BlockHinton, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Ludville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30143. It stands on Bryant Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ludville 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
- 1947 USGS Waleska quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Waleska 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 Ludville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
393 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 393 fires within 5 miles of Hinton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,640 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 217 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 | 217 |
| Debris and open burning | 103 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-LUMPKIN-003 |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 7.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019PICKENS001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hinton: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Flagstone, Gold, Mica, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betz Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| J L Mullinax Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Mine No. 3 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pine Log Quarry | Flagstone | Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hinton in 17 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Hail | Hinton | $128,000 | The public observed golf ball-sized hail near Talking Rock. WSR-88D radar data suggests that similar-sized hail likely fell across much of the county from west of Hinton to the northeast corner of the county near Sequoyah Lake. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinton | $20,000 | A trained spotter reported multiple trees blown down and a shed destroyed from Mullinax Road and Highway 53 to Mullinax road and Hill City Road. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinton | $10,000 | The Pickens County 911 center reported trees blown down and a portion of a roof blown off around the intersection of Highways 53 and 136 and Carver Mill Road. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinton | $5,000 | A radio station relayed a report from the public of trees down and 2 chicken houses damaged on highway 53 near Hinton. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinton | $2,000 | Trees down at Dean Mill Road and Carver Mill Road. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinton | $1,500 | A trained storm spotter observed six trees down near Matthews Road, approximately seven miles west of Jasper. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinton | $1,000 | Tree down at hwy 53 and Arrowhead Way . |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinton | $1,000 | The Pickens County 911 Center and the Cherokee County Emergency Management Director, conducting a damage survey in Pickens county, concluded that thunderstorm winds had blown down a few trees in western Pickens county off Matthews Road. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinton | $500 | The public reported a few trees down. |
| February 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinton | - | Numerous trees down along the Hwy-136 connector from Willow Ln to Bunch Ct. One tree down on a vehicle, one tree down on an ambulance. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Hinton | - | The public observed half-dollar-sized hail across the northwest part of Pickens county. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinton | - | The public reported that six to eight trees were blown down. |
| February 2005 | Hail | Hinton | - | The public reported nickel to quarter-sized hail. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Hinton | - | The public reported nickel-sized hail. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Hinton | - | The public reported penny-sized hail. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Hinton | - | The public reported golf ball size hail on Henderson Mountain. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Hinton | - | The public reported dime to nickel size hail. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331995. 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.