BlockCarrolls, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Woodbury census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30293. The Survey maps it on the Gay quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Gay quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
166 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 166 fires within 5 miles of Carrolls between 1992 and 2020, burning about 845 acres in total. 5 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 | 117 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-PIKE-005 |
| 2 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-MERIWETHER-003 |
| 14 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Carrolls: 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Shoals Prospect | Granite | Occurrence | ||
| Molina Sand Co--Lawrence Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carrolls in 4 storm reports in 2022: 4 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrolls | - | Several trees down and along Jones Mill Road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrolls | - | Roof off a structure along River Cove Rd. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrolls | - | Reports of 2 traffic lights blown off the pole at the intersection of 74 and 85. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrolls | - | Report of roof off a building in Woodbury near Cedar St. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imlac | 0.9 miles | 8 | |
| Edman | 1.7 miles | 8 | |
| Woodbury | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| McLendon Crossroads | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Betts | 4.3 miles | 22 | |
| Langdon | 5.0 miles | 22 | |
| Andrews Crossroads | 5.4 miles | 22 | |
| Gay | 5.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331327. 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.