Beulah, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Yorkville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30153. The Survey maps it on the Rockmart South 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 Rockmart South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
331 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 331 fires within 5 miles of Beulah between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,297 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 118 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 | 151 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 118 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020HARALSON010 |
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020HARALSON015 |
| 20 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 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 34 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Beulah: 15 past producers, 10 prospects, 8 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Sulfur, Copper, Iron-Pyrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcgarrity Prospect | Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Smith-Candless Prospect | Cobalt, Nickel | Occurrence | ||
| Smith-Mccandless | Iron-Pyrite, Nickel, Cobalt | Occurrence | Massive Sulfide | |
| Tallapoosa Mine | Iron-Pyrite, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | Stratabound Concordant Massive Sulfide | |
| Tallapoosa Mine | Copper, Cobalt, Nickel | Past Producer | ||
| Yorkville Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Frazier-King Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| T.R. King Property | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Askew Prospect (Wisdom) | Iron-Pyrite | Occurrence | Vein | |
| C H Miller Deposit | Mica | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
11 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beulah in 11 storm reports between 2012 and 2026: 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2012 | Tornado (EF2) | Beulah | $11,000,000 | The Haralson County tornado entered northwest Paulding County near Yorkville around 8:28 PM. Numerous roads were closed due to debris. Three miles south of Yorkville there was an overturned RV, and a box truck was impaled by a 2-by-4. A residential neighborhood was hit, damaging several homes and destroying one. The most significant damage occurred at the new Paulding County Regional Airport, where maximum wind speeds were estimated at near 135 MPH. A hangar was destroyed and 19 of 23 planes were totaled, including a Citation jet. Damage was sustained to the terminal and other airport property, such as fences and lamp posts, as well. East of the airport, a church lost its roof. Poole Elementary School had a partial roof failure and at least one wall blown out. The portion of the roof that blew off was found across the campus. Six modular classrooms were destroyed as well. Additional homes were damaged as the tornado continued east, finally lifting near McClure Trail and McClure Drive around 8:50 PM. The Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported that in Paulding County, 92 homes sustained minor damage, 58 sustained moderate damage, and 10 were destroyed. The total path length for both counties was 29 miles.||[03/02/12: Tornado #1, County #2-2, EF2, Paulding, 2012:005]. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beulah | $500,000 | Numerous reports were received from the Paulding County Emergency Manager, the public and local news media of trees, power lines and signs blown down as well as wind damage to the roofs of some homes and businesses across the county in a swath at least 15 miles wide from just east of Draketown to east of Wood Valley. Several homes and businesses also received damage from trees falling onto the structures. No injuries were reported. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beulah | $5,000 | Em reports multiple trees down along a line from Holy Spring Rd to Scoggins Rd. |
| November 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beulah | $2,000 | Tree down on house near Chief Ct. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beulah | $1,000 | Tree down on the road near the intersection of wilson road and mcgarity road. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beulah | $1,000 | Tree reported down in the road on Golden Rd near Allgood Church Rd. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beulah | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down blocking Hogue Road near Old Yorkville Rd. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beulah | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down across Bell Road near GA 101. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beulah | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down across roadway at intersection of Pleasant Grove Rd and Lemon Rd. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beulah | - | A tree was downed in the 400 block of Williams Ct. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | Beulah | - | The Emergency Manager reported water from Mud Creek covering the roadway near the intersection of Mudd Creek Road and McGarity Road. Radar estimates indicate that 2.5 to 4 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Yorkville | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Suburban Estates | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Bud | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Vinson (historical) | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Mulberry Place | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Rollins | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Rock Springs | 6.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331154. 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.








