Holcomb, Georgia
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Nelson-Tate-Marble Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30107. The Survey maps it on the Nelson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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 Suwanee quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Suwanee quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1926 USGS Tate quadrangle1:62500
- 1928 USGS Tate quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Nelson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Nelson quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
357 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 357 fires within 5 miles of Holcomb between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,060 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 152 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 | 152 |
| Debris and open burning | 128 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-PICKENS-017 |
| 8 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CHEROKEE-004 |
| 30 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2011 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-PICKENS-003 |
| 24 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020DAWSON002 |
| 20 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 31 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Holcomb: 13 past producers, 10 prospects, 4 occurrences, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Mica, Marble, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Duncan Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| A.M.Darnell Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Burty No.1 | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Richards | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Scott (Old Steele) | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| W.J. Hogan Property | Iron | Prospect | ||
| W.J. Hogan Property | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Calcium Products Div. Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| New York Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holcomb in 3 storm reports between 2023 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holcomb | $8,000 | At least eight trees down along summit dr west and summit dr east. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holcomb | $1,000 | The emergency manager relayed a report of a tree down 4.4 miles e of nelson. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Holcomb | - | Report of 1 inch hail via social media near the intersection of Steve Tate highway and Cove 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332005. 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.










