Junta, Georgia
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Cartersville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30120. It stands on Satterfield Branch. The Survey maps it on the Cartersville quadrangle.
On record in Junta
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 9 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Old Bartow County Courthouselisted 1980 · 0.5 miles away
Sam Jones Memorial United Methodist Churchlisted 1985 · 0.5 miles away
Bartow County Courthouselisted 1980 · 0.6 miles away
Roselawnlisted 1973 · 0.6 miles away
Grand Theaterlisted 1984 · 0.6 miles away
First Presbyterian Churchlisted 1991 · 0.6 miles away- North Erwin Street Historic Districtlisted 1994 · 0.6 miles away
- North Wall Street Historic Districtlisted 1998 · 0.6 miles away
- Cartersville Downtown Historic Districtlisted 2014 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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
- 1906 USGS Stilesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Stilesboro 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 Cartersville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Cartersville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
335 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 335 fires within 5 miles of Junta between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,254 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 138 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 | 138 |
| Debris and open burning | 108 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
| Natural | 7 |
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 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 21 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-BARTOW-007 |
| 3 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.3 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 263 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 263 workings within 5 miles of Junta: 132 occurrences, 76 past producers, 43 unknowns, 8 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Barium-Barite, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartow No 2 Mine | Graphite, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Felton Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Gemes Mine Cartersville | Cobalt, Manganese | Past Producer | 1908 | |
| Georgia Art Pottery Co Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Jones Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Ladd Lime and Stone Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Graphite Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Cartersville Operation | Barium-Barite, Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Cherokee Barite | Manganese, Iron | Unknown | 1954 | |
| Cyprus Thompson Weinman Mine | Barium-Barite, Calcium | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Junta in 3 storm reports between 2015 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junta | $10,000 | The Bartow County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down across the county west of Cartersville to White. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junta | $6,000 | The Bartow County 911 Center reported several trees blown down across the county. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junta | $1,000 | Em reports tree down on Mission Rd SW near Burnt Hickory Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartersville | 0.6 miles | 19 | |
| North Highland | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Atco | 1.1 miles | 19 | |
| Wildwood | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Belaire | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Greenbriar | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Terrell Heights | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Roving Hills Estates | 1.7 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 334299. 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.











