Hodge, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Carrollton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30116. It stands on Norman Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hulett quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1891 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Villa Rica quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Hulett quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
237 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 237 fires within 5 miles of Hodge (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 558 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 59 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 | 117 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 59 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
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 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-CARROLL-006 |
| 24 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CARROLL-009 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hodge (historical): 1 past producer, 1 plant, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Carrollton Copper Smelter | Copper | Plant | ||
| Stacy Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Knob Hill | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Cross Plains | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Oak Mountain | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Castlegate East | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Lang (historical) | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Hickory Heights | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Sand Hill | 3.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 349597. 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.









