Belmont, Georgia
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Lithonia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30058. It stands on Barbashela Creek. The Survey maps it on the Redan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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.
- 1888 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1890 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Redan quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Redan quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
69 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Belmont between 1992 and 2019, burning about 235 acres in total. None started naturally. 38 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 | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020DEKALB001 |
| 12 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Smoking | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-DEKALB-003 |
| 1 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 July 1995 | 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 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Belmont: 6 producers, 4 past producers, 1 occurrence. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Vaughn Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Big Ledge Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pine Mountain Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Banks Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Barber's Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Fowler's Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| North Georgia Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Pine Mountain Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Pine Mountain Quarry | Granite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Belmont in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belmont | $9,000 | The DeKalb County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees blown down from the Snapfinger area to Stonecrest. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belmont | $1,000 | Tree down in roadway along 1400 block of golf link drive. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belmont | $250 | The DeKalb County Emergency Manager reported a tree knocked down across I-20 westbound near Panola Road. The interstate was closed for about an hour. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belmont | - | Multiple trees on houses between Panola Rd and I-285 north of hwy 12 and south of Redan Rd. |
| January 2010 | Hail | Belmont | - | The public observed penny-sized hail near Lithonia. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stonecrest | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Fairington | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Hidden Hills | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Kings Ridge | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Redan | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Leslie Estates | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Salem West | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Swift Creek | 3.1 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 325873. 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.









