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Wilson Mill, Georgia

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Morganton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30513. It stands on Wilson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Noontootla quadrangle.

Wilson Mill within Fannin County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 23 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

84 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Wilson Mill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 351 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 20 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 burning34
Arson/incendiarism20
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Natural6
Other causes2
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1

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
23 September 1999Naturalunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 1999Recreation and ceremony5.0 acresChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestLICKLOG FIRE
4 August 2007Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestSANDY BOTTOM FIRE
26 August 2011Smoking1.9 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2012-FANNIN-003
20 August 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-MURRAY-001
25 July 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresChattahoochee-Oconee National Forestnot named
30 June 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
2 June 2007Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fannin County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Wilson Mill: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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
Mccloud MineGoldPast ProducerStream Placer
Noontootly CreekGoldPast ProducerVein
Wade Allenis Gold MineGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Fannin 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
Newport0.9 miles23
Stock Hill1.2 miles23
Dial3.4 miles25
Aska3.6 miles23
Swan4.1 miles25
Due (historical)4.8 miles23
Three Forks5.0 miles23
Wilscot5.4 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 333440. 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.