Brice, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Rome census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30173. The Survey maps it on the Cedartown East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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
- 1967 USGS Cedartown East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
642 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 642 fires within 5 miles of Brice between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,693 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 322 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 | 322 |
| Debris and open burning | 217 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
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 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-POLK-003 |
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-POLK-008 |
| 8 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-POLK-002 |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-POLK-007 |
| 6 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 53 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 53 workings within 5 miles of Brice: 28 past producers, 23 prospects, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Iron, Manganese, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkstresser, H.L. Prospect | Cobalt, Nickel | Producer | Replacement | |
| Harper Tract | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1895 | |
| Ladd Lime and Stone Co Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Couper Property | Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Hillyer Property | Manganese | Prospect | 1919 | |
| Lot 44 | Manganese | Past Producer | 1901 | |
| Wood and Reynolds Property | Manganese | Prospect | 1902 | |
| Bobo Bank | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Cave Spring-D | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Johnson Property | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brice in 2 storm reports between 2012 and 2013: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 7 injuries. 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 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brice | 7 hurt, $300,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey team determined that straight-line winds between 80 and 100 MPH occurred in the Silver Creek area. A home off Center Road was damaged by winds approximately 80 MPH. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped along Highway 101 where the Silver Creek Mini Mart was heavily damaged. Winds were estimated at 100 MPH at this location. Also, several homes were damaged due to falling trees. Seven minor injuries occurred in the Silver Creek area, with three requiring hospitalization. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Brice | - | Floyd County Emergency Management and the public reported quarter-sized hail across southeastern Floyd County, from near Rockmart Road to near Shiflett and Pleasant Hope Roads. The hail began as pea size and increased rapidly to quarter size, briefly accumulating. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Reeseburg | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Relay | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Wax | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Silvermont | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Ridgedale | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Ridgewood Estates | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Boozeville | 4.4 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331231. 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.









