Head River, Georgia
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Lookout Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30731. It stands on Murray Branch. The Survey maps it on the Sulphur Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1886 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Sulphur Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
327 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 327 fires within 5 miles of Head River between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,128 acres in total. None started naturally. 164 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 | 164 |
| Debris and open burning | 120 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WALKER004 |
| 2 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20150902-002 |
| 19 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20150918-002 |
| 16 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-DADE-011 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Head River: 9 occurrences, 9 prospects, 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sulfur-Pyrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect | Sulfur-Pyrite | Prospect | ||
| Bibble Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Blake's Mine Et Al. | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| J.C.Mcelroy Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Ragon Mining Co. Battelle Area | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite | |
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
3 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Head River in 3 storm reports between 2001 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Head River | $75,000 | A survey conducted by the Dade county Emergency Manager and officials from the Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported that a strong F0 to weak F1 tornado touched down just northwest of Head River in the extreme southern part of the county. The tornado developed from a thunderstorm that initially developed in northeast Alabama. It appeared that several brief touchdowns occurred in a path approximately 1.5 miles long with a width of 1/4 to 1/2 mile. The tornado dissipated just before reaching the Walker county border. Most of the damage was confined to the area between Old State Road 157, Yankee Road, and Brook Road. A large farm in this area sustained most of the damage. One concrete block garage and one barn were completely destroyed. Five to six other buildings were also damaged. The debris from the damaged buildings was found as far as 1/2 mile away from its origin. Numerous trees and power lines were also blown down in the same area. Initial damage estimates were placed at $75,000. There were no injuries or fatalities reported with this incident. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Head River | $1,000 | EM reported tree down at Rebel Dr and Yankee Rd. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Head River | $1,000 | The Dade County Emergency Management Director reported that a thunderstorm downburst caused minor structural damage to a commercial building in the southern portion of the 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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulphur Springs Station | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Amos Mill | 4.2 miles | 23 | |
| Cloverdale | 4.6 miles | 23 | |
| Rising Fawn | 7.2 miles | 23 | |
| Plum Nelly | 9.4 miles | 25 | |
| Cedar Hill | 10.9 miles | 23 | |
| Stewart Town | 11.7 miles | 23 | |
| Tatum (historical) | 12.5 miles | 23 |
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 Head River | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q60768139 | 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 331943. 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.











