BlockCohutta, Georgia
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the North Whitfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30710. It lies near Pitner Hill. The Survey maps it on the Cohutta quadrangle. 764 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 863 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresCohutta grew from 661 to 764 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 661 | |
| 2020 | 764 | +103 (+16%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 24 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 Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Tiger Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Chatsworth quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Cohutta quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Cohutta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
199 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 199 fires within 5 miles of Cohutta between 1992 and 2019, burning about 695 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 21 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 | 137 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| 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 2002 | Debris and open burning | 5.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WALKER-018 |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | GREAT WALL OF CHINA |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 4.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WHITFIELD002 |
| 23 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Cohutta: 4 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanski Property--Talc Indus Inc | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese | Producer | 1918 | |
| Lord Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Sam & Jw Cline Property | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Hannah Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Snyder Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Bare Property | Iron, Manganese | Occurrence | 1919 | |
| Cohutta No 2, Varnell-Cohutta Distr. | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Cohutta Number Two | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Eslinger Property | Iron, Manganese | Occurrence | 1919 | |
| Lanski Property-Varnell-Cohutta District | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual |
Storms near this place
19 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cohutta in 19 storm reports between 1996 and 2020: 12 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohutta | $60,000 | The Whtifield County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were down in the far northern part of the county near the Tennessee border. Two trees had fallen on homes calling damage to the structures. A portion of Georgia Highway 71 near Cohutta was blocked from downed trees. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohutta | $35,000 | Amateur radio operators reported that several trees were blown down in the Dawnville area. Trees were down on power lines and a couple of vehicles. The Whitfield County 911 center reported that three trees were blown down in the Tunnel Hill area. The Daily Citizen of Dalton reported that a large tree fell on a police vehicle in Cohutta with an estimated value of $20,000. An adjacent shed was also destroyed by the tree. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohutta | $30,000 | WRCB Television of Chattanooga reported that an apparent microburst or downburst blew down several trees in the extreme northern part of the county. Two chicken houses lost their roofs as a result of the damaging wind gusts. Some power lines were also down in the area. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohutta | $15,000 | The Whitfield County 911 Center reported that several, probably at least a dozen, trees and power lines were down across the northern end of the county between Cohutta and Beaverdale. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohutta | $15,000 | The public reported that a home sustained significant damage from strong thunderstorm straight-line winds. At one residence on River Road in the northeast part of Dalton, the roof was blown off a barn, a portion of a garage, and several windows were blown out. A roof was also blown off the porch of a neighboring house. A lot of trees were also blown down in the area. The Whitfield County 911 Center reported that a few trees and power lines were down, especially in the Dalton area. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Cohutta | $10,000 | The Whitfield County Emergency Management Director reported considerable flash flooding across the county as the final round of showers and thunderstorms with very heavy rain tracked across the county from west to east. The ground was totally saturated from previous rainfall earlier that day and during prior weeks. At least 20 roads across the county were flooded and closed. Coahulla Creek at Keith's Mill near Dalton reached its flood stage of 16 feet at 223 pm EDT and continued to rise during the afternoon, remaining above flood stage into the next day. The flash flood event transitioned to an aerial flood event after 315 pm EDT. Monetary damage was generally confined to debris removal and estimated at $10,000. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohutta | $3,000 | The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines down. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohutta | $3,000 | The Whitfield County 911 Center reported that four trees were blown down onto secondary roads in the north part of the county. The public reported that from three to five trees were down in the southeast part of the county. Some shingles were also blown off the roof of one home in the southeast part of the county. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohutta | $1,000 | Tree down along the 4000 block of Cohutta Varnell Road. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohutta | $1,000 | The Whitfield County 911 Center reported that two trees were down, one near Cohutta and another near Dalton, as thunderstorms moved through the county. The tree near Cohutta also brought down a power line when it fell. |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohutta | $1,000 | The Whitfield county 911 center reported that some trees were down across the northern part of the county. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohutta | $500 | The Whitfield County 911 Center reported that one tree was blown down onto a power line near Cohutta. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cohutta | $250 | The Whitfield County 911 Center reported that one tree was blown down. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Cohutta | - | The public reported penny to quarter-sized hail across the north part of the county, including Cohutta and Varnell. One person reported that it hailed for up to 10 minutes in the Varnell area. Small limbs were also blown down. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Cohutta | - | The public reported quarter-sized hail in the Cohutta area. The Cohutta Fire Department reported penny-sized hail in Cohutta. The public also estimated that wind gusts were near 60 mph, but only a few limbs were blown down. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Cohutta | - | The public reported penny-sized hail. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Cohutta | - | The Whitfield county 911 center reported that three roads were flooded in the area with water flowing over the roads. All of these roads were still blocked by flood waters at midnight EDT. |
| May 1996 | Hail | Cohutta | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Cohutta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parrett Crossing | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Red Clay | 1.8 miles | 24 | |
| Edgar (historical) | 3.2 miles | 24 | |
| Mills (historical) | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Varnell | 4.2 miles | 24 | |
| Prater Mill | 4.8 miles | 24 | |
| Plainview | 5.7 miles | 24 | |
| Beaverdale | 6.4 miles | 19 |
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 Cohutta | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2749005 | 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 331428. 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.