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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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
- 1941 USGS Adairsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Adairsville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Sonoraville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
316 since 1992Regional 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/incendiarism | 141 |
| Debris and open burning | 113 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
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 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2014-GORDON-001 |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BARTOW-011 |
| 6 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BARTOW-009 |
| 5 September 1998 | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painter Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| R T Dempsey Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospects | Mica | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
11 since 2012Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folsom | $45,000 | Tree down near the intersection of Holcomb Rd Northwest and Towe Chapel Rd Northwest. |
| February 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Folsom | $10,000 | A 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folsom | $5,000 | Emergency manager reported several trees down at the intersection of Folsom Glade Rd and County Line Rd. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folsom | $3,000 | The Bartow County 911 Center reported that over a dozen trees were blown down countywide. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folsom | $1,000 | Emergency manager relayed a report of a tree down along County Line Rd No 2 near Perry Rd. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folsom | $1,000 | Tree down near the intersection of Green Loop Road NW and Highway 140. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folsom | $1,000 | Report of tree down blocking road on Timberwood Rd near Crowe Springs Spur NW. |
| September 2015 | Hail | Folsom | $250 | The public reported hail up to the size of quarters and a few branches blown down outside of White near Gum Springs. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Folsom | - | Report of Trees down at Spring Place Rd and Hwy 140. |
| December 2021 | Tornado (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 2020 | Flash Flood | Folsom | - | 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. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gum Springs | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Dewey Crossroads | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Sophia (historical) | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Adairsville | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Pine Log | 5.8 miles | 20 | |
| Simpson Crossroads | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| Bolivar | 6.3 miles | 20 |
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 Folsom | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19879839 | 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 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.










