Carbondale, Georgia
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the West Whitfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30720. It lies near Barn Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Dalton South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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 Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Calhoun quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Calhoun quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Dalton South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
281 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 281 fires within 5 miles of Carbondale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,367 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 57 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 | 136 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 57 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
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 | 5.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-WHITFIELD-005 |
| 7 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-WHITFIELD-004 |
| 7 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | not named |
| 26 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Carbondale: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Chert Pit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Sugar Valley Land Co Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Tilton Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carbondale in 10 storm reports between 1998 and 2022: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | $25,000 | The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down and portions of the roof of a business blown off across parts of southern and eastern Whitfield County around Dalton. |
| December 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | $20,000 | The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines down in and around Dalton including damage to a fire station. Damage was reported on S. Dug Gap Road, Airport Road at Grimes Street, on Hester Circle, at S. Dixie Highway and Crown Lake Drive, at S. Dixie Highway and Confederate Cemetery, and on Hurricane Road. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | $20,000 | Trees were knocked down. Houses were damaged and roofs torn off. There was an unconfirmed report of a tornado. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | $3,000 | The Dalton Citizen reported that trees were down at several locations within the county, including in Dalton at Houston Valley Road and Trickum Road. Isolated power outages caused by trees down on power lines resulted in a handful of residents losing power. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | $2,000 | The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down near the intersection of Old Dixie Highway and Tilton Road. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | $1,000 | One tree down across Mary Elizabeth Drive. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | $1,000 | One tree down along South Dixie Highway and Rabbit Way. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | - | A tree fell across the right lane of i-75 southbound near the Carbondale Rd exit. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Carbondale | - | The public reported quarter-sized hail approximately three miles south of Dalton on Old Dixie Highway. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Carbondale | - | The public reported penny quarter-sized hail in the Carbondale area and eastward near Interstate-75. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pratersville | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Tilton | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Nance Springs | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Phelps | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Five Springs | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Mill Creek | 6.6 miles | 25 | |
| Crown Mill Village | 7.1 miles | 18 | |
| Cannon Heights | 8.7 miles | 21 |
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 Carbondale | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q54888643 | 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 354990. 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.










