Divide, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the North Paulding census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30153. It lies near Brushy Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Yorkville quadrangle.
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.
- 1891 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Yorkville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
373 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 373 fires within 5 miles of Divide between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,368 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 165 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 | 165 |
| Debris and open burning | 117 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
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 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Divide: 5 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush-Banks Prospect | Sulfur | Prospect | ||
| Silica Quarry No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Southern States Portland Cmnt Co Qy | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Yorkville Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Mathews Property | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| No Name | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Schofield Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Divide in 2 storm reports between 2021 and 2026: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Divide | $8,000 | The Paulding County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down across the northern half of the county from near Braswell across Westfork to east of Burnt Hickory Farms. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Divide | $1,000 | The emergency manager relayed a report of a downed tree at braswell mountain road and brushy mountain road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braswell | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Hanlin | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| McPherson | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Yorkville | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Remus | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Pumpkin | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Windmill Creek | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Saddle Up Estates | 5.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331560. 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.









