Chattoogaville, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Lyerly census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30730. It stands on Hinton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Chattoogaville quadrangle.
On record in Chattoogaville
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Sardis Baptist Churchlisted 1997
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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 Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Rome quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Chattoogaville quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Rome quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
451 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 451 fires within 5 miles of Chattoogaville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,253 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 286 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 286 |
| Debris and open burning | 128 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2016 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160909-15 |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 90 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-CHATTOOGA-017 |
| 3 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.2 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 Chattoogaville: 8 occurrences, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown, Mills Creek Area | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
9 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chattoogaville in 9 storm reports between 2005 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 flood. 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 2009 | Hail | Chattoogaville | $100,000 | A CoCoRAHS spotter observed 2.0 inch diameter hail near Lyerly. The Chattooga County Emergency Management Director reported golf ball-sized hail in the far southern part of the county around Chattoogaville. This hail occurred from a separate thunderstorm from the one that spawned a tornado just southeast of Summerville and also dropped penny to quarter-sized hail across the northern part of the county. |
| September 2009 | Flood | Chattoogaville | $20,000 | The Chattooga County Emergency Management Director reported that flooding continued across much of the county. However, additional monetary damage during this time frame was estimated to be near $20,000. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chattoogaville | $12,000 | The Chattooga County Emergency Manager reported 8-10 trees blown down and a few outbuildings damaged west of Lyerly in far western Chattooga County along Oak Hill Road from near the Alabama state line to just past Josh Ward Road. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chattoogaville | $2,000 | The Chattooga County Emergency Management Director reported that at least six trees were down across the county. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chattoogaville | $250 | The Chattooga County 911 Center reported that one tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Chattoogaville | - | The Emergency Manager reported the flooding of Sardis Church Road due to high water from the nearby Spring Branch. Radar estimates indicate that rainfall in the area ranged between 3 and 6 inches, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Chattoogaville | - | The Emergency Manager reported water over Price Bridge Road from the Chattooga River. Radar estimates indicate that rainfall in the area ranged between 3 and 6 inches, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Chattoogaville | - | The Emergency Manager reported Sardis Church Road closed due to high water from Spring Branch. Radar estimates indicate that rainfall of 4 to 6 inches occurred in the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| February 2009 | Hail | Chattoogaville | - | The public observed penny-sized hail in Chattoogaville and Lyerly. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taliaferro (historical) | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Holland | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Poetry | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Lyerly | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Sprite | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Perennial | 7.7 miles | 17 | |
| Cheney (historical) | 7.9 miles | 16 | |
| Berryton | 7.9 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326219. 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.









