood Forest4.8 miles19
Sequoia View4.8 miles19
Dogwood Estates4.8 miles19
Sequoia Acres5.0 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 353939. 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.