Clem, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Carrollton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30116. The Survey maps it on the Carrollton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1889 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Carrollton quadrangle1:62500
- 1973 USGS Carrollton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
222 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 222 fires within 5 miles of Clem between 1992 and 2020, burning about 642 acres in total. 8 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 | 98 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 67 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020CARROLL003 |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-CARROLL-006 |
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 Clem: 1 past producer, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Carrollton Copper Smelter | Copper | Plant | ||
| Stacy Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
Storms near this place
12 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clem in 12 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clem | $15,000 | The Carroll County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down from near Clem to Carrollton. A tree fell onto a home around the intersection of 1st Street and Avenue C. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clem | $8,000 | The Carroll County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down along Highway 16 between Clem-Lowell Road and Little New York Road, extending down to around Highway 5 and McIntosh Circle. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clem | $5,000 | Tree down at the intersection of whooping creek church road and whooping creek road. Several trees down further north along whooping creek road. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clem | $5,000 | The Carroll county 911 center reported trees and power lines down along Clem-Lowell road. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clem | $3,000 | The Carroll county 911 center reported trees down in Clem. WSB TV, Channel 2 in Atlanta, reported trees down on roads in Carrollton. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clem | $2,000 | Two trees down along high bluff trail near Newnan road, southeast of Carrollton. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clem | $2,000 | The Carroll County Emergency Manager reported tress and power lines blown down from the east side of Carrollton to Clem. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clem | $1,000 | Em reports tree down on oak mountain rd near truitt rd. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clem | $1,000 | Tree down in roadway along newnan rd near stripling chapel rd. Multiple vehicle collision with fallen tree. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clem | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported a tree down on Foggy Bottom Dr near the intersection with Mink Hollow Dr. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Clem | - | The public reported hail the size of quarters in Clem. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Clem | - | The public reported dime size hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Mountain | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| South Gate | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Cross Plains | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Chapel Heights Estates | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Oak Grove | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Knob Hill | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Dingler Crossroads | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Banning | 4.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331415. 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.








