Emerson, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Emerson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30137. It lies near Signal Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Cartersville quadrangle. 1,415 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 833 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresEmerson fell from 1,470 to 1,415 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 | 1,470 | |
| 2020 | 1,415 | -55 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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.
- 1890 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000
- 1896 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1906 USGS Stilesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Stilesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
311 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 311 fires within 5 miles of Emerson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,370 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 153 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 | 153 |
| Debris and open burning | 71 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 2005 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BARTOW-008 |
| 3 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 228 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 228 workings within 5 miles of Emerson: 110 occurrences, 74 past producers, 30 unknowns, 9 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Barium-Barite, Manganese, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allatoona | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Bartow No 2 Mine | Graphite, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Gemes Mine Cartersville | Cobalt, Manganese | Past Producer | 1908 | |
| Ladd Lime and Stone Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Allatoona Vein | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Avery Mine | Gold, Silver | Prospect | Vein | |
| Cartersville Operation | Barium-Barite, Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Cherokee Barite | Manganese, Iron | Unknown | 1954 | |
| Cyprus Thompson Weinman Mine | Barium-Barite, Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Lots 191 and 242 | Manganese, Iron | Unknown | 1954 |
Storms near this place
20 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Emerson in 20 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 8 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2008 | Lightning | Emerson | $100,000 | The Bartow County 911 Center reported that lightning struck a home on Colonial Club Drive and started a fire. Specific damages were not provided. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Emerson | $30,000 | The public reported golf ball size hail at Red Top Mountain State Park. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Emerson | $30,000 | Pea- to softball-size hail was reported throughout the town. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emerson | $8,000 | The Bartow County Emergency Manager reported multiple trees blown down in a 100 yard wide swath between Cambridge Way and Red Top Mountain Road. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emerson | $5,000 | The public reported a few trees blown down along Paga Mine Road SE. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emerson | $3,000 | The Bartow County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were down in the Lake Allatoona area in the southeast part of the county. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emerson | $2,000 | Trees and power lines down near intersection of Old Alabama Rd SE and Red Top Circle SE. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emerson | $2,000 | The Bartow County Emergency Manager reported power lines blown down along Old Alabama Road near Highway 293. |
| February 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emerson | $1,000 | Tree reported down on powerlines down and along Bates road. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emerson | $300 | Trees were knocked down at the Army Recreation Center. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emerson | - | Trees and powerlines down near intersection of Old Alabama Rd SE and Paga Mine Rd SE. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | Emerson | - | The Emergency Manager reported Puckett Road at Pumpkinvine Creek is flooded. Radar estimates indicate that 2.5 to 4 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the quick rise of the creek. |
| February 2020 | Flash Flood | Emerson | - | The Emergency Manager reported that 3rd and 4th Streets were closed due to flooding. Radar estimates indicate that 2.5 to 4.0 inches of rain occurred, falling on already wet soils, resulting in flash flooding. |
| February 2020 | Flash Flood | Emerson | - | The Emergency Manager reported water over Puckett Road due to high flow through Pumpkinvine Creek. Radar estimates indicate that 2.5 to 4 inches of rain occurred, falling on already wet soils, resulting in flash flooding. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Emerson | - | The public observed nickel-sized hail from near Red Top Mountain State Park northward about four miles, all remaining just west of the Cherokee county line. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Emerson | - | The public observed half-dollar-sized hail just south of Emerson, quarter-sized hail on the west side of Lake Allatoona at the Allatoona Landing Marina, and nickel-sized hail in the Red Top Mountain area, also in the southeast part of Bartow county. |
| December 2005 | Hail | Emerson | - | The Bartow County Emergency Management Director reported penny-sized hail in the extreme southeast corner of Bartow county near Lake Allatoona. |
| July 2001 | Hail | Emerson | - | The Bartow county 911 center reported dime size hail. |
| September 1997 | Hail | Emerson | - | The public reported ping pong ball sized hail. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Emerson | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartow | 0.5 miles | 24 | |
| Mountain Ridge Estates | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Allatoona | 2.7 miles | 24 | |
| Allatoona Beach | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Conyers Estates | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Terrell Heights | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Deerfield Estates | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Cartersville | 3.5 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 Emerson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2395129 | 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 331660. 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.











