Cedar Grove, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Danielsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30629. It stands on Cedar Grove Branch. The Survey maps it on the Danielsville North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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 Carnesville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Danielsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Danielsville North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
193 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 193 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Grove between 1992 and 2018, burning about 311 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 24 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 | 113 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Smoking | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1997 | Smoking | 4.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Cedar Grove: 6 prospects, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coneross River Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Carrington Placer | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| J. Threlkeld Placer | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| King Placer | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| O. Threlkeld Placer | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Parham Placer | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Ridgeway Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Smith Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Webb Placer | Gold | Prospect | Placer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedar Grove in 2 storm reports between 2018 and 2023: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Grove | $5,000 | Multiple trees reported down near hwy 172 and Lystra Church Rd. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Grove | $5,000 | The Madison County 911 center reported a few trees blow down from east of Danielsville to Carlton. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transco | 0.7 miles | 15 | |
| Dalton | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Porterfield | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Jeptha | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Bluestone | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Gholston Stand Crossroads | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Danielsville | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Vineyard Creek | 4.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 335464. 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.





