Cagle, Georgia
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Jasper census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30143. It stands on Cagle Branch. The Survey maps it on the Jasper quadrangle.
On record in Cagle
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Cagle Houselisted 2002 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 21 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.
- 1890 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1926 USGS Tate quadrangle1:62500
- 1928 USGS Tate quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
390 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 390 fires within 5 miles of Cagle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,569 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 125 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 | 165 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 125 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-CHEROKEE-007 |
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-PICKENS-016 |
| 5 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CHEROKEE-004 |
| 4 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-PICKENS-013 |
| 4 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-PICKENS-012 |
| 4 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-PICKENS-011 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Cagle: 10 past producers, 6 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Beryllium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denson Mines | Mica, Beryllium | Past Producer | ||
| Ga Mining Co Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Richards Property | Iron, Manganese | Occurrence | 1919 | |
| Nelson Marble Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Marble Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Grady Holbert Property | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Grady Holbert Property | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| L.L. Spence Property | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| L.L.Spence Property | Iron | Unknown | ||
| S.C. Tate Estate | Iron | Past Producer | Residual |
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cagle in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cagle | $10,000 | Public report of multiple trees down on Mitchell Rd and Upper Bethany Rd. |
| September 2009 | Flood | Cagle | $5,000 | The Pickens County 911 Center reported that Old Mill Road in Tate was closed because of flooding. A number of residents were evacuated in the area as a precaution. A portion of Georgia Highway 53 was also temporarily closed because of flooding. However, no water rose into any homes. Monetary damage was confined to minor debris removal in the area. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cagle | $1,000 | The emergency manager relayed a report of a tree down 2.8 miles sw of tate. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cagle | $1,000 | The emergency manager relayed a report of trees down 2.7 miles w of tate. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cagle | $1,000 | The Pickens County 911 Center reported a few trees down near Lower Dowda Mill Road and Bethany Road. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Cagle | - | The Pickens County Emergency Manager reported nickel size hail on Henderson Mountain Road near State Highway 108. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tate | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Nelson | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Daniels | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Jasper | 4.9 miles | 21 | |
| Ruden | 5.5 miles | 21 | |
| Marblehill | 5.6 miles | 20 | |
| West Brook | 6.7 miles | 21 | |
| Grandview | 7.1 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331306. 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.











