BlockKeith, Georgia
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Catoosa Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30755. It lies in Keith Valley. The Survey maps it on the Ringgold quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 27 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
- 1935 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
461 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 461 fires within 5 miles of Keith between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,360 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 67 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 | 280 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 67 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 41 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
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 | 5.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WALKER-018 |
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-CATOOSA-008 |
| 9 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-CATOOSA-005 |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Keith: 6 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catoosa Mining Co Prospects | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Clark Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fox and Dowler Property | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1889 | |
| Fry Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hammontree Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Lanski Property-Varnell-Cohutta District | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Past Producer | Strataform, Concordant | |
| Tunnel Hill Distr. | Past Producer | Residual |
Storms near this place
6 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Keith in 6 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. The reports record 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keith | 3 hurt, $15,000 | The Catoosa County Emergency Manager reported three people were injured when an outbuilding they were constructing collapsed due to strong thunderstorm winds. One person suffered a broken leg, the extent of the injuries to the other two people was not known. |
| October 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Keith | $40,000 | A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF0 tornado had touched down approximately four miles northeast of Ringgold along Keiths Road. The tornado traveled east-northeast for only 300 yards before lifting. Maximum path width was determined to be 75 yards with maximum winds gusts estimated to be 80 mph. Two homes, two chicken houses, and a barn suffered minor roof damage from the tornado. In addition, approximately 50 trees were downed along the path of the tornado. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keith | $5,000 | Tree reported down on a house near the intersection of Cooper Rd and Steward Rd. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keith | $5,000 | The sheriff's department reported roof damage to a house and numerous trees down in the community of Keith, about 4 miles east of Ringold. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keith | $1,000 | A tree was downed onto the roadway on smith chapel road at keith road. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Keith | - | The public reported that dime sized hail fell for 10 minutes in northern Catoosa County. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catoosa Springs | 0.8 miles | 27 | |
| Stone Church | 2.1 miles | 27 | |
| Shookville | 2.4 miles | 27 | |
| Greenwood | 2.4 miles | 27 | |
| Salem | 2.7 miles | 27 | |
| Sugartown | 2.7 miles | 27 | |
| Ringgold | 3.6 miles | 27 | |
| Copeland Crossing | 4.1 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332133. 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.