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Folsom, Georgia

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the White-Pine Log census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30103. It stands on Beaman Branch. The Survey maps it on the Sonoraville quadrangle.

Folsom within Bartow County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

316 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 316 fires within 5 miles of Folsom between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,563 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 141 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/incendiarism141
Debris and open burning113
Natural17
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Recreation and ceremony10
Equipment and vehicle use9
Smoking6
Misuse of fire by a minor5

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1998Arson/incendiarism8.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2013Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2014-GORDON-001
6 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-BARTOW-011
6 September 2008Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1995Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2010Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-BARTOW-009
5 September 1998Debris and open burning1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bartow County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Folsom: 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mica, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Painter QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
R T Dempsey ProspectIronOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectsMicaOccurrence

Every working recorded in Bartow County

Storms near this place

11 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Folsom in 11 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2025Thunderstorm WindFolsom$45,000Tree down near the intersection of Holcomb Rd Northwest and Towe Chapel Rd Northwest.
February 2020Tornado (EF0)Folsom$10,000A National Weather Service survey team found that during the pre-dawn hours of February 6th, within a fast-moving line of strong to severe thunderstorms, a brief tornado with peak wind speeds of 85 mph and a maximum path width of 200 yards touched down in extreme northern Bartow County along County Line/Green Loop Road with a few trees snapped or uprooted. The tornado moved northeast quickly crossing into Gordon County just south of the intersection of Green Loop and Dempsey Loop Roads. [02/06/20: Tornado #1, County #1/2, EF-0, Bartow, 2020:006].
May 2025Thunderstorm WindFolsom$5,000Emergency manager reported several trees down at the intersection of Folsom Glade Rd and County Line Rd.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindFolsom$3,000The Bartow County 911 Center reported that over a dozen trees were blown down countywide.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindFolsom$1,000Emergency manager relayed a report of a tree down along County Line Rd No 2 near Perry Rd.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindFolsom$1,000Tree down near the intersection of Green Loop Road NW and Highway 140.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindFolsom$1,000Report of tree down blocking road on Timberwood Rd near Crowe Springs Spur NW.
September 2015HailFolsom$250The public reported hail up to the size of quarters and a few branches blown down outside of White near Gum Springs.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindFolsom-Report of Trees down at Spring Place Rd and Hwy 140.
December 2021Tornado (EF0)Folsom-A brief tornado embedded within a line of severe thunderstorms|touched down just east of I-75 near Holcomb Road NW in northern|Bartow County. Between Harris Road and Hardin Road, several trees|were snapped or uprooted. Additional trees were snapped or|uprooted along a narrow path, seen near Holcomb Spur and Holcomb|Road, and where Adcock Road and Towe Chapel Road meet. Video|evidence from a resident along Adcock Road supports the damage|and coincides with radar showing a definitive circulation (no TDS|given elevation off the ground). [12/29/21: Tornado #1, County #1/1, EF-0, Bartow, 2021:23].
February 2020Flash FloodFolsom-The Emergency Manager reported flooding near the intersection of Old Mill Road and Folsom Glade Road due to high flow through Ballard Creek. Radar estimates indicate that 2.5 to 4 inches of rain have occurred, falling on already wet soils, resulting in flash flooding.

Every storm recorded in Bartow County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Gum Springs2.7 miles19
Pleasant Valley3.5 miles19
Dewey Crossroads4.1 miles19
Sophia (historical)4.6 miles19
Adairsville5.7 miles18
Pine Log5.8 miles20
Simpson Crossroads6.1 miles19
Bolivar6.3 miles20

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 FolsomAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q19879839The 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 331739. 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.