Berryton, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Lyerly census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30747. The Survey maps it on the Lyerly quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Lyerly quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
646 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 646 fires within 5 miles of Berryton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,696 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 295 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 | 295 |
| Debris and open burning | 262 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2016-CHATTOOGA-009 |
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 13 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Berryton: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maddox's Mine Area | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Menlo Area | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Summerville Bauxite | Aluminum | Past Producer | Weathering Residual | |
| Taylor Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Berryton in 5 storm reports between 2015 and 2023: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berryton | $20,000 | The Chattooga County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down from Summerville to Trion. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berryton | $5,000 | The Chattooga County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down from around Berryton to Trion, including on Tavern Lane and Filter Plant Road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berryton | $1,000 | Report of tree down on Cox Rd near Back Berryton Rd. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berryton | $1,000 | The Chattooga County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down and blocking the southbound lane of Highway 100 at Norton Road. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Berryton | - | The public reported nickel size hail along Highway 100 near Norton Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perennial | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| West Summerville | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Summerville | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Lyerly | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Fairview (historical) | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Taliaferro (historical) | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Menlo | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Silver Hill | 5.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 354559. 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.









