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Hermitage, Georgia

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Shannon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30161. It lies near Ward Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Shannon quadrangle.

Hermitage within Floyd County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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

490 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 490 fires within 5 miles of Hermitage between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,395 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 183 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 burning227
Arson/incendiarism183
Equipment and vehicle use22
Recreation and ceremony18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Smoking6
Natural6
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2001Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-BARTOW-005
9 September 2001Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2002-BARTOW-006
9 September 1998Debris and open burning1.5 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2007Arson/incendiarism3.2 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1998Arson/incendiarism63 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2010Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-BARTOW-000
6 September 2010Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-BARTOW-010

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Floyd County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 55 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 55 workings within 5 miles of Hermitage: 28 past producers, 26 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Manganese, Manganese, Aluminum. 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
Barnsley Garden ProspectManganese, AluminumProspect
NannieManganeseOccurrence1919
Saylor PropertyManganesePast Producer1917
Sherman PropertyManganesePast Producer1895
Armstrong MineAluminumPast Producer
Braden ProspectAluminumProspect
Burney MineAluminumPast Producer
Church MineAluminumPast Producer
Discovery MineAluminumPast Producer
Flowery Branch MineAluminumPast Producer

Every working recorded in Floyd County

Storms near this place

7 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hermitage in 7 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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
February 2012LightningHermitage$20,000The Floyd County Emergency Manager reported that lightning struck a house on Morrison Campground Road. The ensuing fire was quickly under control, only causing minor damage, mainly to the roof and attic of the house.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindHermitage$15,000The Floyd County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down on a tree farm near Rome.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindHermitage$1,000Tree down at Wiseman Road and Mcclain Road .
June 2023Thunderstorm WindHermitage$1,000Report of tree down in road near intersection of Morrison Camp Ground Rd NE and Ward Mountain Rd.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindHermitage$1,000Tree down across outer northbound lane near intersection of Willow Rd and ga-53.
July 2023Flash FloodHermitage-The Emergency Manager reported flooding along Calhoun Road, north of Model High School, and of Ward Mountain Road. Both of the roadways were flooded due to high water from Dozier Creek. Radar estimates indicate that between 3.5 and 4.5 inches occurred over the area, resulting in high runoff rates and quickly rising creeks and tributaries.
April 2020Flash FloodHermitage-The Emergency Manager reported Gentry Road was closed due to flooding from Dykes Creek. Radar estimates indicate that 2 to 3 inches of rain occurred over the area, causing the flash flooding.

Every storm recorded in Floyd 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
Waters Store (historical)0.6 miles19
Shannon0.8 miles19
Pinson2.6 miles19
Woodcliffe Estates2.7 miles19
Nannie2.9 miles19
Berwin3.4 miles19
Dogwood Estates4.1 miles19
Warren4.3 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331956. 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.