BlockCaruso, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Sunny Side census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30223. The Survey maps it on the Griffin North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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
- 1965 USGS Griffin North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Griffin quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
351 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 351 fires within 5 miles of Caruso between 1992 and 2020, burning about 824 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 67 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 | 198 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 67 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-SPALDING-001 |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 36 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020SPALDING003 |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-SPALDING-012 |
| 23 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Caruso: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Turner Quarry | Granite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Caruso in 4 storm reports between 2020 and 2025: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caruso | $50,000 | The Spalding County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees blown down between Griffin and Sunny Side. Several mobile homes were damaged by falling trees north of Griffin near Experiment and south of Sunny Side, no injuries were reported. A power pole was snapped by the wind a couple of miles southeast of Sunny Side. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caruso | $3,000 | Several trees down along jordan hill rd from around baptist camp rd to boynton rd. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caruso | $1,000 | Trees down along teamon road . |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caruso | $1,000 | Power lines were reported down on Hall Road . |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona | 0.7 miles | 9 | |
| Sunny Side | 0.8 miles | 9 | |
| Birdie | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Burdett (historical) | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Highland Mills | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Experiment | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Towalaga | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Esmond | 5.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331334. 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.