Antioch, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cedartown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30125. The Survey maps it on the Felton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1889 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Buchanan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Felton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
562 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 562 fires within 5 miles of Antioch between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,347 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 370 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/incendiarism | 370 |
| Debris and open burning | 141 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-POLK-010 |
| 7 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-POLK-026 |
| 5 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HARALSON-006 |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Antioch: 10 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grady Mine No. 2 | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Grady Mine No.1 | Iron | Past Producer | 1879 | |
| Green Bank | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| H.E.Lucas Property | Iron | Past Producer | 1915 | |
| Hightower Bank & James Young | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| J K Davis Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| W.A.Camp & L.Clark Ore Bank-B | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Fish Creek Distr.-A | Past Producer | Residual | ||
| Fish Creek Distr.-B | Past Producer | Residual | ||
| Fish Creek Distr.-C | Past Producer | Residual |
Storms near this place
10 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Antioch in 10 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | $10,000 | Emergency manager reported multiple trees downed along Everett Mountain Road at several locations. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | $8,000 | The Polk County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down across the southern end of the county. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | $2,000 | One tree down, knocking down powerlines southwest of Rockmart southeast of Antioch. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | $1,000 | Tree on powerlines southwest of rockmoart along 800 block of hightower falls rd. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | $1,000 | Trees down along Antioch Rd near Mullen Rd. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | $1,000 | Trees down along Hightower Mountain Rd. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | $250 | The Polk County 911 Center reported that a tree was blown down in Antioch. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Antioch | - | Floyd County Emergency Management relayed a trained spotter report of dime-sized hail on Morgan Valley Road. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Antioch | - | An amateur radio operator relayed a report of penny-sized hail and wind gusts of 50 mph, possibly greater, across northeast Polk county between Aragon and Taylorsville. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Antioch | - | The Polk County Fire and Rescue Department reported that penny-sized hail fell for up to 20 minutes in the Antioch area. Radar data suggests that penny-sized hail likely fell from Antioch to northeast of Aragon. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngs | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Fish | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Grady (historical) | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Fish Creek | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Brewers (historical) | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Winkles (historical) | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Benedict | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Walthrall (historical) | 5.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 354322. 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.








