Cedar Grove, Georgia
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Kensington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30707. It stands on Trickum Branch. The Survey maps it on the Cedar Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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 Ringgold quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Catoosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1892 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1936 USGS Cedar Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Cedar Grove quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Cedar Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Cedar Grove quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
163 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 163 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,805 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 49 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 | 88 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 49 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WALKER004 |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 4.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Cedar Grove: 12 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassandra Area | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Estelle Mining Comp | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| McLamore's Cove Area-A | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant |
Storms near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedar Grove in 10 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. 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 2018 | Lightning | Cedar Grove | $150,000 | The local broadcast media reported a house struck by lightning along Hog Jowl Road. The lighting strike caused a fire that destroyed the home. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Grove | $10,000 | Public report of over ten large trees uprooted or snapped, with all of them having fallen facing to the east. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Grove | $10,000 | Over ten large trees uprooted or snapped, all falling in an easterly direction near W Cove Rd. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Grove | $3,000 | The Walker County 911 Center reported that a few trees were blown down in the far southwest part of the county in the 23,000 block of Georgia Highway 157, also known as Lula Lake Road. A few trees were also down in LaFayette on Cordele Avenue, Chamberlin Road, and Foster Mill Drive. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Grove | $2,000 | The Walker County 911 Center reported that up to 10 trees were blown down across the county from thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Grove | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection if Hwy 157 and Sunshine Ln. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Grove | $1,000 | The Walker County 911 Center reported that four trees were blown down, scattered about the county. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Grove | $1,000 | The Walker County Emergency Management Director reported that a few trees were blown down in the southern part of the county. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Cedar Grove | - | The public reported penny-sized hail. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Cedar Grove | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masseyville | 2.1 miles | 25 | |
| McCutchen (historical) | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Davis Crossroads | 4.1 miles | 26 | |
| Mahan (historical) | 4.4 miles | 25 | |
| Estelle Station (historical) | 4.6 miles | 26 | |
| Kensington | 4.9 miles | 26 | |
| Cassandra | 4.9 miles | 25 | |
| Estelle | 5.0 miles | 25 |
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 Cedar Grove | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19879012 | 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 355058. 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.











