Grassdale, 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 30184. It stands on Big Spring Branch. The Survey maps it on the White West 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 White West 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 Grassdale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,417 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 124 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 | 124 |
| Debris and open burning | 107 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-BARTOW-020 |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-BARTOW-011 |
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-BARTOW-019 |
| 5 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-BARTOW-027 |
| 23 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-BARTOW-006 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 142 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 142 workings within 5 miles of Grassdale: 80 occurrences, 30 unknowns, 29 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Iron, Iron, Manganese, Cobalt, Nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spring | Manganese, Iron | Unknown | 1919 | |
| Cartervile Distr.-C | Barium-Barite, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Felton Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Vaughn | Manganese, Cobalt | Past Producer | ||
| Conasauga No. 1 Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rob Shinall Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Barium Deposit | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Barium Deposit | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Bearden | Manganese, Cobalt, Nickel | Unknown | Residual | |
| Gemes | Manganese, Cobalt, Nickel | Producer | Weathering Residual |
Storms near this place
4 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grassdale in 4 storm reports between 2020 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassdale | $2,000 | Two trees down at spring place road and crowe springs rd. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grassdale | $1,000 | Em reports tree down along Kirk Rd NW and Spring Place Rd NE. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Grassdale | - | Public report of golf ball sized hail near the intersection of Hwy 411 and Aubrey Rd. The report was relayed via mPING. |
| February 2020 | Flash Flood | Grassdale | - | The Emergency Manager reported Flooding along the Old Tennessee Highway due to high water on Pettit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Forks | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| McCallie | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Habersham | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Simpson Crossroads | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Aubrey | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Interchange Village | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| White | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Saddle Ridge Estates | 3.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331850. 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.










