BlockGlenloch, Georgia
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Centralhatchee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30217. The Survey maps it on the Lowell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1899 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Wedowee quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Lowell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
177 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 177 fires within 5 miles of Glenloch between 1992 and 2019, burning about 900 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 24 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 | 102 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 6.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-HEARD-006 |
| 2 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 19 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Glenloch: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardagree Property | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glenloch in 5 storm reports between 2002 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2005 | Tornado (F2) | Glenloch | 3 hurt, $750,000 | A National Weather Survey Team concluded that an F2 tornado touched down approximately 1/4 mile south of Glenloch in far northern Heard county, then continued north at 30-35 mph into Carroll county about three miles southeast of Roopville, finally terminating three miles northeast of Roopville. This was the first confirmed tornado in the Peachtree City forecast area associated with Hurricane Katrina. While the overall damage path with this tornado was 5.5 miles long, only 1.5 miles of this damage path occurred within Heard county. The path width of this tornado was approximately 200 yards wide. Several homes in the Glenloch area were severely damaged, along with a number of downed trees and power lines. Three residents at one of the damaged homes were injured by debris during the tornado. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenloch | $1,000 | The Heard county 911 center reported that trees were down. |
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenloch | $500 | The Heard County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were blown down south of Roopville. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Glenloch | - | Trained spotter reported quarter to ping pong sized hail off of Hwy 27 between Powell Road and Armstrong Mill Road. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Glenloch | - | The public reported penny size hail in the 16000 block of U.S. Highway 27 near Centralhatchee. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowdirt | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Centralhatchee | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Elery | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Barkers Crossroads | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Roosterville | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Unity | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Enon Grove | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Simpson | 6.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356035. 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.