Hinkles, Georgia
26 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 30750. It stands on Tucker Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hooker quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 26 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 Ringgold quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Catoosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1892 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1936 USGS Hooker quadrangle1:24000
- 1945 USGS Hooker quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Hooker 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
- 1970 USGS Hooker quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Hooker quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
494 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 494 fires within 5 miles of Hinkles between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,054 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 167 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 | 236 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 167 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-DADE-009 |
| 8 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WALKER-016 |
| 5 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WALKER-014 |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-DADE-018 |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-DADE-011 |
| 27 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Hinkles: 10 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gillum Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Dave L Brown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rossville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| D. Martin's Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Hall Ore Bank Area | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| High Point Area | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| J.T. Algoods Property | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Stoner-Caldwell Property | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hinkles in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Hinkles | 25 hurt, $5,000,000 | This tornado is a continuation of the EF3 tornado that originated in DeKalb county, Alabama, tracked across central Dade county, Georgia, and then across northern Walker county, Georgia before lifting just before reaching the Tennessee line. The tornado weakened to an EF2 strength before entering Walker county, and continued as an EF2 to EF1 across much of its path within Walker county. The tornado crossed into Walker county approximately five miles west-southwest of Chattanooga Valley and lifted just west of Fort Oglethorpe near the intersection of U.S. Highway 27 and Georgia Highway 2. Thousands of trees and dozens of power lines were taken down by the tornado. Dozens of homes suffered severe damage, especially across the northern part of the county. Seven homes were completely destroyed. The most severe damage was noted in the Flintstone area. While no fatalities occurred within Walker county, there were 25 injuries, mostly at the severely damaged or destroyed homes. The most severe damage with this tornado occurred in Dade county.||Damage in Walker county consists of seven destroyed homes, 26 with major damage, and 35 with minor damage.||[04/27-04/28/11: Tornado #2, County #2-2, EF2, Dade-Walker, 2011:011]. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinkles | $15,000 | The Walker County 911 center reported numerous trees down from around Hinkle Community road and highway 157 to Rossville. One tree fell on a house in the Lookout Mountain area. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinkles | $3,000 | The Walker County Sheriff's Department reported trees blown down in the 1400 block of Nick-a-Jack Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamesburg | 1.5 miles | 26 | |
| Gerber (historical) | 2.4 miles | 28 | |
| Valley View | 2.5 miles | 28 | |
| Haysville | 2.6 miles | 28 | |
| Cenchat | 2.6 miles | 28 | |
| Eagle Cliff | 2.6 miles | 28 | |
| Chattanooga Valley | 2.7 miles | 28 | |
| Moons | 2.9 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331993. 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.












