Brent, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Culloden-Bolingbroke census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31029. The Survey maps it on the Strouds quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1951 USGS Yatesville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phenix City quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Strouds quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Thomaston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
196 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 196 fires within 5 miles of Brent between 1992 and 2020, burning about 535 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 20 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 | 111 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-MONROE-005 |
| 28 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Brent: 8 past producers, 6 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J T Means Mine | Mica, Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Brooks Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| C A Ensign Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Cox Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| F B Willingham Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Fletcher Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Ingraham Prospects | Mica | Prospect | ||
| L P Goodwin Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Old Childs Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Peters Mine | Mica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brent in 2 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2006 | Hail | Brent | $300,000 | The Monroe County Emergency Management Director reported golf ball-sized hail across much of the southern part of the county. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brent | $3,000 | Three trees down near ga-83 and flint 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collier | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Strouds | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Forsyth | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Russellville | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Star Mills | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Brighton Mills | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Brighton Heights | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Smarr | 6.8 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Brent | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q54888626 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 354847. 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.





