Antioch, Georgia
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Hamilton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31811. The Survey maps it on the Bartletts Ferry Dam quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1907 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:125000
- 1909 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Bartletts Ferry Dam quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Opelika quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
132 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Antioch between 1992 and 2019, burning about 577 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 28 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 | 70 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
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 2016 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160909-6 |
| 7 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 65 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HARRIS-004 |
| 6 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-HARRIS-006 |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Antioch: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee 1 Clay Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Antioch in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | $1,000 | Tree down along Hwy 219 between Maddox Rd and Mountain Hill Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acton (historical) | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Mountain Hill | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Piney Grove | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Clines Crossroads | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Mulberry Grove | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Shady Grove | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| New Hope | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Bayard (historical) | 8.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 350930. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






