Brock, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30132. It lies near Ray Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Dallas 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.
- 1891 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
578 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 578 fires within 5 miles of Brock between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,132 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 170 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 | 267 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 170 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
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 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-PAULDING-014 |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019PAULDING002 |
| 4 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Brock: 9 past producers, 6 prospects, 5 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur, Gold, Mica, Iron-Pyrite, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coggins and Smith Prospect | Iron-Pyrite, Sulfur, Zinc | Occurrence | Massive Sulfide | |
| Gamel Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Little Bob Mine | Copper, Sulfur, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Little Bob Mine | Copper, Iron-Pyrite, Zinc, Nickel, Cobalt | Past Producer | 1860, 1920 | |
| Berg Prospect | Iron-Pyrite, Copper | Occurrence | Pyrite | |
| D. Ragsdale Prospect | Iron-Pyrite | Occurrence | Massive Sulfide | |
| Shirley Mine | Iron-Pyrite, Zinc | Occurrence | Massive Sulfide | |
| Dean Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Imel Pit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Petty Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brock in 4 storm reports between 2019 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Brock | $50,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 85 mph and a maximum path width of 400 yards touched down north of Hiram along Macland Road just west of Hiram-Acworth Highway. The tornado traveled east-northeast with mostly weak and intermittent damage, the most notable occurring on Cristy Drive where a dozen large trees were snapped or uprooted. One tree fell on the master bedroom of a 2-story home. The tornado continued causing sporadic damage as it moved east-northeast crossing into western Cobb County near the intersection of Poplar Springs Road and Puryear Path. [01/11/20: Tornado #1, County #1/2, EF-0, Paulding/Cobb, 2020:001]. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brock | $15,000 | Reports of a few smaller trees blown down around Merchants Drive and Ridge Run Drive. Social media reported a home was struck by a falling tree on Ridge Run Drive, but unknown extent of damage. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brock | $1,000 | Tree down on powerlines along blackhawk trail. |
| March 2021 | Flood | Brock | - | The Emergency Manager reported standing water on the roadway near the intersection of CW Sims Road and Watts Road. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 5 inches of rain occurred over the area, causing the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbanks Circle | 0.3 miles | 17 | |
| Denton Manor | 0.3 miles | 17 | |
| Indian Springs | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Oak Dale Manor | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Canaan Heights | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Spanish Trails | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Sunset Hills | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Rock Falls Estates | 1.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 349788. 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.









